Patents by Inventor Sean M. Darby

Sean M. Darby 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).

  • Surgical tool arrangement having a handpiece usable with multiple surgical tools
    Patent number: 9427279
    Abstract: A surgical tool arrangement a handpiece which is capable of accepting and operating a number of different surgical tools or instruments adapted for use with the handpiece, each having one or multiple functions. The handpiece incorporates a coupling arrangement located at a distal end thereof which serves to attach the desired surgical instrument to the hand-piece via a locking mechanism, and also provides an electrical contact arrangement to support the functioning of an electrosurgical probe as well as a combined mechanical cutting and electrosurgical tool. Additionally, the handpiece accepts a conventional cutter which only requires power for driving a movable cutting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: STRYKER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pedro Javier Muniz-Medina, Michael G. Hilldoerfer, Sean M. Darby, Reid S. Cover, Wenjie Deng
  • SURGICAL TOOL ARRANGEMENT HAVING A HANDPIECE USABLE WITH MULTIPLE SURGICAL TOOLS
    Publication number: 20110301578
    Abstract: A surgical tool arrangement a handpiece which is capable of accepting and operating a number of different surgical tools or instruments adapted for use with the handpiece, each having one or multiple functions. The handpiece incorporates a coupling arrangement located at a distal end thereof which serves to attach the desired surgical instrument to the hand-piece via a locking mechanism, and also provides an electrical contact arrangement to support the functioning of an electrosurgical probe as well as a combined mechanical cutting and electrosurgical tool. Additionally, the handpiece accepts a conventional cutter which only requires power for driving a movable cutting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventors: Pedro Javier Muniz-Medina, Michael G. Hilldoerfer, Sean M. Darby, Reid S. Cover, Wenjie Deng