Patents by Inventor Henning Gaissert

Henning Gaissert 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).

  • Apparatus and method for preserving a tissue margin
    Patent number: 8523042
    Abstract: A cartridge for a surgical apparatus includes a housing having a slot configured to accommodate a blade. A plurality of fasteners is configured to be deployed by the housing. A first row of the plurality of fasteners is positioned on a first side of the slot and a second row of the plurality of fasteners is positioned on a second side of the slot. The first row of the plurality of fasteners is the nearest row of fasteners to the slot on the first side of the slot that are deployed by the housing, and the first row of the plurality of fasteners is spaced apart from the slot such that an undamaged tissue margin is formed on a section of tissue during operation of the surgical apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Peter T Masiakos, Andrew Rosenberg, Henning Gaissert
  • Apparatus and Method For Preserving A Tissue Margin
    Publication number: 20110089221
    Abstract: A cartridge for a surgical apparatus includes a housing having a slot configured to accommodate a blade. A plurality of fasteners is configured to be deployed by the housing. A first row of the plurality of fasteners is positioned on a first side of the slot and a second row of the plurality of fasteners is positioned on a second side of the slot. The first row of the plurality of fasteners is the nearest row of fasteners to the slot on the first side of the slot that are deployed by the housing, and the first row of the plurality of fasteners is spaced apart from the slot such that an undamaged tissue margin is formed on a section of tissue during operation of the surgical apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Peter T. Masiakos, Andrew Rosenberg, Henning Gaissert