Patents by Inventor Frederick Q. Johnson

Frederick Q. Johnson 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).

  • Actuating and articulating surgical device
    Patent number: 8771260
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for controlling movement of a working end of a surgical device, and in particular for performing various surgical procedures using an instrument having an end effector that can be articulated relative to an elongate shaft of the device. A decoupling member can isolate the actuation of the end effector from the articulation of the end effector. In certain embodiments, the end effector can also optionally rotate relative to the elongate shaft of the device, and/or the shaft can rotate relative to a handle of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean P. Conlon, Rudolph H. Nobis, Frederick Q. Johnson, Steven P. Woodard, Ruth E. Costa
  • Surgical grasping device
    Patent number: 8409200
    Abstract: A surgical device comprising a clevis defining a longitudinal axis and a jaw comprising a first member and a second member. A slider is slidably engaged to the clevis, the slider comprising a pin. The pin is receiveably engaged in the first slot and the jaw is selectively moveable between a first position and a second position through longitudinal movement of the slider. In various embodiments, the first and second members are movable between an angular open position, a parallel open position, and a parallel closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew D. Holcomb, James T. Spivey, Omar J. Vakharia, Frederick Q. Johnson, Surag S. Mantri, Hoang V. Nguyen, Steven P. Woodard
  • SURGICAL GRASPING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20100057085
    Abstract: A surgical device comprising a clevis defining a longitudinal axis and a jaw comprising a first member and a second member. A slider is slidably engaged to the clevis, the slider comprising a pin. The pin is receiveably engaged in the first slot and the jaw is selectively moveable between a first position and a second position through longitudinal movement of the slider. In various embodiments, the first and second members are movable between an angular open position, a parallel open position, and a parallel closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew D. Holcomb, James T. Spivey, Omar J. Vakharia, Frederick Q. Johnson, Surag S. Mantri, Hoang V. Nguyen, Steven P. Woodard
  • ACTUATING AND ARTICULATING SURGICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20090299143
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for controlling movement of a working end of a surgical device, and in particular for performing various surgical procedures using an instrument having an end effector that can be articulated relative to an elongate shaft of the device. A decoupling member can isolate the actuation of the end effector from the articulation of the end effector. In certain embodiments, the end effector can also optionally rotate relative to the elongate shaft of the device, and/or the shaft can rotate relative to a handle of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Sean P. Conlon, Rudolph H. Nobis, Frederick Q. Johnson, Steven P. Woodard, Ruth E. Costa