Patents by Inventor Kelley Goodman

Kelley Goodman 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).

  • ELECTROSURGICAL FORCEPS FOR GRASPING, TREATING, AND/OR DIVIDING TISSUE
    Publication number: 20240099765
    Abstract: An electrosurgical forceps includes a first shaft member including a first inner frame. A first jaw member extends distally from the first inner frame. A first outer housing is supported by the first inner frame. The first inner frame includes a first member stamped from sheet metal. A second shaft member includes a second inner frame. A second jaw member extends distally from the second inner frame. A second outer housing is supported by the second inner frame. The second inner frame includes a second member stamped from sheet metal and a rigid filler member disposed on the second member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Kelley Goodman, Grant T. Sims, Daniel W. Mercier, Craig Krastins, Jennifer Rich
  • Electrosurgical forceps for grasping, treating, and/or dividing tissue
    Patent number: 11844562
    Abstract: An electrosurgical forceps includes a first shaft member including a first inner frame. A first jaw member extends distally from the first inner frame. A first outer housing is supported by the first inner frame. The first inner frame includes a first member stamped from sheet metal. A second shaft member includes a second inner frame. A second jaw member extends distally from the second inner frame. A second outer housing is supported by the second inner frame. The second inner frame includes a second member stamped from sheet metal and a rigid filler member disposed on the second member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Kelley Goodman, Grant T. Sims, Daniel W. Mercier, Craig Krastins, Jennifer Rich
  • ELECTROSURGICAL FORCEPS FOR GRASPING, TREATING, AND/OR DIVIDING TISSUE
    Publication number: 20210290296
    Abstract: An electrosurgical forceps includes a first shaft member including a first inner frame. A first jaw member extends distally from the first inner frame. A first outer housing is supported by the first inner frame. The first inner frame includes a first member stamped from sheet metal. A second shaft member includes a second inner frame. A second jaw member extends distally from the second inner frame. A second outer housing is supported by the second inner frame. The second inner frame includes a second member stamped from sheet metal and a rigid filler member disposed on the second member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Kelley Goodman, Grant T. Sims, Daniel W. Mercier, Craig Krastins, Jennifer Rich