Patents by Inventor Christopher A. Denzinger

Christopher A. Denzinger 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 TOOL PERFORMANCE VIA MEASUREMENT AND DISPLAY OF TISSUE TENSION
    Publication number: 20200188046
    Abstract: A method includes advancing an end effector of a surgical tool to a surgical site, setting a desired force vector to be assumed on the end effector during actuation of the end effector, engaging tissue at the surgical site with the end effector and calculating a force vector assumed on the end effector, and maneuvering the end effector to obtain the desired force vector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Ethicon LLC
    Inventors: Mark D. Overmyer, Sol A. Posada, Joshua D. Young, Mark A. Davison, Christopher A. Denzinger