Patents by Inventor Valerie Zawicki

Valerie Zawicki 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).

  • Reusable core needle biopsy device and disposable needle system to eliminate internal contamination risk in reusable portion of device
    Patent number: 11364022
    Abstract: A reusable core biopsy device having a disposable needle assembly to trap and a reusable drive assembly to selectively drive the disposable needle assembly. The disposable needle assembly includes a contamination collection member defining a fluidically-sealed contamination collection chamber to receive and collect contamination during the extraction of the organic tissue sample. The reusable drive assembly includes a locking mechanism to maintain reusable drive assembly in a locked state. An activation member is to place the reusable drive assembly in an unlocked state, to thereby drive, in sequence, the inner needle member and the outer cannula member forward to extract the organic tissue sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Ithemba, LLC
    Inventors: Alexandra Berges, Megan Callanan, Laura Hinson, Madeline Lee, Sophia Triantis, Valerie Zawicki
  • Reusable Core Needle Biopsy Device and Disposable Needle System to Eliminate Internal Contamination Risk in Reusable Portion of Device
    Publication number: 20190343495
    Abstract: A reusable core biopsy device having a disposable needle assembly to trap and a reusable drive assembly to selectively drive the disposable needle assembly. The disposable needle assembly includes a contamination collection member defining a fluidically-sealed contamination collection chamber to receive and collect contamination during the extraction of the organic tissue sample. The reusable drive assembly includes a locking mechanism to maintain reusable drive assembly in a locked state. An activation member is to place the reusable drive assembly in an unlocked state, to thereby drive, in sequence, the inner needle member and the outer cannula member forward to extract the organic tissue sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Alexandra Berges, Megan Callanan, Laura Hinson, Madeline Lee, Sophia Triantis, Valerie Zawicki