Patents by Inventor John M. Cage

John M. Cage 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).

  • Method of using an electrically heated surgical cutting instrument
    Patent number: 4198957
    Abstract: A surgical cutting instrument includes an electrically heated cutting edge and an automatic control system for maintaining the cutting edge at a constant high temperature for sterilizing the blade, cutting tissue, and cauterizing the incised tissue to reduce hemorrhage from the cut surfaces of the tissues (hemostasis).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1977
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1980
    Assignee: Robert F. Shaw
    Inventors: John M. Cage, Robert F. Shaw, Paul E. Stoft
  • Electrically heated surgical cutting instrument and method of using the same
    Patent number: 4089336
    Abstract: A surgical cutting instrument includes an electrically heated cutting edge and an automatic control system for maintaining the cutting edge at a constant high temperature for sterilizing the blade, cutting tissue, and cauterizing the incised tissue to reduce hemorrhage from the cut surfaces of the tissues (hemostasie).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1974
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1978
    Assignee: Robert F. Shaw
    Inventors: John M. Cage, Robert F. Shaw, Paul E. Stoft