Patents by Inventor Ellen J. Knupp

Ellen J. Knupp 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 clamp insert with direction indicator
    Patent number: 10368887
    Abstract: A pad configured to attach to a jaw of a surgical clamp includes an elongate body configured to extend over a surface of a jaw of a surgical clamp; and a flexible elongate attachment member connected to said body and configured for slidable insertion in a loading direction into an elongate cavity extending longitudinally through said jaw, wherein the elongate body has a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is configured to be inserted first into the cavity, and further comprising a direction indicator to identify which end is first inserted into said cavity. A surgical clamp utilizing the pad is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Vitalitec International Inc.
    Inventors: Karrie Bertsch, Wayne R. Knupp, Jr., Ellen J. Knupp
  • SURGICAL CLAMP INSERT WITH DIRECTION INDICATOR
    Publication number: 20160045213
    Abstract: A pad configured to attach to a jaw of a surgical clamp includes an elongate body configured to extend over a surface of a jaw of a surgical clamp; and a flexible elongate attachment member connected to said body and configured for slidable insertion in a loading direction into an elongate cavity extending longitudinally through said jaw, wherein the elongate body has a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is configured to be inserted first into the cavity, and further comprising a direction indicator to identify which end is first inserted into said cavity. A surgical clamp utilizing the pad is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: VITALITEC INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Karrie Bertsch, Wayne R. Knupp, JR., Ellen J. Knupp