Michael D Mcgowan

US Patent:

20050154375, Jul 14, 2005

Filed:

Jul 27, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/899628

Inventors:

Michael McGowan - Barrington NJ, US
Charles Hurst - Bullard TX, US
Harry Lambert - Houston TX, US
Christopher Lumpkin - Evergreen CO, US

Assignee:

Innovatech Surgical, Inc. - Camden NJ

International Classification:

A61B017/00

US Classification:

606001000

Abstract:

A surgical instrument having a rotational ring is described. In one implementation, the surgical instrument includes a handle and a rotational ring. The handle includes at least one actuator member configured to operate a surgical tool located at a tip of the surgical instrument by moving the actuator member. The rotational ring is positioned in substantially close proximity to the one or more actuator members. Rotation of the rotational ring causes the surgical tool located at the tip of the surgical instrument to rotate in a corresponding rotational fashion.

US Patent:

20050154379, Jul 14, 2005

Filed:

Jan 14, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/035694

Inventors:

Michael McGowan - Barrington NJ, US
Charles Hurst - Bullard TX, US
Harry Lambert - Houston TX, US
Christopher Lumpkin - Evergreen CO, US

Assignee:

Innovatech Surgical, Inc. - Camden NJ

International Classification:

A61B018/20

US Classification:

606004000, 606015000

Abstract:

A laser probe including a handpiece and a rigid cannula fixed to the handpiece to prevent relative translational movement-therebetween. An optical fiber for delivering laser energy is supported for translational movement relative to the handpiece. A slidable button is fixed to the optical fiber via a rigid sleeve such that the button and optical fiber move together in the same direction during operation. The fiber may be selectively positioned relative to the button to cause the button to act as a visual indicator of the direction in which the fiber will extend from the cannula. The button may be specially configured with an enlarged head portion to enhance grippability and smooth operation of the button.

US Patent:

20050157985, Jul 21, 2005

Filed:

Aug 27, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/927740

Inventors:

Michael McGowan - Barrington NJ, US
Charles Hurst - Bullard TX, US
Christopher Lumpkin - Evergreen CO, US

Assignee:

Innovatech Surgical, Inc. - Camden NJ

International Classification:

G02B006/36

US Classification:

385088000

Abstract:

An adapter for connecting a light source to a connector of an optic fiber instrument is described. The adapter includes a sleeve having an external surface configured to fit inside a portion of the connector. The external surface of the sleeve includes a groove that is positioned to engage a tube located inside the connector. Accordingly, when the sleeve is inserted inside the connector, the tube catches the groove thereby coupling the adapter to the connector.

US Patent:

20110231356, Sep 22, 2011

Filed:

Jul 1, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/829241

Inventors:

Akhileswar Ganesh Vaidyanathan - Landenberg PA, US
Eric N. Jean - Denver CO, US
Mani Thomas - Parsippany NJ, US
David Louis Hample - Newark DE, US
Michael Thomas McGowan - Newark DE, US
Jijun Wang - Hockessin DE, US
Eli T. Faulkner - Wilmington DE, US
Jay Dee Askren - Bear DE, US
Albert Josef Boehmler - Newark DE, US
Durban A. Frazer - Kentfield CA, US

Assignee:

QUANTUM LEAP RESEARCH, INC. - Claymont DE

International Classification:

G06N 5/02

US Classification:

706 52

Abstract:

The present invention relates to a method for generating hypotheses automatically from graphical models built directly from data. The method of the present invention links three key scientific concepts to enable hypothesis generation from data driven hypothesis-models: including the use of information theory based measures to identify informative feature subsets within the data; the automatic generation of graphical models from the informative data subsets identified from step one; and the application of optimization methods to graphical models to enable hypothesis generation. The integration of these three concepts can enable scalable approaches to hypothesis generation from large, complex data environments. The use of graphical models as the model representation can allow prior knowledge to be effectively integrated into the modeling environment.

US Patent:

20120185424, Jul 19, 2012

Filed:

Aug 24, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/862657

Inventors:

Akhileswar Ganesh Vaidyanathan - Landenberg PA, US
Eric N. Jean - Denver CO, US
Mani Thomas - Hillsborough NJ, US
David Louis Hample - Newark DE, US
Michael Thomas McGowan - Newark DE, US
Jijun Wang - Hockessin DE, US
Eli T. Faulkner - Wilmington DE, US
Jay Dee Askren - Bear DE, US
Albert Josef Boehmler - West Grove PA, US
Durban A. Frazer - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

QUANTUM LEAP RESEARCH, INC. - Claymont DE

International Classification:

G06N 5/02

US Classification:

706 52

Abstract:

The present invention relates to a method for generating hypotheses automatically from graphical models built directly from data. The method of the present invention links three key scientific concepts to enable hypothesis generation from data driven hypothesis-models: including the use of information theory based measures to identify informative feature subsets within the data; the automatic generation of graphical models from the informative data subsets identified from step one; and the application of optimization methods to graphical models to enable hypothesis generation. The integration of these three concepts can enable scalable approaches to hypothesis generation from large, complex data environments. The use of graphical models as the model representation can allow prior knowledge to be effectively integrated into the modeling environment.

US Patent:

60862289, Jul 11, 2000

Filed:

Oct 16, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/732154

Inventors:

Michael J. McGowan - Barrington NJ
Shawn P. Mullen - Glenmore PA

International Classification:

F21V 3300

US Classification:

362396

Abstract:

In accord with one aspect of the invention, an apparatus for illuminating and magnifying an object in a sterile field for observation is provided. A holder is mounted at one end of a base assembly. A magnifying lens is mounted to the holder and defines a field of vision. A light is attached to the holder by an attaching means in a predetermined spatial relationship with the lens such that the light directs a beam of light into the field. A method is provided for illuminating and magnifying an object in a sterile field without contaminating the sterile field. The base assembly and the holder are sterilized. The base assembly is positioned in the sterile field. A sterile pack containing the light in a sterilized condition is opened and the light is moved into the sterile field. The light is inserted into the opening of the holder. The light is actuated and provides a light beam.