Patents by Inventor Kevin D. Trangone

Kevin D. Trangone 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).

  • Sealant delivery device for anastomotic stapler
    Patent number: 9895150
    Abstract: The present invention relates to surgical instruments and a method for applying an adhesive or sealant to an anastomosis site immediately prior and/or during anastomotic surgical stapling. The present invention further relates to surgical instruments, devices, and methods for applying sealant to a target tissue of a surgical site being anastomotically joined so as to prevent leakage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Weadock, Kevin D. Trangone, Leo B. Kriksunov, Robert J. Tannhauser
  • Sealant Delivery Device for Anastomotic Stapler
    Publication number: 20150320425
    Abstract: The present invention relates to surgical instruments and a method for applying an adhesive or sealant to an anastomosis site immediately prior and/or during anastomotic surgical stapling. The present invention further relates to surgical instruments, devices, and methods for applying sealant to a target tissue of a surgical site being anastomotically joined so as to prevent leakage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Kevin Weadock, Kevin D. Trangone, Leo B. Kriksunov, Robert J. Tannhauser
  • Sealant delivery device for anastomotic stapler
    Patent number: 9119606
    Abstract: The present invention relates to surgical instruments and a method for applying an adhesive or sealant to an anastomosis site immediately prior and/or during anastomotic surgical stapling. The present invention further relates to surgical instruments, devices, and methods for applying sealant to a target tissue of a surgical site being anastomotically joined so as to prevent leakage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Weadock, Kevin D. Trangone, Leo B. Kriksunov, Robert J. Tannhauser
  • Sealant Delivery Device for Anastomotic Stapler
    Publication number: 20140207186
    Abstract: The present invention relates to surgical instruments and a method for applying an adhesive or sealant to an anastomosis site immediately prior and/or during anastomotic surgical stapling. The present invention further relates to surgical instruments, devices, and methods for applying sealant to a target tissue of a surgical site being anastomotically joined so as to prevent leakage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: ETHICON, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Weadock, Kevin D. Trangone, Leo B. Kriksunov, Robert J. Tannhauser