Guide Or Gauge Patents (Class D24/140)
  • Apparatus and method for steering a guidewire and connecting to an extension guidewire
    Patent number: 6511470
    Abstract: An apparatus for steering a guidewire and for connecting the guidewire to an extension guidewire. The apparatus includes a steering device for gripping an exterior of the guidewire, the steering device defining a passageway therein through which the guidewire may pass; and a connecting device for connecting the guidewire to the extension guidewire. The connecting device is configured for mating with the steering device to form an integral unit. The invention further includes a method of inserting a guidewire in a body and connecting the guidewire to an extension guidewire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Scimed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter A. Hamilton
  • Endoscope
    Patent number: D435909
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Assignee: Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takayuki Ogino, Wataru Murai
  • Lock for stereotactic instrument
    Patent number: D439498
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Elekta IGS, SA
    Inventor: Rune Hennig
  • Battery powered surgical screwdriver
    Patent number: D439978
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: MicroAire Surgical Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Timmon Ark, Daniel McCombs
  • Endoscope
    Patent number: D440659
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takayuki Ogino, Wataru Murai
  • Stereotactic apparatus
    Patent number: D442281
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: Elekta AB
    Inventors: Per Ericsson, Anders Jakobsson, Christina Hugosson
  • Body position indicator
    Patent number: D507053
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: RADI Medical Supplies
    Inventors: Dan Åkerfeldt, Per Egnelöv
  • Articulated arm for holding surgical instruments
    Patent number: D444233
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Biomec, Inc.
    Inventor: Bryan S. Bohanan
  • Surgical tool for measuring a vagus nerve size
    Patent number: D508564
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Inventor: Perry M. Santos
  • Medical instrument
    Patent number: D509587
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: T.J. Smith & Nephew Limited
    Inventors: Derek James Wallace McMinn, Roger William Frank Ashton
  • Funnel for a catheter
    Patent number: D445895
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Assignee: Maersk Medical A/S
    Inventor: Gunnar Svendsen
  • Anorectal apparatus
    Patent number: D446580
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Inventor: Hector D. Allende
  • Film with tracing grid and data recording areas
    Patent number: D514699
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: T. J. Smith & Nephew Limited
    Inventor: Gillian Beckwith
  • Chromatic chart
    Patent number: D452316
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2001
    Inventor: Lorenzo Vanini
  • Handle for medical devices, and medical device assemblies using a handle
    Patent number: D518175
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Wilson-Cook Medical Inc.
    Inventors: David M. Hardin, Jr., Jason D. Foushee
  • Glove with equally spaced markings
    Patent number: D453965
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Inventor: Abbas M. Husain
  • Anorectal apparatus
    Patent number: D455211
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Inventor: Hector D. Allende
  • Eyedropper positioning device
    Patent number: D457952
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Inventor: Thomas Sherman
  • Spacer for orthopedic surgery
    Patent number: D457957
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam H. Sanford, Toby N. Farling, Robert A. Hodorek, Richard V. Williamson
  • Fiducial marker
    Patent number: D527820
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Image-Guided Neurologics, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew S. Solar, Thomas L. Bridges, David M. Lee, Mark Stephen Freas, Rudy A. Mazzocchi
  • Bone distraction device
    Patent number: D460184
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Inventors: Stephen A. Schendel, Gregory M. Mercuri, Brian Buss
  • Basis for surgical aiming device
    Patent number: D532515
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Synthes USA
    Inventors: Markus Büttler, André Schlienger, Patrick Streff
  • Eyedropper positioning device
    Patent number: D463550
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Inventor: Thomas Sherman
  • Tracking device
    Patent number: D466609
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Inventor: Neil David Glossop
  • Hand held surgical instrument
    Patent number: D467657
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: Kyphon Inc.
    Inventor: Robert M. Scribner
  • Hand held surgical instrument
    Patent number: D469871
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Kyphon Inc.
    Inventor: Paul M Sand
  • Cup-shaped pin guide for prosthesis coupler
    Patent number: D472970
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Inventor: Arnold A. Lund
  • Ruled condom
    Patent number: D477663
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Inventors: Michael Weidel, Jorge Longoria, Jr.
  • Sensor for medical purposes
    Patent number: D483488
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Sentec AG
    Inventors: Andre Luthy, Joseph Lang
  • Targeting device for femoral lag screw
    Patent number: D496996
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: Tantum AG
    Inventors: Harm-Iven Jensen, Michael Arpe
  • Vertical instrument for measuring torticollis
    Patent number: D379657
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 3, 1997
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Maria Pretel, Catherine E. Hoover, Elaine P. Kelley, Judith M. Leon
  • Support tool for insertion of a thoracoscope
    Patent number: D381423
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1997
    Assignee: Fuji Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Iwasaki, Junichi Ugawa
  • Support tool for insertion of a thoracoscope
    Patent number: D381424
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1997
    Assignee: Fuji Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Iwasaki, Junichi Ugawa, Takashi Waki
  • Arthoscopic drill guide
    Patent number: D382056
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1997
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventor: Gene W. Kammerer
  • Surgical instrument handle
    Patent number: D382959
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1997
    Assignee: Howmedica GmbH
    Inventor: Michael Arpe
  • Ventriculostomy probe
    Patent number: D387427
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1997
    Assignee: Surgical Navigation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard D. Bucholz, Carol Baumann, Todd Pope, Udo Wiedenmaier
  • Orthopaedic alignment tool
    Patent number: D397220
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventors: G. Kris Kumar, David A. Mann
  • Threaded screw cannula
    Patent number: D398996
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1998
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Ricardo J. Simmons, Rebecca A. Blough, Donald J. Fournier
  • Surgical drill guide
    Patent number: D404126
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Inventor: Wilson T. Asfora
  • Needle guide for ultrasound transducer
    Patent number: D412032
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: Acuson Corporation
    Inventors: Anastasia M. Mikula-Curtis, Richard W. Henderson, Robert Mesaros, William J. Park, Brian S. MacInnes, Kathleen A. Ruvolo, Randel J. Bertuccelli
  • Stylette end cap
    Patent number: D417274
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Inventor: Corey M. Selman
  • Drill guide
    Patent number: D420132
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Assignee: Surgical Navigation Technologies
    Inventors: Richard D. Bucholz, Kevin T. Foley, Kurt R. Smith, Todd Pope, Udo Wiedenmaier
  • Biopsy guide tube
    Patent number: D422706
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: Surgical Navigation Technologies
    Inventors: Richard D. Bucholz, Kevin T. Foley, Kurt R. Smith, Todd Pope, Udo Wiedenmaier
  • Tumor meter
    Patent number: D423960
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: BHS International, Inc.
    Inventor: Sai Ying Tam
  • Blood lancette
    Patent number: D429814
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Corporation
    Inventors: Dieter Lorwald, Hans Jurgen Kuhr, Hans Kintzig
  • Horizontal instrument for measuring torticollis
    Patent number: D430296
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Maria Pretel, Catherine E. Hoover, Elaine P. Kelley, Judith M. Leon
  • Catheter/guide wire bowl
    Patent number: D433130
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: DeRoyal Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Michael Cude, William J. Cude, III
  • Double drill guide
    Patent number: D433506
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Inventor: Wilson T. Asfora
  • Trocar
    Patent number: D434148
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Sauer, Horst Dittrich
  • Endoscope
    Patent number: D435656
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takayuki Ogino, Wataru Murai