Patents by Inventor Kiran Garilkipati

Kiran Garilkipati 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).

  • Surgical fastener applying apparatus
    Patent number: 9724095
    Abstract: A surgical fastener applying apparatus includes an anvil half-section and a cartridge-receiving half-section including an elongated channel member having a pair of opposed openings defined through sidewalls thereof. A disposable assembly including a single use loading unit and a single use firing unit is configured to be releasably supported within the cartridge-receiving half-section. The disposable assembly includes a stationary housing for supporting the firing unit which includes a distal extension for supporting the single use loading unit. The stationary housing includes a pair of flared tabs configured to be releasably received within the openings of the cartridge-receiving half-section to releasably engage the disposable assembly within the cartridge-receiving half-section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Arvind Kumar Gupta, Nikhik R. Katre, Kiran Garilkipati, Sekar Perumal, Rajesh T. Shelke, Cinish P. Varghese, Richard Roland Bueno