Patents by Inventor David Sepulveda-Leyva

David Sepulveda-Leyva 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).

  • Snap fit clamp pad for ultrasonic surgical instrument
    Patent number: 11357532
    Abstract: An ultrasonic instrument includes a shaft assembly and an end effector having an ultrasonic blade, a clamp arm, and a clamp pad. The clamp arm is pivotally coupled with the shaft assembly. The clamp pad is configured to removably couple with the clamp arm while the clamp arm is pivotally coupled to the shaft assembly. The clamp arm includes a mortise and a pair of support gussets. The clamp pad includes a tenon and a pair of resilient projections where the tenon engages the mortise of the clamp arm and the projections contact the support gussets of the clamp arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Cilag GmbH International
    Inventors: Paul F. Riestenberg, David Sepulveda-Leyva, Benjamin D. Dickerson, Craig N. Faller
  • SNAP FIT CLAMP PAD FOR ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT
    Publication number: 20200397462
    Abstract: An ultrasonic instrument includes a shaft assembly and an end effector having an ultrasonic blade, a clamp arm, and a clamp pad. The clamp arm is pivotally coupled with the shaft assembly. The clamp pad is configured to removably couple with the clamp arm while the clamp arm is pivotally coupled to the shaft assembly. The clamp arm includes a mortise and a pair of support gussets. The clamp pad includes a tenon and a pair of resilient projections where the tenon engages the mortise of the clamp arm and the projections contact the support gussets of the clamp arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Paul F. Riestenberg, David Sepulveda-Leyva, Benjamin D. Dickerson, Craig N. Faller
  • Snap fit clamp pad for ultrasonic surgical instrument
    Patent number: 10743901
    Abstract: An ultrasonic instrument includes a shaft assembly and an end effector having an ultrasonic blade, a clamp arm, and a clamp pad. The clamp arm is pivotally coupled with the shaft assembly. The clamp pad is configured to removably couple with the clamp arm while the clamp arm is pivotally coupled to the shaft assembly. The clamp arm includes a mortise and a pair of support gussets. The clamp pad includes a tenon and a pair of resilient projections where the tenon engages the mortise of the clamp arm and the projections contact the support gussets of the clamp arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Ethicon LLC
    Inventors: Paul F. Riestenberg, David Sepulveda-Leyva, Benjamin D. Dickerson, Craig N. Faller
  • SNAP FIT CLAMP PAD FOR ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT
    Publication number: 20170181765
    Abstract: An ultrasonic instrument includes a shaft assembly and an end effector having an ultrasonic blade, a clamp arm, and a clamp pad. The clamp arm is pivotally coupled with the shaft assembly. The clamp pad is configured to removably couple with the clamp arm while the clamp arm is pivotally coupled to the shaft assembly. The clamp arm includes a mortise and a pair of support gussets. The clamp pad includes a tenon and a pair of resilient projections where the tenon engages the mortise of the clamp arm and the projections contact the support gussets of the clamp arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Paul F. Riestenberg, David Sepulveda-Leyva, Benjamin D. Dickerson, Craig N. Faller