Patents by Inventor Andrew C. Shelton

Andrew C. Shelton 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).

  • Patent number: 11925309
    Abstract: A surgical hub for use with a surgical system in a surgical procedure performed in an operating room is disclosed. The surgical hub comprises a control circuit configured to generate a first image of a surgical site from a real-time imaging source, receive a second image of the surgical site from a non-real-time image source, align the first image and the second image, generate a representation of the surgical site based on the first image and the second image as aligned, display the representation on a display screen, receive a first user selection to overlay hidden structures on the representation, receive a second user selection to manipulate the representation, and adjust the representation based on the second user selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Cilag GmbH International
    Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Andrew C. Deck, Jason L. Harris, Chad E. Eckert, Daniel J. Mumaw, Kevin M. Fiebig, Sarah A. Worthington
  • Patent number: 11925373
    Abstract: A surgical suturing system is disclosed. The surgical suturing system comprises a shaft comprising a shaft diameter, a firing drive, and an end effector extending distally from the shaft. The end effector comprises a needle track and a needle comprising suturing material attached thereto, wherein the needle is configured to be guided by the needle track and actuated by the firing drive through a firing stroke, and wherein the needle is movable along a needle path comprising a maximum capture width which is greater than the shaft diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Cilag GmbH International
    Inventors: Andrew C. Deck, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Gregory J. Bakos, Nicholas M. Morgan, Gregory G. Scott, Asaad Hossain
  • Patent number: 7810350
    Abstract: A wearable cooler device for the transport of consumables having multiple access ports near the bottom thereof and containing pathways that direct the consumables to areas proximate the access ports, thereby allowing easy removal while preventing the unintended egress of the consumables from the wearable cooler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Inventor: Andrew C. Shelton
  • Publication number: 20080229778
    Abstract: A device and method for the transport of consumables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventor: Andrew C. Shelton