Patents by Inventor Joseph J. DiPietro, JR.

Joseph J. DiPietro, 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).

  • Apparatus for supplying surgical staple line reinforcement
    Patent number: 8453904
    Abstract: An apparatus for supplying surgical buttress material to a surgical stapler is provided. The apparatus has a pivotable area for attaching surgical buttress material. The apparatus may also have an adhesive and a release liner disposed over the buttress material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Sherif Eskaros, Joseph J. DiPietro, Jr., Mary Jo Russell, Michael Winterling
  • Apparatus for supplying surgical staple line reinforcement
    Publication number: 20090095791
    Abstract: An apparatus for supplying surgical buttress material to a surgical stapler is provided. The apparatus has a pivotable area for attaching surgical buttress material. The apparatus may also have an adhesive and a release liner disposed over the buttress material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Sherif Eskaros, Joseph J. DiPietro, JR., Mary Jo Russell, Michael Winterling