Patents by Inventor Vance McCausland

Vance McCausland 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).

  • Partial ablation procedure and device therefor
    Patent number: 6673071
    Abstract: A device and procedure for performing resections and ablations, and more particularly for performing a partial ablation of the endometrium to treat uterine bleeding (menorrhagia), by which complications caused by “total” endometrial ablation or resection are avoided. The device includes a support member, a first conductor member supported with the support member and reciprocable relative to the support member, the first conductor member having an end that extends beyond the support member, a nonconducting member interconnecting the end of the first conductor member with the support member, and at least one flexible conductor member supported with the support member and interconnected with the end of the first conductor member. Retraction of the first conductor member relative to the support member causes the nonconducting member and the flexible conductor member to expand outward from the first conductor member in substantially opposite directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Inventors: Gregg A. VanDusseldorp, Arthur M. McCausland, Vance McCausland
  • Partial ablation procedure and device therefor
    Publication number: 20030032953
    Abstract: A device and procedure for performing resections and ablations, and more particularly for performing a partial ablation of the endometrium to treat uterine bleeding (menorrhagia), by which complications caused by “total” endometrial ablation or resection are avoided. The device includes a support member, a first conductor member supported with the support member and reciprocable relative to the support member, the first conductor member having an end that extends beyond the support member, a nonconducting member interconnecting the end of the first conductor member with the support member, and at least one flexible conductor member supported with the support member and interconnected with the end of the first conductor member. Retraction of the first conductor member relative to the support member causes the nonconducting member and the flexible conductor member to expand outward from the first conductor member in substantially opposite directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventors: Gregg A. VanDusseldorp, Arthur M. McCausland, Vance McCausland