Patents by Inventor Tom Gass

Tom Gass 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).

  • Flexible surgical shaft having grasping sections
    Publication number: 20070088343
    Abstract: The present invention contemplates an elongated surgical guide shaft for placement within a body and surgical devices containing such a guide shaft. The shaft includes both a flexible portion and a gripping portion. The gripping portion is adapted to be handled or gripped by surgical tools and is resistant to crushing. The present invention also contemplates a method for performing a minimally invasive surgery. The method includes inserting a surgical device including such a guide shaft into a patient, grasping the gripping section of the guide shaft with a surgical tool in order to aid proper placement of the guide shaft, and using the surgical device to treat the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventors: John McIntyre, Tom Gass