Patents by Inventor David J. Wesley

David J. Wesley 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).

  • Handpiece for ultrasonic medical devices including seal for mechanical isolation of ultrasonic driver assembly
    Patent number: 8795183
    Abstract: Described are embodiments including methods and devices for venting a handpiece of a medical device. These embodiments provide a vent for the handpiece. A porous membrane is positioned over an opening of the vent to allow gas, including steam, to enter and escape from the handpiece and prevent liquids from entering the handpiece. Other embodiments include methods and devices for holding an ultrasonic driver assembly within a handpiece and preventing the ultrasonic driver assembly from rotating within the handpiece. These embodiments include positioning the ultrasonic driver assembly such that the ultrasonic driver assembly is held in place at a node of the ultrasonic driver assembly and an anti-rotation mechanism is also located at the node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Sound Surgical Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Wayne A. Siebrecht, David J. Wesley, David B. Mogill, Daniel S. Goldberger
  • HANDPIECE FOR ULTRASONIC MEDICAL DEVICES
    Publication number: 20110196266
    Abstract: Described are embodiments including methods and devices for venting a handpiece of a medical device. These embodiments provide a vent for the handpiece. A porous membrane is positioned over an opening of the vent to allow gas, including steam, to enter and escape from the handpiece and prevent liquids from entering the handpiece. Other embodiments include methods and devices for holding an ultrasonic driver assembly within a handpiece and preventing the ultrasonic driver assembly from rotating within the handpiece. These embodiments include positioning the ultrasonic driver assembly such that the ultrasonic driver assembly is held in place at a node of the ultrasonic driver assembly and an anti-rotation mechanism is also located at the node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: South Surgical Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Wayne A. Siebrecht, David J. Wesley, David B. Mogill, Daniel S. Goldberger
  • Ultrasonic amplifier
    Patent number: D669992
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Sound Surgical Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mark E. Schafer, Adnan I. Merchant, Kristen E. Matteson, Serena Ann Chase, David J. Wesley, David B. Mogill, Arjun K. Joseph, Daniel J. Massam, Kailyn N. Lynch