Patents by Inventor Erin McConnaghy

Erin McConnaghy 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).

  • ANTI-BUCKLING ACTUATION MEMBERS FOR A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT
    Publication number: 20230263524
    Abstract: An endoscopic surgical instrument has a distal end configured to perform an action on tissue; a proximal end; a beam; a drive rod; and at least one rail supporting at least one bearing, the at least one bearing movable relative to the at least one rail. The distal end of the instrument is configured to receive at least a portion of the beam, the beam movable longitudinally in response to an action on the drive rod. The at least one rail is shaped and configured to contact the beam tangentially to prevent the beam from buckling as the beam is moved longitudinally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: BOLDER SURGICAL, LLC
    Inventors: Perry Krager, Erin McConnaghy, Allison Lyle, Nathan Steketee
  • Anti-buckling actuation members for a surgical instrument
    Patent number: 11653921
    Abstract: An endoscopic surgical instrument has a distal end configured to perform an action on tissue; a proximal end; a beam; a drive rod; and at least one rail supporting at least one bearing, the at least one bearing movable relative to the at least one rail. The distal end of the instrument is configured to receive at least a portion of the beam, the beam movable longitudinally in response to an action on the drive rod. The at least one rail is shaped and configured to contact the beam tangentially to prevent the beam from buckling as the beam is moved longitudinally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Bolder Surgical, LLC
    Inventors: Perry Krager, Erin McConnaghy, Allison Lyle, Nathan Steketee
  • ANTI-BUCKLING ACTUATION MEMBERS FOR A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT
    Publication number: 20210338238
    Abstract: An endoscopic surgical instrument has a distal end configured to perform an action on tissue; a proximal end; a beam; a drive rod; and at least one rail supporting at least one bearing, the at least one bearing movable relative to the at least one rail. The distal end of the instrument is configured to receive at least a portion of the beam, the beam movable longitudinally in response to an action on the drive rod. The at least one rail is shaped and configured to contact the beam tangentially to prevent the beam from buckling as the beam is moved longitudinally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Perry Krager, Erin McConnaghy, Allison Lyle, Nathan Steketee