Patents by Inventor Alfred F. De Carlo

Alfred F. De Carlo 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).

  • Indicator for surgical stapler
    Patent number: 4379457
    Abstract: An indicator for a surgical stapler viewable through a window adjacent the handle when the stapler magazine is within a spaced relation range to the stapler anvil; whereby, the staples are properly deformed and the stapled tissue is not inordinately crushed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1981
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1983
    Assignee: United States Surgical Corporation
    Inventors: Roy D. Gravener, Alfred F. De Carlo, Douglas G. Noiles