KELLY EUGENE TJELMELAND, M D
Medical Practice at Bull Creek Rd, Austin, TX
License number
Texas J7860
Category
Medical Practice
Type
Plastic Surgery
Address
Address
4220 Bull Creek Rd, Austin, TX 78731
Phone
(512) 617-7500
Professional information
Kelly Eugene Tjelmeland, Austin TX
Specialties:
Plastic Surgery
Work:
Meridian Plastic Surger Center
4220 Bull Creek Rd, Austin, TX 78731
4220 Bull Creek Rd, Austin, TX 78731
Education:
Baylor College of Medicine (1993)
Reusable Cannula
US Patent:
2009018, Jul 16, 2009
Filed:
Jan 16, 2009
Appl. No.:
12/355400
Inventors:
Kelly Tjelmeland - Austin TX, US
International Classification:
A61M 5/32
US Classification:
604506, 604264, 604531
Abstract:
A cannula device for insertion into a human or animal body, and method for using such cannula device, are disclosed, wherein all or part of the cannula is made of a shape memory alloy with an austenitic transformation temperature at or above the range at which medical instruments are sterilized. At working temperature, the shape memory alloy portion of the cannula is in a martensitic state and, therefore, pliable. The cannula is bent and shaped during use, either intentionally or unintentionally. After use, the shape memory alloy portion of the cannula may be placed in a conventional heat sterilization unit in which the temperature is equal to or above the austenitic transformation temperature causing the alloy to return to its memorized, substantially straight, austenitic configuration. After removal of the cannula from the heat sterilaization unit, the cannula is both sterilized and straightened to substantialy the original configuration and is thereby in condition for reuse.
Debridement Device
US Patent:
2007028, Dec 20, 2007
Filed:
Jun 14, 2007
Appl. No.:
11/762862
Inventors:
Kelly Tjelmeland - Austin TX, US
International Classification:
B26B 29/00
US Classification:
030287000, 030353000, 030356000
Abstract:
The preferred embodiment of this invention will allow a medical practitioner to more easily, quickly, and specifically remove unwanted tissue from a patient. The curved blade with a specialized surface for cutting and scraping is better suited than current options for performing this task.