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John Mugan, Galway IE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100121218DEVICE FOR NEEDLE BIOPSY WITH INTEGRATED NEEDLE PROTECTION - A device for needle biopsy is presented. The device includes a handle member having proximal and distal portions. A proximal handle member is disposed to the proximal portion of the handle member and a distal handle member is disposed to the distal portion of the handle member. A sheath lumen is disposed within the handle member and extends from the distal portion of the handle member. A needle housing member is partially disposed to the proximal portion of the handle member and a needle is disposed within the sheath lumen. A plurality of protrusions is disposed upon the needle. A needle protection member is partially disposed to the distal portion of the needle housing member. The needle protection member includes a needle protection hub and a needle protection shaft.05-13-2010
20100274085EXCHANGEABLE GUIDE-WIRE WITH BALLOON FOR FOREIGN BODY EXTRACTION - A guide-wire device is presented. The guide-wire device is includes a guide-wire housing, an inner shaft member disposed within the guide-wire housing, and a balloon for use in foreign body extraction and as an anchoring means to facilitate the exchange of ancillary devices over the guide-wire housing. An inflation hub is adapted to form a coupling with the proximal portion of the guide-wire housing and a flexible tip is disposed to the distal portion of the balloon.10-28-2010

John Mugan, Moycullen IE

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20080208320Delivery Apparatus and Methods for Vertebrostenting - The invention relates to a method of delivering and deploying a stent into a curvilinear cavity within a vertebral body or other bony or body structure. The invention also relates to devices that may be used to perform the steps to deliver and deploy a stent.08-28-2008
20100081965NEEDLE BIOPSY DEVICE - A device for needle biopsy is provided. The device includes a handle member having proximal and distal portions. A proximal handle member is disposed to the proximal portion of the handle member and a distal handle member is disposed to the distal portion of the handle member. A sheath lumen is disposed within the handle member and extends from the distal portion of the handle member. A needle housing member is partially disposed to the proximal portion of the handle member and a needle is disposed within the sheath lumen. A plurality of protrusions are disposed upon the needle.04-01-2010
20100114111DELIVERY APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR VERTEBROSTENTING - The invention relates to a method of delivering and deploying a stent into a curvilinear cavity within a vertebral body or other bony or body structure. The invention also relates to devices that may be used to perform the steps to deliver and deploy a stent.05-06-2010

Patent applications by John Mugan, Moycullen IE

John M. Mugan, Galway IE

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20090287236ENDOSCOPIC ROTARY ACCESS NEEDLE - Various methods and devices are provided for cutting an opening through tissue. In one embodiment, a tissue-penetrating device is provided and includes a flexible elongate needle shaft that has a distal end with a circumferentially extending tissue-cutting edge formed thereon. A proximal end of the elongate needle shaft interfaces with a rotary control member for selectively applying a rotary motion to the elongate needle shaft. When the rotating tissue-cutting edge is brought into contact with target tissue, the tissue-cutting edge cuts an opening through the tissue. The device may have a stylet that has a blunt end that can be adjusted to protrude out of the distal end of the elongate needle shaft out beyond the tissue-cutting edge and is biased inward into the elongate needle shaft when the blunt end is brought into contact with the tissue to expose the tissue-cutting edge to the tissue. The stylet may be used as a guide wire after the hole has been cut through the tissue. An outer sheath may be provided to selectively cover the distal end of the elongate needle shaft and blunt end of the stylet. The outer sheath may have a selectively expandable member thereon that may be used to expand the cut hole11-19-2009