DR. KRISHNA MOHAN JAIN, M.D.
Radiology at Henson Ave, Kalamazoo, MI

5080664, Jan 14, 1992

Sep 18, 1990

7/584457

Krishna M. Jain - Kalamazoo MI

A61B 1700

606148

A holding device for use during surgical procedures involving tubular body ducts includes a shank portion and a terminal portion. The terminal portion has a bulbous section at the terminus of the rod. The outer surface of the terminal portion is free of discontinuities, and the bulbous section has a cross-sectional dimension slightly less than the diameter of the tubular body duct. The terminal portion can be received within the body duct so that the bulbous section will resist withdrawal when the body duct is tied to the terminal portion.

5316142, May 31, 1994

Mar 18, 1992

7/853880

Krishna M. Jain - Kalamazoo MI

A61B 1702

206370

A surgical needle package counter is particularly constructed for receiving and snugly retaining an opened surgical needle package sequentially in a number of slots particularly configured and sized to receive such opened surgical needle packages. Each slot for receiving an opened surgical needle package is identified by a number with the numbers being in sequence so that an immediate total number of opened surgical needle packages stored in the counter may be observed. The surgical needle package counter may have an integral extension in which a foam filler or slab may be seated. The foam filler or slab is particularly formed to receive used surgical needles. Preferably, each used surgical needle will be received in a needle receiving zone which corresponds with the slot of the surgical needle package counter so that the number of used surgical needles can be automatically identified by the numerals which identify the surgical package slots. A suitable cover is provided for retaining the used surgical needles for disposal or possible future recount.

5919147, Jul 6, 1999

Nov 1, 1996

8/742649

Krishna M. Jain - Portage MI

A61B 5103

600587

A device for measuring the intravascular diameter of an anatomical duct has a sheath encasing a catheter. One end of the catheter within the sheath has a sensor with a portion being biased radially outwardly relative to the sheath. Graduated visual indicia are disposed on the catheter near the other end of the sheath. When the sheath is inserted into an anatomical duct, the catheter is urged inwardly so that the sensor extends axially from the sheath and biased radially outwardly until it contacts the interior wall of the duct. At this point, the intravascular diameter can be read directly from the graduated visual indicia on the catheter.

5312378, May 17, 1994

Jun 11, 1991

7/713690

Krishna M. Jain - Kalamazoo MI

A61M 100

604317

A surgical splatter shield is provided which is adapted to be carried by a suction catheter for effecting the suction of blood from the area being operated on without the customary undesirable splatter of blood. The surgical splatter shield is preferably in the form of an elongated transparent plate which is transversely curved and which is attached to the customary suction catheter. The plate forming the surgical splatter shield has a sleeve permanently or fixedly attached to the edge of a central aperture. The sleeve extends upwardly from the plate and receives a terminal end of the suction catheter in press-fit or snug engagement.

5250072, Oct 5, 1993

Dec 10, 1990

7/624981

Krishna M. Jain - Kalamazoo MI

A61B 1700

606205

This relates to a cover for a jaw of a surgical clamp. The cover has an internal surface which is roughened so as to increase the frictional engagement of the interior surface of the cover with a surgical clamp jaw. The roughening of the interior surface of a cover may be accomplished as a true roughened surface or may be in the form of a plurality of axially spaced, annular ridges molded on to the internal surface of a tubular body of the cover.

5207703, May 4, 1993

Nov 21, 1990

7/616900

Krishna M. Jain - Kalamazoo MI

A61B 1704

606232

A suture organizer 10 comprises a flat, platelike member 24 having a rank of fingerlike projections 28 extending from an upper surface 27 thereof. A layer of adhesive 32 is provided on a lower surface 30 of the platelike member 24 in order to adhere to a surgical drape 16 or sheet near the vicinity of a surgical incision 20. Sutures 18 are received in valleys 29 defined by the projections 28 thereby minimizing entanglement of the sutures after surgical attachment but prior to tying and cutting.