Patents by Inventor Asa G. DeBlois

Asa G. DeBlois has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11864752
    Abstract: A surgical stitching device is configured for single hand operation that enables passage of a suture needle through tissue with minimal operational requirement. The surgical needle is selectively securable to a tool assembly of the surgical stitching device. The tool assembly includes a jaw configured to securely support various surgical needles in various orientations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Asa G. Deblois, Jonathan D. Thomas
  • Publication number: 20230071383
    Abstract: A continuous strip of staples for use with a surgical stapling device includes an elongated stock of corrugated paper defining a plurality of channels therein. An inner facing side of each channel is configured to support a row of staples thereon and extending therealong and is configured to be slidingly received in a corresponding plurality of slots defined within a cartridge assembly of a stapling device for loading the staples therein. A plurality of indexing apertures is defined in the elongated stock and extends therealong. The plurality of indexing apertures is adapted to engage a staple deformation element of the cartridge assembly during retraction thereof to automatically reload one or more new rows of staples after actuation of the stapling device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Joseph T. Eisinger, Jeremy G. Fidock, Peter T. Collings, Asa G. DeBlois, Matthew T. Coralli, Stephanie Logan
  • Patent number: 11497495
    Abstract: A continuous strip of staples for use with a surgical stapling device includes an elongated stock of corrugated paper defining a plurality of channels therein. An inner facing side of each channel is configured to support a row of staples thereon and extending therealong and is configured to be slidingly received in a corresponding plurality of slots defined within a cartridge assembly of a stapling device for loading the staples therein. A plurality of indexing apertures is defined in the elongated stock and extends therealong. The plurality of indexing apertures is adapted to engage a staple deformation element of the cartridge assembly during retraction thereof to automatically reload one or more new rows of staples after actuation of the stapling device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: Joseph T. Eisinger, Jeremy G. Fidock, Peter T. Collings, Asa G. DeBlois, Matthew T. Coralli, Stephanie Logan
  • Publication number: 20220313249
    Abstract: A continuous strip of staples for use with a surgical stapling device includes an elongated stock of corrugated paper defining a plurality of channels therein. An inner facing side of each channel is configured to support a row of staples thereon and extending therealong and is configured to be slidingly received in a corresponding plurality of slots defined within a cartridge assembly of a stapling device for loading the staples therein. A plurality of indexing apertures is defined in the elongated stock and extends therealong. The plurality of indexing apertures is adapted to engage a staple deformation element of the cartridge assembly during retraction thereof to automatically reload one or more new rows of staples after actuation of the stapling device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Joseph T. Eisinger, Jeremy G. Fidock, Peter T. Collings, Asa G. DeBlois, Matthew T. Coralli, Stephanie Logan
  • Publication number: 20220160347
    Abstract: A surgical stitching device is configured for single hand operation that enables passage of a suture needle through tissue with minimal operational requirement. The surgical needle is selectively securable to a tool assembly of the surgical stitching device. The tool assembly includes a jaw configured to securely support various surgical needles in various orientations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Asa G. Deblois, Jonathan D. Thomas
  • Publication number: 20210315607
    Abstract: A surgical kit includes a cannula assembly and a camera assembly. The cannula assembly includes a cannula housing and a cannula member extending from the cannula housing. The cannula member defines a channel therethrough. The camera assembly includes an insertion member including an elongate shaft including a supporting member extending proximally from a distal end portion of the elongate shaft, and a camera detachably supported on a proximal end portion of the supporting member of the insertion member. The camera is configured to be coupled to an outer surface of the cannula. The camera and the insertion member are dimensioned to be received through the channel of the cannula member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Asa G. DeBlois, Peter T. Collings, Japhet Colon-Rosario, Smiti Narayanan, Michael S. Gallie, Stephanie Logan, Adia J. Solomon, Matthew T. Coralli
  • Publication number: 20210212672
    Abstract: An adapter assembly includes an elongate body configured to receive a surgical loading unit and an elongate loading bar coupled to the elongate body and configured to selectively lock the surgical loading unit to the adapter assembly. The elongate loading bar has a distal end defining a slot therein configured for receipt of an articulation link of the surgical loading unit upon an improper insertion of the surgical loading unit into the adapter assembly. With the articulation captured in the slot, rotation of the surgical loading unit toward a fully assembled state with the adapter assembly is resisted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Andriy Buyda, David M. Chowaniec, Asa G. DeBlois
  • Patent number: 10038272
    Abstract: An electrical power strip that may be flexibly configured is provided. The power strip includes a power cord having a plug configured to operably couple with a wall socket. A head block is electrically coupled to the power cord on an end opposite the first plug. The head block having a first outlet socket on one end configured to receive a first external power plug. The head block further includes a first, second and third female electrical connector located on different sides. A power block having a first male connector on a side is electrically coupled with one of the first, second or third female connector. The first power block having a second outlet socket configured to receive a second external power plug. The power block further having a fourth, fifth and sixth female connectors located on different sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Asa G. DeBlois, Jeremy Christopher Downs, Brooke Martin Kumnick, Paul D. Lisborg, Jonathan Clifford Schultz, Richard B. Mindek, Robert T. Gettens, Mary G. Schoonmaker, Glenn E. Vallee
  • Publication number: 20180062302
    Abstract: An electrical power strip that may be flexibly configured is provided. The power strip includes a power cord having a plug configured to operably couple with a wall socket. A head block is electrically coupled to the power cord on an end opposite the first plug. The head block having a first outlet socket on one end configured to receive a first external power plug. The head block further includes a first, second and third female electrical connector located on different sides. A power block having a first male connector on a side is electrically coupled with one of the first, second or third female connector. The first power block having a second outlet socket configured to receive a second external power plug. The power block further having a fourth, fifth and sixth female connectors located on different sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Asa G. DeBlois, Jeremy Christopher Downs, Brooke Martin Kumnick, Paul D. Lisborg, Jonathan Clifford Schultz, Richard B. Mindek, JR., Robert T. Gettens, Mary G. Schoonmaker, Glenn E. Vallee
  • Patent number: D956221
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Asa G. Deblois, Jonathan D. Thomas