Patents by Inventor Alexa Miller

Alexa Miller 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).

  • Revolver loading surgical clip applier
    Patent number: 10849626
    Abstract: An end effector for a surgical clip applier includes an elongate body, a clip revolver rotatably positioned within the body and providing an inner bore that defines a plurality of clip slots angularly spaced from each other about an inner surface of the inner bore, wherein a plurality of surgical clips are receivable within the plurality of clip slots in a nested helical array. First and second jaw members extend past a distal end of the body and aligned to receive a distal-most surgical clip of the plurality of surgical clips, wherein the clip revolver is rotatable to sequentially align each surgical clip with the first and second jaw members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Ethicon LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Houser, Jeffery Bruns, Matthew Kuhn, Justin Gasparovich, Alex Cuti, John Brady, Nicholas Courtwright, Alexa Miller, Caleb McGowen
  • REVOLVER LOADING SURGICAL CLIP APPLIER
    Publication number: 20190247046
    Abstract: An end effector for a surgical clip applier includes an elongate body, a clip revolver rotatably positioned within the body and providing an inner bore that defines a plurality of clip slots angularly spaced from each other about an inner surface of the inner bore, wherein a plurality of surgical clips are receivable within the plurality of clip slots in a nested helical array. First and second jaw members extend past a distal end of the body and aligned to receive a distal-most surgical clip of the plurality of surgical clips, wherein the clip revolver is rotatable to sequentially align each surgical clip with the first and second jaw members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: Ethicon LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Houser, Jeffery Bruns, Matthew Kuhn, Justin Gasparovich, Alex Cuti, John Brady, Nicholas Courtwright, Alexa Miller, Caleb McGowen