Patents by Inventor John J. Geiges, Jr.

John J. Geiges, Jr. 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).

  • Handle and actuating mechanism for surgical instruments
    Patent number: 5830231
    Abstract: This invention relates to surgical tools and more specifically to a modular handle and modular actuating mechanism for a group of working tips or tools, such as scissors, forceps and clamps used in open surgery or inserted within a patient's body during an endoscopy or laparoscopy. The handle is ergonomical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Inventor: John J. Geiges, Jr.
  • Surgical instrument with clamshell opening
    Patent number: D404484
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1999
    Inventors: Christopher J. Lahr, John J. Geiges, Jr.