Patents by Inventor Joseph M. Brandes

Joseph M. Brandes 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).

  • Force-limiting adapter for surgical instruments
    Patent number: 5000191
    Abstract: In combination with a surgical hand instrument applied by a pushing action to place the instrument against human tissue, followed by a pulling action along the tissue, the improvement consisting of an adapter apparatus to limit the pushing action of the instrument against the tissue to a predetermined force, the adapter being inoperative during the pulling action of the instrument. The adapter may advantageously include a biasing spring, which may be adjustable to set the level of the maximum force to be applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1991
    Inventors: Serge Reiss, Joseph M. Brandes