Gerald C Sanders

US Patent:

20140288367, Sep 25, 2014

Filed:

Oct 24, 2012

Appl. No.:

14/354128

Inventors:

- Houston TX, US
Clark B. Foster - Mission Viejo CA, US
Gerald Jay Sanders - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

TROCARE LLC - Houston TX

International Classification:

A61B 17/32
A61B 1/12
A61B 1/00

US Classification:

600104, 606185

Abstract:

A trocar assembly is presented herein. The trocar assembly can include a tip assembly comprising an adapter sleeve and a jaw assembly component. The jaw assembly component can be hingeably coupled to the adapter sleeve such that it has a first position, such as a rest position, and a second position, such as an expanded position. The adapter sleeve can be configured to couple the jaw assembly to a trocar of the trocar assembly component. Additionally, the trocar assembly can have a trocar having a hollow elongate member that includes a first end and a second end. The first end of the hollow elongate member can be open. The first end can allow an implement to be inserted therein. The insertion of the implement can transition the jaw assembly component from the rest position to the expanded position.

US Patent:

20140235944, Aug 21, 2014

Filed:

Apr 25, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/262566

Inventors:

- Houston TX, US
Clark B. FOSTER - Mission Viejo CA, US
Gerald Jay SANDERS - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

TroCare LLC - Houston TX

International Classification:

A61B 1/12
A61B 17/34

US Classification:

600109, 606185

Abstract:

A tip assembly is presented herein. The tip assembly can have a member having a first end and a second end. The first end of the member can be open. The first end also can allows an implement to be inserted. The tip assembly also includes a jaw hingedly coupled to the second end of the member.