Patents by Inventor Jonathan McHale

Jonathan McHale 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).

  • CLIP APPLIER
    Publication number: 20220361886
    Abstract: Medical devices and instruments, particularly appliers that may be used to apply occlusion devices such as occlusion clips on anatomical structures, are disclosed. Some example clip appliers may include an activation lever configured to open and close an occlusion clip releasably mounted in an end effector. Some example clip appliers may include a deployment trigger configured to release the occlusion clip from the end effector. Some example clip appliers may include a shaft extending between a handle and the end effector that is rotatable and/or bendable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: AtriCure, Inc
    Inventors: Christopher Widenhouse, Frank Fago, Jonathan McHale, Edward Biehle, Heidi Koett, Erica Schwab
  • Clip applier
    Patent number: 11439406
    Abstract: Medical devices and instruments, particularly appliers that may be used to apply occlusion devices such as occlusion clips on anatomical structures, are disclosed. Some example clip appliers may include an activation lever configured to open and close an occlusion clip releasably mounted in an end effector. Some example clip appliers may include a deployment trigger configured to release the occlusion clip from the end effector. Some example clip appliers may include a shaft extending between a handle and the end effector that is rotatable and/or bendable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: AtriCure, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Widenhouse, Frank Fago, Jonathan McHale, Edward Biehle, Heidi Koett, Erica Schwab
  • CLIP APPLIER
    Publication number: 20190142428
    Abstract: Medical devices and instruments, particularly appliers that may be used to apply occlusion devices such as occlusion clips on anatomical structures, are disclosed. Some example clip appliers may include an activation lever configured to open and close an occlusion clip releasably mounted in an end effector. Some example clip appliers may include a deployment trigger configured to release the occlusion clip from the end effector. Some example clip appliers may include a shaft extending between a handle and the end effector that is rotatable and/or bendable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: AtriCure, Inc
    Inventors: Christopher Widenhouse, Frank Fago, Jonathan McHale, Edward Biehle, Heidi Koett, Erica Schwab