Patents by Inventor David Scott Hazlitt

David Scott Hazlitt 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 device and linkage system for same
    Patent number: 9480466
    Abstract: A laparoscopic surgical device is provided, including a removable tool-comprising shaft having an outer shaft and an inner actuation rod that may be removably or permanently connected together. A handle of the device includes a two-button mechanism for engaging and releasing the removable tool-comprising shaft. The two-button mechanism is configured to engage overlapping corresponding apertures of the outer shaft and the inner rod that extends through the outer shaft, and the handle may include a variety of configurations that can readily interchangeably be used with different tool bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: CareFusion 2200, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew P. Van De Weghe, Louis P. Mingione, David A. Schechter, David Scott Hazlitt
  • SURGICAL DEVICE AND LINKAGE SYSTEM FOR SAME
    Publication number: 20150342583
    Abstract: A laparoscopic surgical device is provided, including a removable tool-comprising shaft having an outer shaft and an inner actuation rod that may be removably or permanently connected together. A handle of the device includes a two-button mechanism for engaging and releasing the removable tool-comprising shaft. The two-button mechanism is configured to engage overlapping corresponding apertures of the outer shaft and the inner rod that extends through the outer shaft, and the handle may include a variety of configurations that can readily interchangeably be used with different tool bodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: CareFusion 2200, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew P. Van De Weghe, Louis P. Mingione, David A. Schechter, David Scott Hazlitt