Patents by Inventor William P. Dillon

William P. Dillon 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).

  • Position guidance device with bubble level
    Patent number: 10130388
    Abstract: A position guidance system for minimally invasive medical procedures includes a medical device having a first end configured for percutaneous insertion and a second end configured to remain exterior to a patient's skin, a hub connection provided at the second end of the medical device, at least one bubble level including a bubble configured to provide a visual indication of a deviation from a target angle for medical device insertion, and a connector configured to reversibly and repeatedly connect the bubble level to the hub connection of the medical device. When the bubble is positioned at a center of the bubble level, an actual insertion angle of the medical device is the same as the target angle. When the bubble is positioned off-center of the bubble level, the actual insertion angle of the medical device deviates from the target angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignees: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Timothy M. Shepherd, Christopher P. Hess, William P. Dillon
  • POSITION GUIDANCE DEVICE WITH BUBBLE LEVEL
    Publication number: 20170000520
    Abstract: A position guidance system for minimally invasive medical procedures includes a medical device having a first end configured for percutaneous insertion and a second end configured to remain exterior to a patient's skin, a hub connection provided at the second end of the medical device, at least one bubble level including a bubble configured to provide a visual indication of a deviation from a target angle for medical device insertion, and a connector configured to reversibly and repeatedly connect the bubble level to the hub connection of the medical device. When the bubble is positioned at a center of the bubble level, an actual insertion angle of the medical device is the same as the target angle. When the bubble is positioned off-center of the bubble level, the actual insertion angle of the medical device deviates from the target angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicants: New York University, The Regents of The University of California
    Inventors: Timothy M. Shepherd, Christopher P. Hess, William P. Dillon