Kenneth J Blake

US Patent:

7105005, Sep 12, 2006

Filed:

Jan 29, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/060071

Inventors:

Kenneth R. Blake - Brooklyn Park MN, US

Assignee:

Scanlan International, Inc. - St. Paul MN

International Classification:

A61B 17/32

US Classification:

606174

Abstract:

An arteriotomy scissors for a surgical system including a sleeve, a fixed blade fixedly mounted to a distal end of the sleeve, a movable blade pivotally mounted to the fixed blade and the distal end of the sleeve, and an actuation rod extending through the sleeve. The movable blade is mounted to a distal end of the actuation rod. The actuation rod is driven in a reciprocal manner within the sleeve to drive the movable blade between a fully open cutting position and a fully closed cutting position with respect to the fixed blade.

US Patent:

8390452, Mar 5, 2013

Filed:

Mar 26, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/055979

Inventors:

Kenneth R. Blake - Brooklyn Park MN, US
Timothy M. Scanlan - St. Paul MN, US

Assignee:

Scanlan International, Inc. - St. Paul MN

International Classification:

G08B 13/14
G06F 19/00
A61B 5/00

US Classification:

3405721, 34053912, 34053913, 235385, 4029901, 40633, 40638, 4066109

Abstract:

Color coding tape having one or more RFID tags are attached to surgical instruments or other medical devices. Information relating to the medical devices can be written to and/or read from the RFID tags. The medical devices can be usually identified by the color coding tape.

US Patent:

D3461815, Apr 19, 1994

Filed:

Nov 2, 1992

Appl. No.:

D/001075

Inventors:

Kenneth R. Blake - Brooklyn Park MN

US Classification:

D19 67

US Patent:

D3214010, Nov 5, 1991

Filed:

Dec 27, 1988

Appl. No.:

7/289798

Inventors:

Timothy M. Scanlan - St. Paul MN
Kenneth R. Blake - Brooklyn Park MN

Assignee:

Scanlan International, Inc. - St. Paul MN

US Classification:

D24147

US Patent:

D3707300, Jun 11, 1996

Filed:

Apr 22, 1994

Appl. No.:

D/023971

Inventors:

Kenneth R. Blake - Brooklyn Park MN

Assignee:

Scanlan International - St. Paul MN

US Classification:

D24143

US Patent:

58205853, Oct 13, 1998

Filed:

Jun 5, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/658389

Inventors:

Kazi Mobin-Uddin - Cols. OH
Kenneth R. Blake - Brooklyn Park MN

International Classification:

A61M 3100

US Classification:

604 53

Abstract:

A method of obtaining x-rays of blood vessels of the circulatory system involving injection of radiopaque dye using a novel balloon catheter is described. The novel balloon catheter has a tube with two separate lumens, for each conducting a separate fluid flow along the length of the tube. An orifice is provided in each lumen at the proximal end of the tube for separately introducing a fluid flow into each lumen. A distal tip end of the tube has perforations for perfusing fluid flow from only the first lumen to an exterior of the catheter. A balloon, provided proximal of the perforations of the distal tip end of the tube, is in fluid flow communication with only the second lumen to provide selective fluid inflation of the balloon.

US Patent:

D3658783, Jan 2, 1996

Filed:

Apr 22, 1994

Appl. No.:

D/021767

Inventors:

Kenneth R. Blake - Brooklyn Park MN

Assignee:

Scanlan International - St. Paul MN

US Classification:

D24148

US Patent:

58649530, Feb 2, 1999

Filed:

May 23, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/862339

Inventors:

Kenneth R. Blake - Brooklyn Park MN

Assignee:

Scanlan International, Inc. - St. Paul MN

International Classification:

B26B 300

US Classification:

30169

Abstract:

A cutting tool is described for cutting an encircling band of identification tape from a surgical instrument handle. The tool housing has an elongated guide slot with a cutting blade mounted in the housing on a circumference of the guide slot exposed distally at a distal end of the tool. The channel slot has a circumference to accommodate surgical instrument handles having an arcuate cross-sectional segment having a radius which is equal to or less that the radius of the channel slot circumference. The cutting blade is positioned to be tangent to the surgical instrument handle operatively nested within the guide slot. The blade is also positioned to define a chord of the encircling tape band around the instrument handle nested within the guide slot. In use, the blade cuttingly engages the tape band as the tool is slid along the surgical instrument handle toward the edge of the tape band. The blade cuts a full width of the tape band, exposing a fresh margin of tape to allow complete removal.