Patents by Inventor Tommy Bjorn Olsen

Tommy Bjorn Olsen 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).

  • Endocavitary ultrasound probe with biopsy system having two needle guides
    Patent number: 11013500
    Abstract: A biopsy assembly for collecting tissue samples by means of a biopsy needle when introduced in a body cavity. The biopsy assembly comprises an elongated member (101), with a longitudinal axis (102), configured with: a first needle guide (203), arranged to guide a needle in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis (102), and a second needle guide (204, 303) arranged to guide a needle in a direction along the elongated member (101).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: B-K Medical ApS
    Inventors: Per Ehrenreich Nygaard, Gert Karlsson, Bjorn Fortling, Tommy Bjorn Olsen
  • Biopsy system
    Patent number: 9539025
    Abstract: A biopsy assembly for collecting tissue samples by means of a biopsy needle when introduced in a body cavity. The biopsy assembly comprises an elongated member (101), with a longitudinal axis (102), configured with: a first needle guide (203) arranged to guide a needle in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis (102), and a second needle guide (204, 303) arranged to guide a needle in a direction along the elongated member (101).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: B-K Medical Aps
    Inventors: Per Ehrenreich Nygaard, Gert Karlsson, Tommy Bjørn Olsen, Bjørn Fortling, Lis Sørensen
  • Biospy System
    Publication number: 20160374652
    Abstract: A biopsy assembly for collecting tissue samples by means of a biopsy needle when introduced in a body cavity. The biopsy assembly comprises an elongated member (101), with a longitudinal axis (102), configured with: a first needle guide (203), arranged to guide a needle in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis (102), and a second needle guide (204, 303) arranged to guide a needle in a direction along the elongated member (101).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: B-K Medical Aps
    Inventors: Per Ehrenreich Nygaard, Gert Karlsson, Bjorn Fortling, Tommy Bjorn Olsen
  • Catheter for insertion into the human body
    Patent number: 8175697
    Abstract: A catheter for insertion into the human body and which includes one or more optionally scanning ultrasonic transducers (7) and a needle guide, which can be operated from the outside and used for collecting tissue samples from the human body. The catheter includes two substantially semicircular parts (2, 3), where a rod (4) is inserted between said parts and at the end is provided with an ultrasonic transducer (7), said two semicircular parts (2, 3) being kept together by means of an outer tube (5) passed over the two semicircular parts (2, 3), and where the surface of one semicircular part (2) is provided with a longitudinal groove (6) for the insertion of a flexible needle (12) for the extraction of tissue samples. The resulting catheter is very user-friendly and easy to disassemble for disinfecting and sterilizing purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: B-K Medical A/S
    Inventors: Per Ehrenreich Nygaard, Tommy Bjørn Olsen, Niels Henrik Lange
  • Biopsy System
    Publication number: 20090171218
    Abstract: A biopsy assembly for collecting tissue samples by means of a biopsy needle when introduced in a body cavity. The biopsy assembly comprises an elongated member (101), with a longitudinal axis (102), configured with: a first needle guide (203) arranged to guide a needle in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis (102), and a second needle guide (204, 303) arranged to guide a needle in a direction along the elongated member (101).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Per Ehrenreich Nygaard, Gert Karlsson, Tommy Bjorn Olsen, Bjorn Fortling, Lis Sorensen