Patents by Inventor Jennifer Mccabe

Jennifer Mccabe 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).

  • Low-cost powered stapler with end stop selection
    Patent number: 11877744
    Abstract: A surgical stapler includes a loading unit having a staple cartridge having a cartridge distance and a plurality of staples and an anvil to form the plurality of staples upon firing. The surgical stapler also includes a shaft assembly coupled to the load unit. The shaft assembly includes a drive shaft longitudinally movable within the shaft assembly and configured to actuate the loading unit. The surgical stapler further includes a handle assembly having a power source and a motor coupled to the power source and configured to move the drive shaft longitudinally. The handle assembly also includes a distance setting interface including a plurality of switches each of which corresponds to a travel distance that the motor moves the drive shaft, the travel distance corresponding to the cartridge distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: David M. Chowaniec, Xingrui Chen, Drew R. Seils, Thomas S. Wingardner, Andriy Buyda, Jennifer Mccabe
  • LOW-COST POWERED STAPLER WITH END STOP SELECTION
    Publication number: 20220047262
    Abstract: A surgical stapler includes a loading unit having a staple cartridge having a cartridge distance and a plurality of staples and an anvil to form the plurality of staples upon firing. The surgical stapler also includes a shaft assembly coupled to the load unit. The shaft assembly includes a drive shaft longitudinally movable within the shaft assembly and configured to actuate the loading unit. The surgical stapler further includes a handle assembly having a power source and a motor coupled to the power source and configured to move the drive shaft longitudinally. The handle assembly also includes a distance setting interface including a plurality of switches each of which corresponds to a travel distance that the motor moves the drive shaft, the travel distance corresponding to the cartridge distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: David M. Chowaniec, Xingrui Chen, Drew R. Seils, Thomas S. Wingardner, Andriy Buyda, Jennifer Mccabe