Patents by Inventor David Jermine

David Jermine 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).

  • STAPLE CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN A SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220296238
    Abstract: An end effector assembly for use in a surgical robotic system includes an anvil assembly and a staple cartridge assembly operably coupled to the anvil assembly. The staple cartridge assembly includes a chassis defining an elongate channel therein, a staple cartridge body configured for removable receipt in the elongate channel of the chassis, and a shipping wedge removably coupled to the staple cartridge body and at least partially covering a tissue-contacting surface of the staple cartridge body. The shipping wedge has a machine-readable medium thereon that stores a characteristic of the staple cartridge body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Hessler, Anthony Calderoni, David Jermine
  • Staple cartridge assembly for use in a surgical robotic system
    Patent number: 11382620
    Abstract: An end effector assembly for use in a surgical robotic system includes an anvil assembly and a staple cartridge assembly operably coupled to the anvil assembly. The staple cartridge assembly includes a chassis defining an elongate channel therein, a staple cartridge body configured for removable receipt in the elongate channel of the chassis, and a shipping wedge removably coupled to the staple cartridge body and at least partially covering a tissue-contacting surface of the staple cartridge body. The shipping wedge has a machine-readable medium thereon that stores a characteristic of the staple cartridge body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Thomas Hessler, Anthony Calderoni, David Jermine
  • STAPLE CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN A SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210236123
    Abstract: An end effector assembly for use in a surgical robotic system includes an anvil assembly and a staple cartridge assembly operably coupled to the anvil assembly. The staple cartridge assembly includes a chassis defining an elongate channel therein, a staple cartridge body configured for removable receipt in the elongate channel of the chassis, and a shipping wedge removably coupled to the staple cartridge body and at least partially covering a tissue-contacting surface of the staple cartridge body. The shipping wedge has a machine-readable medium thereon that stores a characteristic of the staple cartridge body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Thomas Hessler, Anthony Calderoni, David Jermine