Patents Assigned to Franklin Institute of Innovation, LLC
  • Surgical staplers and related methods
    Patent number: 10595873
    Abstract: Surgical staplers and methods of their use are provided. In one embodiment, a surgical stapler includes a tubular shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, a handle extending from the proximal end of the tubular shaft, a head assembly extending from the distal end of the tubular shaft, and an insertion guide configured to extend through the head assembly. The insertion guide includes an expandable member configured to move between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Franklin Institute of Innovation, LLC
    Inventor: James S. Franklin, Sr.