Patents by Inventor David M. Chowaniec

David M. Chowaniec 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).

  • ADAPTER DIRECT DRIVE PUSH BUTTON RETENTION MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20150150574
    Abstract: A surgical device adapter for coupling an end effector to a handle assembly is disclosed. The surgical device adapter includes: a housing including a proximal end couplable to a distal end of a handle assembly; and a drive coupling assembly selectively couplable to the handle assembly, the drive coupling assembly including a lock assembly having a pair of spring-loaded, opposing buttons movable from a clamped configuration in which the pair of opposing buttons are engaged to the distal end of the handle assembly to an unclamped configuration in which the pair of opposing buttons are disengaged from the distal end of the handle assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Paul D. Richard, Earl M. Zergiebel, David M. Chowaniec, Ryan V. Williams, Anand Subramanian