Patents by Inventor Brelt E. Swensgard

Brelt E. Swensgard 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).

  • Powered surgical cutting and stapling apparatus with manually retractable firing system
    Patent number: 8608045
    Abstract: In one general aspect, various embodiments of the present invention can include a motorized surgical cutting and fastening instrument having a drive shaft, a motor selectively engageable with the drive shaft, and a manual return mechanism configured to operably disengage the motor from the drive shaft and retract the drive shaft. In at least one embodiment, a surgeon, or other operator of the surgical instrument, can utilize the manual return mechanism to retract the drive shaft after it has been advanced, especially when the motor, or a power source supplying the motor, has failed or is otherwise unable to provide a force sufficient to retract the drive shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Sugery, Inc.
    Inventors: Bret W. Smith, Daniel J. Abbott, Richard F. Schwemberger, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Chad P. Boudreaux, Brelt E. Swensgard, Ryan J. Laurent
  • POWERED SURGICAL CUTTING AND STAPLING APPARATUS WITH MANUALLY RETRACTABLE FIRING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100089970
    Abstract: In one general aspect, various embodiments of the present invention can include a motorized surgical cutting and fastening instrument having a drive shaft, a motor selectively engageable with the drive shaft, and a manual return mechanism configured to operably disengage the motor from the drive shaft and retract the drive shaft. In at least one embodiment, a surgeon, or other operator of the surgical instrument, can utilize the manual return mechanism to retract the drive shaft after it has been advanced, especially when the motor, or a power source supplying the motor, has failed or is otherwise unable to provide a force sufficient to retract the drive shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
    Inventors: Bret W. Smith, Daniel J. Abbott, Richard F. Schwemberger, Frederick Shelton, IV, Chad P. Boudreaux, Brelt E. Swensgard, Ryan J. Laurent