Patents by Inventor Eugene D. Allen

Eugene D. Allen 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).

  • Endoscopic surgical stapling instrument with pivotable and rotatable staple cartridge
    Patent number: 5381943
    Abstract: A surgical stapler is provided which is insertable through an endoscopic tube to enable a surgeon to staple a hernia patch to tissue inside a body cavity. The endoscopic surgical stapler includes a staple cartridge pivotally mounted on the distal end of a support tube extending from a handle provided with an actuator mechanism for actuating a staple forming mechanism inside the staple cartridge to fasten staples to the tissue. The staple cartridge is adjustable to different angular orientations relative to the support tube. The staple actuator mechanism is operable to actuate the staple cartridge in any of the angular orientations. The support shaft is rotatable about its longitudinal axis relative to the handle to adjust the rotational orientation of the support shaft and the staple cartridge. The staple cartridge is rotatable about its longitudinal axis relative to the support shaft to adjust the rotational position of the staple cartridge relative to the support shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1995
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Eugene D. Allen, James J. Bedi, Gregory D. Bishop, Mark A. Burdorff, Sean P. Conlon, John A. Hibner, J. David Hughett, Mark S. Ortiz, Joseph Paraschac, Narinderjit Sambi, Thomas J. Sierocuk, Jack E. Smith