Patents by Inventor Derek L. Eilers, Jr.

Derek L. Eilers, Jr. 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).

  • GAP CONTROL IN ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENTS USING EXPANDED POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE
    Publication number: 20200368401
    Abstract: An electrosurgical device having a pair of jaws, at least one electrode supported by one of the pair of jaws, and a sheet of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene positioned in covering relation to at least a portion of the at least one electrode. The sheet may have a porosity of between thirty and ninety percent. The sheet may have a plurality of pores with an average diameter of between 0.2 and 1.0 micrometers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: Conmed Corporation
    Inventor: Derek L. Eilers, Jr.