Patents by Inventor Karrie Bertsch

Karrie Bertsch 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).

  • Publication number: 20240307083
    Abstract: An insert for a surgical clamp includes an integral structure having a spine, a connecting web, and a contact portion, wherein the spine is an elongate structure having a lower surface defining structure to engage a jaw of the clamp; the contact portion has a textured surface configured to contact tissue; and the web extends between an upper surface of the spine and the contact portion and flexibly supports the contact portion above the upper surface of the spine. An overmold can be applied to the integral structure to surround the web and parts of the contact portion with the textured surface exposed through the overmold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: Vitalitec International Inc.
    Inventor: Karrie Bertsch
  • Patent number: 11864724
    Abstract: An occlusion device includes an elongate shaft; a lower jaw extending from a distal end of the elongate shaft; an upper jaw pivotably mounted relative to the lower jaw; and a control member at a proximal end of the elongate shaft, the control member being operatively associated with the upper jaw to cause pivot of the upper jaw relative to the lower jaw. A method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: VITALITEC INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventor: Karrie Bertsch
  • Publication number: 20230028480
    Abstract: An occlusion device includes an elongate shaft; a lower jaw extending from a distal end of the elongate shaft; an upper jaw pivotably mounted relative to the lower jaw; and a control member at a proximal end of the elongate shaft, the control member being operatively associated with the upper jaw to cause pivot of the upper jaw relative to the lower jaw. A method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: Vitalitec International Inc.
    Inventor: Karrie Bertsch
  • Patent number: 10368887
    Abstract: A pad configured to attach to a jaw of a surgical clamp includes an elongate body configured to extend over a surface of a jaw of a surgical clamp; and a flexible elongate attachment member connected to said body and configured for slidable insertion in a loading direction into an elongate cavity extending longitudinally through said jaw, wherein the elongate body has a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is configured to be inserted first into the cavity, and further comprising a direction indicator to identify which end is first inserted into said cavity. A surgical clamp utilizing the pad is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Vitalitec International Inc.
    Inventors: Karrie Bertsch, Wayne R. Knupp, Jr., Ellen J. Knupp
  • Publication number: 20160045213
    Abstract: A pad configured to attach to a jaw of a surgical clamp includes an elongate body configured to extend over a surface of a jaw of a surgical clamp; and a flexible elongate attachment member connected to said body and configured for slidable insertion in a loading direction into an elongate cavity extending longitudinally through said jaw, wherein the elongate body has a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is configured to be inserted first into the cavity, and further comprising a direction indicator to identify which end is first inserted into said cavity. A surgical clamp utilizing the pad is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: VITALITEC INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Karrie Bertsch, Wayne R. Knupp, JR., Ellen J. Knupp