Patents by Inventor Vanessa Gay Kiehne

Vanessa Gay Kiehne 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).

  • Surgical scalpel with retractable guard
    Patent number: 6629985
    Abstract: A safety scalpel blade assembly comprising a scalpel blade, a guard which extends at least about the cutting edge of the blade, and releasable attachments device which releasably attach the blade to the guard as the assembly is being attached to the scalpel handle, thereby preventing the blade from cutting a person, but which releases the blade from the guard when the blade is attached to the blade carrier of the scalpel handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: Occupational & Medical Innovations PTY LTD
    Inventor: Vanessa Gay Kiehne