Mark A Hunter

US Patent:

20070249966, Oct 25, 2007

Filed:

Apr 19, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/406628

Inventors:

Mark Hunter - Orange CA, US

International Classification:

A61B 5/103

US Classification:

600587000

Abstract:

A medical device for measuring the angular deviation of an elongated insertion instrument inserted into an urethra and method for determining the condition of the pelvic floor of a patient. It includes a channel adapted to receive an elongated insertion instrument along a longitudinal access and an indicator to measure an angular deviation along a longitudinal axis from a reference axis. The medical device may also include an elongated insertion instrument inserted along the longitudinal access of its channel. A method for determining the condition of the pelvic floor of a patient by inserting the medical device into the urethra of a patient, reading a first angular deviation from a reference axis, instructing the patient to strain or cough, and reading a second angular deviation from a reference axis. The difference in first and second angular deviation measures the degree of prolapse of the urethrovesical junction of the patient.

US Patent:

20210251779, Aug 19, 2021

Filed:

Jun 7, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/973180

Inventors:

- Los Angeles CA, US
Mark HUNTER - Los Angeles CA, US

International Classification:

A61F 2/58
A61F 2/70

Abstract:

The present invention provides A prosthetic device () having an anchor portion () in combination with a base portion () which is connected to said anchor portion (). An elongate digit () is coupled to a first portion of a pivot connection () mounted on the base portion (), whilst a second portion of a pivot connection () is mounted on the proximal end () of the digit () and is connected to the first portion () of the pivot connection (). A linear actuator () within the elongate digit () has a first portion () secured to the elongate digit () for movement therewith and a second portion () remote therefrom and axially movable relative thereto and is operable with said pivot connection () to thereby to cause pivotal movement of said digit () around said pivot connection () upon axial movement of said second portion () of said linear actuator ().