Patents by Inventor Tyler Timberlake

Tyler Timberlake 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).

  • Biopsy forceps assemblies
    Patent number: 8672859
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include devices for obtaining tissue including a proximal actuator and a distal assembly having first and second end effectors. The first and second end effectors include the features of at least one element within the inner surface either of the first and second end effectors for aiding in the capture and retention of a targeted tissue sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler Timberlake, Changqing Li, Otto Anderhub, Douglas M. Bontrager, Gerardo Martin, Robert B. DeVries
  • BIOPSY FORCEPS ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20130085412
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include devices for obtaining tissue including a proximal actuator and a distal assembly having first and second end effectors. The first and second end effectors include the features of at least one element within the inner surface either of the first and second end effectors for aiding in the capture and retention of a targeted tissue sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Inventors: Tyler Timberlake, Changqing Li, Otto Anderhub, Douglas M. Bontrager, Gerardo Martin, Robert B. DeVries
  • Biopsy forceps assemblies
    Patent number: 8317726
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include devices for obtaining tissue including a proximal actuator and a distal assembly having first and second end effectors. The first and second end effectors include the features of at least one element within the inner surface either of the first and second end effectors for aiding in the capture and retention of a targeted tissue sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler Timberlake, Changqing Li, Otto Anderhub, Douglas M. Bontrager, Gerardo Martin, Robert B. DeVries
  • BIOPSY FORCEPS ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20100318119
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include devices for obtaining tissue including a proximal actuator and a distal assembly having first and second end effectors. The first and second end effectors include the features of at least one element within the inner surface either of the first and second end effectors for aiding in the capture and retention of a targeted tissue sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler Timberlake, Changqing Li, Otto Anderhub, Douglas M. Bontrager, Gerardo Martin, Robert B. DeVries
  • Biopsy forceps assemblies
    Patent number: 7762960
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include devices for obtaining tissue including a proximal actuator and a distal assembly having first and second end effectors. The first and second end effectors include the features of at least one element within the inner surface either of the first and second end effectors for aiding in the capture and retention of a targeted tissue sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler Timberlake, Changqing Li, Otto Anderhub, Douglas M. Bontrager, Gerardo Martin, Robert B. DeVries
  • Endoscopic injection needle assembly inluding an endoscopic hood
    Publication number: 20090198212
    Abstract: An endoscopic injection needle assembly and method of using the same. According to one embodiment, the assembly includes an endoscope, an injection needle, an endoscopic hood and a suction source. The endoscope is shaped to include a proximal end, a distal end, and a plurality of longitudinal channels. The distal end of the injection needle is positioned within a working channel of the endoscope. The injection needle is sized relative to the working channel to permit fluid to flow around the injection needle in the working channel. The endoscopic hood is mounted on the distal end of the endoscope and extends distally therefrom, the endoscopic hood being in fluid communication with the working channel and having an opening through which fluid may be drawn into the endoscopic hood. The suction source is applied to the proximal end of the working channel to cause fluid to be drawn into the endoscopic hood through the opening and then proximally through the working channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: Tyler Timberlake, William Lucas Churchill, Stephen J. Perry
  • Biopsy forceps assemblies
    Publication number: 20060258954
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include devices for obtaining tissue including a proximal actuator and a distal assembly having first and second end effectors. The first and second end effectors include the features of at least one element within the inner surface either of the first and second end effectors for aiding in the capture and retention of a targeted tissue sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2005
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventors: Tyler Timberlake, Changqing Li, Otto Anderhub, Douglas Bontrager, Gerardo Martin, Robert DeVries