Jeffrey F Macdonald

US Patent:

20100113886, May 6, 2010

Filed:

Aug 31, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/550595

Inventors:

Gregory Piskun - Brooklyn NY, US
Oleg Shikhman - Trumbull CT, US
Christopher Battles - Seymour CT, US
Patrick N. Gutelius - Monroe CT, US
Mark J. DeBisschop - Burlington CT, US
Jeffrey H. MacDonald - Bantam CT, US
Frank Rende - Westport CT, US
Michael Abrams - New Haven CT, US
Anatoly Konik - Haifa, IL
Dan Rottenberg - Haifa, IL

International Classification:

A61B 1/32

US Classification:

600231, 600206, 600201, 600101

Abstract:

A surgical port comprising a body and first and second cannula extending from the body and movable with respect to the body via an instrument inserted through the respective cannula. The cannulas can extend distally from the body and can include one or more seals. A port assembly and first and second instruments manipulatable in a crossed configuration are also disclosed.

US Patent:

20120171924, Jul 5, 2012

Filed:

Oct 26, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/282341

Inventors:

Robert Karnick - Tampa FL, US
Jeffrey MacDonald - Atlanta GA, US

International Classification:

A63H 1/00

US Classification:

446236

Abstract:

Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a children's toy configured for moving one or more loose objects in a manner that is entertaining to a child. In various embodiments, the children's toy includes a housing having an inlet that permits a child to place one or more loose objects (e.g., toy balls) in the housing. The toy further includes a drive system configured to drive such loose objects through the housing along a helical path and out of the housing through an outlet.