Patents by Inventor Carlos Riveria

Carlos Riveria 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).

  • Electrical surgical stapling instrument with tissue compressive force control
    Patent number: 9681873
    Abstract: A surgical stapling instrument includes a handle having a stapler-closing device. A surgical stapling end effector is connected to the handle and has a pair of opposing stapling surfaces. At least one of the stapling surfaces is operable to move with respect to the other of the stapling surfaces upon actuation of the stapler-closing device to apply a compressive force to tissue therebetween. At least one variable member is operable to receive the compressive force applied to the tissue and to exhibit at least one of mechanical and electrical change associated with the received compressive force. The change influences a surgical procedure on the compressed tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Ethicon LLC
    Inventors: Kevin W. Smith, Matthew A. Palmer, Thomas O. Bales, Jr., Derek Dee Deville, Carlos Riveria