Patents by Inventor Yeong Seok Yun

Yeong Seok Yun 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).

  • Publication number: 20230255464
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for puncturing a maxillary sinus, the apparatus including: a main body gripped by an operator; a probing unit detachable from the main body and configured to detect a posterior fontanelle; a surgical procedure tube which is provided in the main body and formed of an endoscope unit configured to monitor the posterior fontanelle, a puncturing unit configured to puncture the posterior fontanelle, and an irrigation tube configured to irrigate the maxillary sinus through a punctured portion of the posterior fontanelle; and an operation unit provided in the main body and configured to operate the surgical procedure tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Yeong Seok YUN, Seong Ho YUN, Seong Jin YUN
  • Publication number: 20200054353
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for puncturing a maxillary sinus, the apparatus including: a main body gripped by an operator; a probing unit detachable from the main body and configured to detect a posterior fontanelle; a surgical procedure tube which is provided in the main body and formed of an endoscope unit configured to monitor the posterior fontanelle, a puncturing unit configured to puncture the posterior fontanelle, and an irrigation tube configured to irrigate the maxillary sinus through a punctured portion of the posterior fontanelle; and an operation unit provided in the main body and configured to operate the surgical procedure tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Yeong Seok YUN, Seong Ho YUN, Seong Jin YUN
  • Publication number: 20200030000
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for puncturing a maxillary sinus, the apparatus including a main body gripped by an operator and having a puncturing tube, an ultrasonic probing unit disposed in the main body and configured to detect a posterior fontanel without bones along a direction from a middle meatus to a maxillary sinus, a puncturing unit disposed in the main body, and having a needle disposed at a front end of the puncturing tube and configured to cauterize the posterior fontanel using electricity and puncture the posterior fontanel and a cautery wire configured to pass through the puncturing tube and supply electricity to the needle, an operation unit disposed in the main body and configured to move the puncturing unit toward the posterior fontanel, and an irrigation tube disposed to be fitted to the cautery wire in the puncturing tube and installed at the posterior fontanel punctured by the needle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Yeong Seok YUN, Seong Ho YUN, Seong Jin YUN
  • Patent number: 6530936
    Abstract: An apparatus for harvesting cartilage comprises a cartilage harvesting pipe(1) having a cutting blade(3), a drive unit for moving the cartilage harvesting pipe(1), a connecting member(21) for connecting the cartilage harvesting pipe(1) and the drive unit, and a cutting member(11) made of a wire to separate the cartilage from a cartilaginous tissue by cutting the cartilage which is harvested with the cartilage harvesting pipe(1). The apparatus harvests easily and safely cartilage as much as is necessary with minimal scaring of the chest wall or pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Inventor: Yeong Seok Yun