Troy W Wingler from Bloomington, IN, age 51

Rotatable Sampling Apparatus
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US Patent:

7641620, Jan 5, 2010
Filed:

Dec 10, 2004
Appl. No.:

11/009670
Inventors:

Troy W. Wingler - Gosport IN, US
Assignee:

Vance Products Incorporated - Spencer IN
International Classification:

A61B 10/00
US Classification:

600562, 604238, 604241
Abstract:

A sampling apparatus for taking a sample from the body of a patient is easily rotatable while the sample is being taken. This allows the physician to aspirate or draw the sample, rotating the sampling apparatus while holding stationary a syringe or other container for receiving the sample.

Hysterography And Intrauterine Venography Catheter
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US Patent:

8214022, Jul 3, 2012
Filed:

Jun 18, 2007
Appl. No.:

11/820078
Inventors:

C. Paul Perry - Birmingham AL, US
Richard P. Marvel - Baltimore MD, US
Benjamin T. Biltz - Bloomington IN, US
Jessica Watts Miller - St. Louis MO, US
Troy W. Wingler - Martinsville IN, US
Assignee:

Cook Medical Technologies LLC - Bloomington IN
International Classification:

A61B 6/00
US Classification:

600431
Abstract:

A single device is provided for performing hysterography and intrauterine venography having a marker that aids in positioning the device within the patient, having a bulb-tip to seal the cervix, having a bulb-tip opening to allow an image enhancing medium to be discharged from a needle and injected into the uterus to perform the hysterography, having a needle to discharge and inject an image enhancing medium into the fundal myometrium to perform the intrauterine venography, and having a needle securing mechanism to secure the needle to prevent patient injury during transcervical introduction of the device.

Microvolume Embryo Transfer System
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US Patent:

20030032896, Feb 13, 2003
Filed:

Oct 4, 2002
Appl. No.:

10/264651
Inventors:

Rodney Bosley - Bloomington IN, US
Troy Wingler - Gosport IN, US
Assignee:

Vance Products, Inc., d/b/a/ Cook Urological, Inc.
International Classification:

A61B005/00
A61D007/00
US Classification:

600/585000, 600/033000
Abstract:

An embryo transfer catheter that uses a very low transfer volume and a very soft tip is revealed. The use of a very small volume reduces the possibility of flushing and washing of the embryo from the uterus, while the very soft tip of the catheter reduces trauma to the endometrium in the event that the catheter is inserted too far into the uterus. There is an unexpectedly high rate of pregnancy in women receiving embryos from the new catheter.

Catheter With Snap On Feature
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US Patent:

20050137448, Jun 23, 2005
Filed:

Dec 19, 2003
Appl. No.:

10/741918
Inventors:

Troy Wingler - Gosport IN, US
Rodney Bosley - Bloomington IN, US
John Ward - Bloomington IN, US
J. Putman - Dallas TX, US
Scott Philhower - Bloomington IN, US
Bruce DeMars - Bloomington IN, US
Gregory Frankland - Unionville IN, US
International Classification:

A61B017/43
US Classification:

600034000
Abstract:

An embryo transfer catheter with a protective sheath is disclosed. The use of a protective sheath shields a guide catheter from cervical mucus. The retracted open flaps of the outer protective sheath draw the mucus and blood away from the inner guide catheter. This allows an inner embryo transfer sheath to enter the uterus unobstructed. The embryo is then transferred to the uterus by means of fluid pressure with a culture medium. The protective sheath may be snap fit onto the guide catheter. The sheaths and catheters may be manufactured in a variety of lengths for individual convenience and then snap-fit onto each other for better control during an embryo implantation procedure. Other catheters and related instruments may also be manufactured with snap-on features.

Back Loading Endoscopic Instruments
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US Patent:

20050137585, Jun 23, 2005
Filed:

Dec 22, 2004
Appl. No.:

11/020328
Inventors:

Jamie Landman - St. Louis MO, US
Walter Ryan - Bloomington IN, US
Troy Wingler - Gosport IN, US
Thomas Foster - Poland IN, US
International Classification:

A61B017/00
US Classification:

606001000, 600562000, 606027000, 606045000
Abstract:

A back loading instrument for use with a medical device, such as an endoscope or a colonoscope, features larger endoscopic instruments or end effectors and enables gathering of much larger samples, such as biopsies. The instrument also allows for superior grasping, mobilization, cutting, or removal of tissue or foreign bodies from a patient. The end effector, such as a biopsy forceps, of the back loading instrument has a cross-sectional area larger than that of the working channel of the endoscope or other medical device used to control the instrument. By using this medical device as part of a minimally-invasive procedure, trauma to the patient is minimized.

Embryo Transfer Using Tranvaginal Ultrasound Transducer
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US Patent:

20060089608, Apr 27, 2006
Filed:

Sep 19, 2005
Appl. No.:

11/229933
Inventors:

Marwan Shaykh - Jacksonville FL, US
Rodney Bosley - Chester Springs PA, US
Troy Wingler - Bloomington IN, US
Assignee:

Vance Products Incorporated - Spencer IL
International Classification:

A61M 25/00
US Classification:

604264000
Abstract:

An embryo transfer catheter includes an echogenic tip or radiopaque tip and a unique stop that allows a physician to more accurately place embryos in a patient's uterus. The catheter is preferably used with an ultrasound transducer placed in the patient's vagina, allowing the physician to better visualize the distance between the cervical opening and the desired location for placement in the uterus. Abdominal placement of a transducer is also helpful.

Sonohysterography And Biopsy Catheter
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US Patent:

20080045924, Feb 21, 2008
Filed:

Mar 29, 2007
Appl. No.:

11/729633
Inventors:

Ted Cox - Winfield AL, US
James Shwayder - Denver CO, US
Benjamin Biltz - Bloomington IN, US
John Ward - Spencer IN, US
Daniel Whetham - Bloomington IN, US
Troy Wingler - Martinsville IN, US
Assignee:

Vance Products Incorporated - Spencer IN
d/b/a Cook Urological Incorporated - Spencer IN
International Classification:

A61M 31/00
US Classification:

604515000
Abstract:

A single device is provided for performing the diagnostic procedures of sonohysterography and endometrial biopsy. The device includes a cervical seal to occlude the cervix and a substance delivery and removal device to deliver and remove a fluid from the uterus. The substance delivery and removal device may also be used to create a vacuum so that suction occurs near side-ports that are used to collect endometrial tissue samples from multiple locations as the device is rotated or moved laterally within the patient. Additionally, the sample may be taken using a cellular collection device.

Cryogenic Storage Device
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US Patent:

20110275153, Nov 10, 2011
Filed:

May 5, 2011
Appl. No.:

13/101586
Inventors:

Bradley K. Butler - Spencer IN, US
Troy W. Wingler - Martinsville IN, US
James M. Carlson - Bloomington IN, US
Scott K. Philhower - Bloomington IN, US
Assignee:

Vance Products Inc., d/b/a Cook Urological Inc. - Spencer IL
International Classification:

C12N 5/071
C12M 3/00
US Classification:

435374, 4353071
Abstract:

A cryopreservation device for storing reproductive biological material is provided. The device comprises an elongate first member includes an elongate first member extending between a distal end and a proximal end, a first bulge portion disposed around a circumference of the first member, and a trough defined within the first member, the trough being configured to receive a reproductive biological sample thereon. A second member includes a second member with a lumen defined therethrough. The second member is configured to slide over the first member and the inner diameter of the second member is similar to an outer diameter of the bulge portion to form a seal between the first and second members.