Patents by Inventor J. Stephen Holmes

J. Stephen Holmes 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).

  • Surgical instrument capable of disassembly
    Patent number: 5618308
    Abstract: A surgical instrument which easily disassembles for sterilization comprises an inner rod coaxially disposed in a hollow tube with a handle at one end of the rod and a working tip at the other end. The handle is detachably interconnected to the inner rod and the inner rod is detachably interconnected to the hollow tube by the cooperation of at least one locking pin secured to the inner rod and a locking tab formed on the inner surface of the hollow tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1997
    Assignee: Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Stephen Holmes, Charles E. Beuchat
  • Surgical instrument capable of disassembly
    Patent number: 5507774
    Abstract: A surgical instrument which easily disassembles for sterilization comprises an inner rod coaxially disposed in a hollow tube with a handle at one end of the rod and a working tip at the other end. The handle is detachably interconnected to the inner rod and the inner rod is detachably interconnected to the hollow tube by the cooperation of at least one locking pin secured to the inner rod and a locking tab formed on the inner surface of the hollow tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 16, 1996
    Assignee: Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Stephen Holmes, Charles E. Beuchat
  • Surgical instrument capable of disassembly
    Patent number: 5336238
    Abstract: A surgical instrument which easily disassembles for sterilization comprises an inner rod coaxially disposed in a hollow tube with a handle at one end of the rod and a working tip at the other end. The handle is detachably interconnected to the inner rod and the inner rod is detachably interconnected to the hollow tube by means of at least one locking pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1994
    Assignee: Birtcher Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Stephen Holmes, Timothy Lamartina
  • Endoscopic forceps
    Patent number: D354563
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1995
    Assignee: Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Stephen Holmes, Timothy LaMartina