Patents by Inventor Elizabeth M. Contini

Elizabeth M. Contini 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).

  • Releasable buttress retention on a surgical stapler
    Patent number: 9010608
    Abstract: A surgical stapling apparatus including a releasable buttress material includes a cartridge assembly, an anvil assembly, and a buttress material. The cartridge assembly includes a plurality of staples, a tissue contacting surface defining staple retaining slots, and a swaged outer edge. The anvil assembly includes a tissue contacting surface defining staple pockets for forming staples expelled from the staple retaining slots of the cartridge assembly. The buttress material has an outer portion that is retaining within the swaged outer edge of the cartridge assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Thomas Casasanta, Jr., Andrew Miesse, Jennifer Whiffen, Elizabeth M. Contini, Sally Carter
  • Releasable Buttress Retention on a Surgical Stapler
    Publication number: 20130153633
    Abstract: A surgical stapling apparatus including a releasable buttress material includes a cartridge assembly, an anvil assembly, and a buttress material. The cartridge assembly includes a plurality of staples, a tissue contacting surface defining staple retaining slots, and a swaged outer edge. The anvil assembly includes a tissue contacting surface defining staple pockets for forming staples expelled from the staple retaining slots of the cartridge assembly. The buttress material has an outer portion that is retaining within the swaged outer edge of the cartridge assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Inventors: Thomas Casasanta, JR., Andrew Miesse, Jennifer Whiffen, Elizabeth M. Contini, Sally Carter