Patents by Inventor Tom Fredrick

Tom Fredrick has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9757187
    Abstract: The embodiments disclosed herein relate to various medical device components, including components that can be incorporated into robotic and/or in vivo medical devices, and more specifically including end effectors that can be incorporated into such devices. Certain end effector embodiments include various vessel cautery devices that have rotational movement as well as cautery and cutting functions while maintaining a relatively compact structure. Other end effector embodiments include various end effector devices that have more than one end effector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska
    Inventors: Shane Farritor, Tom Fredrick, Joe Bartels
  • Publication number: 20150289926
    Abstract: The embodiments disclosed herein relate to various medical device components, including components that can be incorporated into robotic and/or in vivo medical devices, and more specifically including end effectors that can be incorporated into such devices. Certain end effector embodiments include various vessel cautery devices that have rotational movement as well as cautery and cutting functions while maintaining a relatively compact structure. Other end effector embodiments include various end effector devices that have more than one end effector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Shane Farritor, Tom Fredrick, Joe Bartels
  • Patent number: D380423
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Inventors: Heather Jean Martellacci, Tom Fredrick Griffin