Patents by Inventor Stacey J. Sell

Stacey J. Sell 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).

  • ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH ROTATABLE BLADE AND HOLLOW SHEATH ARRANGEMENTS
    Publication number: 20160206342
    Abstract: In one general aspect, various embodiments are directed to an ultrasonic surgical instrument that comprises a handpiece housing that rotatably supports an ultrasonic transducer assembly therein that may be selectively rotated by a motor housed therein. Various forms of blades are disclosed for attachment to the ultrasonic transducer assembly such that the blade may be selectively rotatable within a hollow outer sheath. The hollow outer sheath has at least one opening therein through which the blade tip may be exposed to tissue. Vacuum may be applied to the cutting implement or through the outer sheath to draw tissue through the opening(s) in the sheath and into contact with a portion of the blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Galen C. Robertson, Richard W. Timm, Daniel J. Mumaw, Kevin L. Houser, Matthew C. Miller, Stacey J. Sell
  • Ultrasonic surgical instruments with rotatable blade and hollow sheath arrangements
    Patent number: 9259234
    Abstract: In one general aspect, various embodiments are directed to an ultrasonic surgical instrument that comprises a handpiece housing that rotatably supports an ultrasonic transducer assembly therein that may be selectively rotated by a motor housed therein. Various forms of blades are disclosed for attachment to the ultrasonic transducer assembly such that the blade may be selectively rotatable within a hollow outer sheath. The hollow outer sheath has at least one opening therein through which the blade tip may be exposed to tissue. Vacuum may be applied to the cutting implement or through the outer sheath to draw tissue through the opening(s) in the sheath and into contact with a portion of the blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC
    Inventors: Galen C. Robertson, Richard W. Timm, Daniel J. Mumaw, Kevin L. Houser, Matthew C. Miller, Stacey J. Sell
  • ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH ROTATABLE BLADE AND HOLLOW SHEATH ARRANGEMENTS
    Publication number: 20110196399
    Abstract: In one general aspect, various embodiments are directed to an ultrasonic surgical instrument that comprises a handpiece housing that rotatably supports an ultrasonic transducer assembly therein that may be selectively rotated by a motor housed therein. Various forms of blades are disclosed for attachment to the ultrasonic transducer assembly such that the blade may be selectively rotatable within a hollow outer sheath. The hollow outer sheath has at least one opening therein through which the blade tip may be exposed to tissue. Vacuum may be applied to the cutting implement or through the outer sheath to draw tissue through the opening(s) in the sheath and into contact with a portion of the blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
    Inventors: Galen C. Robertson, Richard W. Timm, Daniel J. Mumaw, Kevin L. Houser, Matthew C. Miller, Stacey J. Sell