Patents by Inventor Laura B. Eliason

Laura B. Eliason 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).

  • Forceps with tissue stops
    Patent number: 11510693
    Abstract: Forceps that include a hand piece, a jaw assembly connected to the hand piece, and a web. The jaw assembly is moveable between an open position and a closed position. The web is adapted to block an anatomical feature from extending beyond a proximal end of a gripping section of the jaw assembly. The web remains generally stationary relative to the handpiece when the jaw assembly is moved between an open position and a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Gyrus ACMI, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Nelson, Zane R Ward, Laura B. Eliason
  • Instrument with a controlled jaw movement
    Patent number: 10792060
    Abstract: An instrument includes a hand piece, a pair of jaws, and an actuator. The jaws extend from the hand piece. Each jaw includes a proximal portion and a distal portion. The actuator is in communication with both the hand piece and the pair of jaws. Movement of the actuator causes the jaws to move from an open configuration to a closed configuration. During the move from the open configuration to the closed configuration, the jaws undergo a translational movement followed by a first non-translational movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Gyrus Acmi, Inc.
    Inventors: Kester J. Batchelor, Riyad Moe, Huisun Wang, Laura B. Eliason
  • FORCEPS WITH TISSUE STOPS
    Publication number: 20200022719
    Abstract: Forceps that include a hand piece, a jaw assembly connected to the hand piece, and a web. The jaw assembly is moveable between an open position and a closed position. The web is adapted to block an anatomical feature from extending beyond a proximal end of a gripping section of the jaw assembly. The web remains generally stationary relative to the handpiece when the jaw assembly is moved between an open position and a closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Nelson, Zane R. Ward, Laura B. Eliason
  • Forceps with tissue stop
    Patent number: 10485566
    Abstract: Forceps that include a hand piece, a jaw assembly connected to the hand piece, and a web. The jaw assembly is moveable between an open position and a closed position. The web is adapted to block an anatomical feature from extending beyond a proximal end of a gripping section of the jaw assembly. The web remains generally stationary relative to the handpiece when the jaw assembly is moved between an open position and a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: GYRUS ACMI, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Nelson, Zane R. Ward, Laura B. Eliason
  • FORCEPS WITH TISSUE STOP
    Publication number: 20190053818
    Abstract: Forceps that include a hand piece, a jaw assembly connected to the hand piece, and a web. The jaw assembly is moveable between an open position and a closed position. The web is adapted to block an anatomical feature from extending beyond a proximal end of a gripping section of the jaw assembly. The web remains generally stationary relative to the handpiece when the jaw assembly is moved between an open position and a closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Nelson, Zane R. Ward, Laura B. Eliason
  • INSTRUMENT WITH A CONTROLLED JAW MOVEMENT
    Publication number: 20180263644
    Abstract: An instrument includes a hand piece, a pair of jaws, and an actuator. The jaws extend from the hand piece. Each jaw includes a proximal portion and a distal portion. The actuator is in communication with both the hand piece and the pair of jaws. Movement of the actuator causes the jaws to move from an open configuration to a closed configuration. During the move from the open configuration to the closed configuration, the jaws undergo a translational movement followed by a first non-translational movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Kester J. Batchelor, Riyad Moe, Huisun Wang, Laura B. Eliason