Patents by Inventor John P. Stokes

John P. Stokes 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).

  • Circular surgical stapler having staples with expandable crowns
    Patent number: 11911039
    Abstract: A surgical stapler instrument includes a stapling head assembly that receives a plurality of staples. The staples are configured with features that allow the staples to expand after deployment so that an anastomosis created by the instrument can increase in size after forming. In some versions the staples expand automatically after deployment, and in other versions the staples expand in response to tissue forces imparted upon the staples after deployment. In some versions the staples are configured to be deployed in various patterns that promote expandability of the circular staple line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Cilag GmbH International
    Inventors: Chad P. Boudreaux, Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Nicholas M. Morgan, Michael J. Stokes, Marissa T. Kamenir, John K. Bruce, John S. Kimsey, Yvan D. Nguetio Tchoumkeu
  • Irradiation system and method
    Patent number: 8546773
    Abstract: A radiotherapy technique for providing a radiation source having a radiation path that intersects a treatment area, activating the radiation source, and moving the radiation source in three dimensions about the treatment area, wherein the radiation source is continually directed substantially toward an isocentric point within the treatment area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Inventor: John P. Stokes
  • IRRADIATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20110163245
    Abstract: A radiotherapy technique for providing a radiation source having a radiation path that intersects a treatment area, activating the radiation source, and moving the radiation source in three dimensions about the treatment area, wherein the radiation source is continually directed substantially toward an isocentric point within the treatment area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventor: John P. Stokes
  • CONVERGENT WELL IRRADIATING PLAQUE FOR CHOROIDAL MELANOMA
    Publication number: 20090156881
    Abstract: Provided in some embodiments is a device suitable for treating an eye that includes a housing and a plurality of fins. The housing includes a base and a rim coupled to the perimeter of the base. The base and the rim at least partially define a cavity in the housing, and the cavity is configured to accept one or more radiation seeds. The plurality of fins at least partially reside within or proximate the cavity of the housing. At least a portion of the fins are configured such that radiation emitted from one or more radiation seeds positioned in the cavity is substantially directed toward a center portion of the eye during use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventor: John P. Stokes
  • Irradiation system and method
    Patent number: RE47173
    Abstract: A radiotherapy technique for providing a radiation source having a radiation path that intersects a treatment area, activating the radiation source, and moving the radiation source in three dimensions about the treatment area, wherein the radiation source is continually directed substantially toward an isocentric point within the treatment area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Inventor: John P. Stokes