Patents by Inventor Gary Broeder

Gary Broeder 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).

  • Multifunctional surgical instrument with flexible end effector tools
    Patent number: 9381004
    Abstract: A surgical tool having proximal and distal ends and adapted to transverse a curved passageway comprises an end effector disposed on the distal end of the surgical tool, the end effector having a first body section and a second body section and a releasable connector joining the end effector first body section with the end effector second body section. The connector is operable to reversibly engage the first and second end effector body sections in a first fixed position and in a second movable position. The surgical tool further comprises an actuation device for moving the first and second end effector body sections from the first fixed position to the second movable position. The end effector is adapted to maneuver through a larger radius of curvature in the second movable position than in the first fixed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: ENCISION, INC.
    Inventors: Warren Taylor, Brian Jackman, David Newton, Gary Broeder
  • Multifunctional Surgical Instrument With Flexible End Effector Tools
    Publication number: 20140094781
    Abstract: A surgical tool having proximal and distal ends and adapted to transverse a curved passageway comprises an end effector disposed on the distal end of the surgical tool, the end effector having a first body section and a second body section and a releasable connector joining the end effector first body section with the end effector second body section. The connector is operable to reversibly engage the first and second end effector body sections in a first fixed position and in a second movable position. The surgical tool further comprises an actuation device for moving the first and second end effector body sections from the first fixed position to the second movable position. The end effector is adapted to maneuver through a larger radius of curvature in the second movable position than in the first fixed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: ENCISION, INC.
    Inventors: Warren Taylor, Brian Jackman, David Newton, Gary Broeder
  • Multifunctional surgical instrument with flexible end effector tools
    Patent number: 8529437
    Abstract: A surgical tool having proximal and distal ends and adapted to transverse a curved passageway comprises an end effector disposed on the distal end of the surgical tool, the end effector having a first body section and a second body section and a releasable connector joining the end effector first body section with the end effector second body section. The connector is operable to reversibly engage the first and second end effector body sections in a first fixed position and in a second movable position. The surgical tool further comprises an actuation device for moving the first and second end effector body sections from the first fixed position to the second movable position. The end effector is adapted to maneuver through a larger radius of curvature in the second movable position than in the first fixed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Encision, Inc.
    Inventors: Warren Taylor, Brian Jackman, David Newton, Gary Broeder
  • Multifunctional Surgical Instrument With Flexible End Effector Tools
    Publication number: 20100036380
    Abstract: A surgical tool having proximal and distal ends and adapted to transverse a curved passageway comprises an end effector disposed on the distal end of the surgical tool, the end effector having a first body section and a second body section and a releasable connector joining the end effector first body section with the end effector second body section. The connector is operable to reversibly engage the first and second end effector body sections in a first fixed position and in a second movable position. The surgical tool further comprises an actuation device for moving the first and second end effector body sections from the first fixed position to the second movable position. The end effector is adapted to maneuver through a larger radius of curvature in the second movable position than in the first fixed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: Encision, Inc.
    Inventors: Warren Taylor, Brian Jackman, David Newton, Gary Broeder