Patents
US 12059144 B2: Guidance system mounts for surgical introducers
- Granted
- 2024-08-13
- Filed
- 2021-09-10 application 17471872
- Type
- Utility · 18 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A delicate tissue retraction system for use with a navigation probe having a probe shaft and a probe tip at a distal end of the probe shaft. The delicate tissue retraction system includes a retractor and an introducer that is removably installed within the retractor. The introducer has a wall forming a hollow channel extending from a proximal introducer end to a distal introducer end. A mount is integrally formed with the introducer and extends from the distal introducer end into the channel. The mount is positioned to surround the probe tip when the navigation probe is at a fully inserted position within the introducer with the probe tip at the distal introducer end.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240813.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vycor Medical, Inc. 20 patents | US company or organization | Boca Raton, FL | VYCOR MEDICAL, INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state VYCOR MEDICAL INC Form D issuer EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state VYCOR MEDICAL INC SEC filer EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationally | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron J. Gifford | Lake Elsinore, CA | 18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Clark B. Foster | Mission Viejo, CA | 53 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Donald Clevenger | Talbert, CA | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61B | Diagnosis; surgery; identification | A61B17/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-14 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CLEVENGER, DONALD signed 2015-06-17 GIFFORD, AARON JAMES signed 2015-06-17 FOSTER, CLARK BERG signed 2015-07-09 | VYCOR MEDICAL, INC. BOCA RATON, FL | 57476/959 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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