Patents by Inventor Justin S. Cramer

Justin S. Cramer 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).

  • User interface for surgical instrument with combination energy modality end-effector
    Patent number: 12262937
    Abstract: Disclosed is a surgical instrument having a housing, an end-effector, and a user interface. The end-effector includes a clamp arm and an ultrasonic blade configured to couple to an ultrasonic transducer and to a pole of an electrical generator. The clamp arm includes a clamp jaw pivotally movable about a pivot point, an electrode defining a surface configured to contact tissue and apply electrical energy to the tissue in contact therewith and configured to couple to an opposite pole of the electrical generator. The user interface includes a first activation button switch to activate a first energy source and a second button switch to select an energy mode for the activation button switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Cilag GmbH International
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Messerly, Craig N. Faller, Justin S. Cramer, Steven M. Boronyak, Ellen E. Burkart, Monica L. Z. Rivard, Gregory J. Bakos
  • USER INTERFACE FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH COMBINATION ENERGY MODALITY END-EFFECTOR
    Publication number: 20210196345
    Abstract: Disclosed is a surgical instrument having a housing, an end-effector, and a user interface. The end-effector includes a clamp arm and an ultrasonic blade configured to couple to an ultrasonic transducer and to a pole of an electrical generator. The clamp arm includes a clamp jaw pivotally movable about a pivot point, an electrode defining a surface configured to contact tissue and apply electrical energy to the tissue in contact therewith and configured to couple to an opposite pole of the electrical generator. The user interface includes a first activation button switch to activate a first energy source and a second button switch to select an energy mode for the activation button switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Messerly, Craig N. Faller, Justin S. Cramer, Steven M. Boronyak, Ellen E. Burkart, Monica L.Z. Rivard, Gregory J. Bakos