Patents by Inventor Alan Byron Cabezas

Alan Byron Cabezas 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 stapling device with coated knife blade
    Patent number: 7942302
    Abstract: A surgical stapling device is disclosed for performing circular anastomoses. The surgical stapling device includes a handle portion, an elongated body portion and a head portion including an anvil assembly and a shell assembly. The surgical stapling device includes a knife blade possessing a lubricious coating which enhances the ability of the knife to cut through tissue and minimizes the knife sticking to tissue or other components of the surgical stapling device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LP
    Inventors: Mark S. Roby, Keith L. Milliman, Anthony Dato, Douglas J. Cuny, Anthony Gaddy, John J. Kennedy, Nicholas Maiorino, Alan Byron Cabezas
  • SURGICAL STAPLING DEVICE WITH COATED KNIFE BLADE
    Publication number: 20080277448
    Abstract: A surgical stapling device is disclosed for performing circular anastomoses. The surgical stapling device includes a handle portion, an elongated body portion and a head portion including an anvil assembly and a shell assembly. The surgical stapling device includes a knife blade possessing a lubricious coating which enhances the ability of the knife to cut through tissue and minimizes the knife sticking to tissue or other components of the surgical stapling device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventors: Mark S. Roby, Keith L. Milliman, Anthony Dato, Douglas J. Cuny, Anthony Gaddy, John J. Kennedy, Nicholas Maiorino, Alan Byron Cabezas