Patents by Inventor JAMES R. FAGAN

JAMES R. FAGAN 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).

  • DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FACILITATING INSERTION AND REMOVAL OF COMPONENTS FROM SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS
    Publication number: 20190105075
    Abstract: A removable component configured for insertion into an internal compartment of a surgical instrument is provided including a housing defining first and second ends, a grasping member, and a biasing member. The grasping member is operably coupled to the housing at the second end thereof and is movable relative to the housing between a presented position, wherein at least a portion of the grasping member is spaced-apart from the second end of the housing, and a stored position, wherein the grasping member is approximated relative to the second end of the housing. The biasing member is disposed between the grasping member and the second end of the housing and is configured to bias the grasping member towards the presented position. Systems including a surgical instrument and such a removable component and methods of assembling a surgical instrument using the same are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: JASON L. CRAIG, SCOTT N. LACOSTA, KENNETH E. NETZEL, CLIFFORD D. OWENS, JAMES R. FAGAN
  • DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FACILITATING INSERTION AND REMOVAL OF COMPONENTS FROM SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS
    Publication number: 20170112525
    Abstract: A removable component configured for insertion into an internal compartment of a surgical instrument is provided including a housing defining first and second ends, a grasping member, and a biasing member. The grasping member is operably coupled to the housing at the second end thereof and is movable relative to the housing between a presented position, wherein at least a portion of the grasping member is spaced-apart from the second end of the housing, and a stored position, wherein the grasping member is approximated relative to the second end of the housing. The biasing member is disposed between the grasping member and the second end of the housing and is configured to bias the grasping member towards the presented position. Systems including a surgical instrument and such a removable component and methods of assembling a surgical instrument using the same are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: JASON L. CRAIG, SCOTT N. LACOSTA, KENNETH E. NETZEL, CLIFFORD D. OWENS, JAMES R. FAGAN