Patents by Inventor Mak S. Ortiz

Mak S. Ortiz 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).

  • END EFFECTOR FOR USE WITH A SURGICAL FASTENING INSTRUMENT
    Publication number: 20170007248
    Abstract: A surgical staple including a crown and a deformable member extending from the crown, the deformable member having a notch configured to cause the deformable member to bend at the notch when the staple is deformed from a first shape into a second shape. The crown of the surgical staple, in various embodiments, further includes a forming surface, or anvil, which is configured to deform the deformable member and/or guide a distal end of the deformable member when the distal end contacts the crown.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jerome R. Morgan, Christopher J. Hess, William B. Weisenburgh, II, James W. Voegele, Mak S. Ortiz, Michael J. Stokes, Carl J. Shurtleff, Jeffrey S. Swayze