Patents by Inventor Charles A. Forker

Charles A. Forker 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).

  • Methods Of Reprocessing A Surgical Instrument
    Publication number: 20260130742
    Abstract: A method of reprocessing a surgical instrument that includes a handpiece having opposed shells secured together with a fastener, a shroud secured to the handpiece and overlaying the fastener and a portion of the handpiece, an outer shaft extending from the shroud and defining a cutting window, and a cutting shaft movable within the outer shaft and including a cutting tip for resecting tissue within the cutting window is disclosed. The method includes removing the shroud from the handpiece, removing the fastener, separating the opposed shells to access an interior of the handpiece, servicing or replacing at least one component within the interior of the handpiece, securing the opposed shells to one another with the fastener or another fastener, and securing a replacement shroud to the handpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2025
    Publication date: May 14, 2026
    Applicant: STRYKER SUSTAINABILITY SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Jason Seiger, Brooke McDonald, Nicholas Ferentheil, Nathan Butters, Charles A. Forker, Sachin Jain
  • Methods of reprocessing a surgical instrument
    Patent number: 12453616
    Abstract: A method of reprocessing a surgical instrument that includes a handpiece having opposed shells secured together with a fastener, a shroud secured to the handpiece and overlaying the fastener and a portion of the handpiece, an outer shaft extending from the shroud and defining a cutting window, and a cutting shaft movable within the outer shaft and including a cutting tip for resecting tissue within the cutting window is disclosed. The method includes mutilating the shroud so as to remove the shroud from the handpiece, removing the fastener, separating the opposed shells to access an interior of the handpiece, servicing or replacing at least one component within the interior of the handpiece, securing the opposed shells to one another with the fastener or another fastener, and securing a replacement shroud to the handpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2025
    Assignee: STRYKER SUSTAINABILITY SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Jason Seiger, Brooke McDonald, Nicholas Ferentheil, Nathan Butters, Charles A. Forker, Sachin Jain
  • Methods Of Reprocessing A Surgical Instrument
    Publication number: 20240299127
    Abstract: A method of reprocessing a surgical instrument that includes a handpiece having opposed shells secured together with a fastener, a shroud secured to the handpiece and overlaying the fastener and a portion of the handpiece, an outer shaft extending from the shroud and defining a cutting window, and a cutting shaft movable within the outer shaft and including a cutting tip for resecting tissue within the cutting window is disclosed. The method includes mutilating the shroud so as to remove the shroud from the handpiece, removing the fastener, separating the opposed shells to access an interior of the handpiece, servicing or replacing at least one component within the interior of the handpiece, securing the opposed shells to one another with the fastener or another fastener, and securing a replacement shroud to the handpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: STRYKER SUSTAINABILITY SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Jason Seiger, Brooke McDonald, Nicholas Ferentheil, Nathan Butters, Charles A. Forker, Sachin Jain
  • Methods of reprocessing a surgical instrument
    Patent number: 12004913
    Abstract: A method of reprocessing a surgical instrument that includes a handpiece having opposed shells secured together with a fastener, a shroud secured to the handpiece and overlaying the fastener and a portion of the handpiece, an outer shaft extending from the shroud and defining a cutting window, and a cutting shaft movable within the outer shaft and including a cutting tip for resecting tissue within the cutting window is disclosed. The method includes mutilating the shroud so as to remove the shroud from the handpiece, removing the fastener, separating the opposed shells to access an interior of the handpiece, servicing or replacing at least one component within the interior of the handpiece, securing the opposed shells to one another with the fastener or another fastener, and securing a replacement shroud to the handpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: STRYKER SUSTAINABILITY SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Jason Seiger, Brooke McDonald, Nicholas Ferentheil, Nathan Butters, Charles A. Forker, Sachin Jain