Patents by Inventor KRISTY LEE CLOYD

KRISTY LEE CLOYD 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 device with an end-effector assembly and system for monitoring of tissue during a surgical procedure
    Patent number: 11166760
    Abstract: A medical instrument is provided and includes a housing and a shaft coupled to the housing. The shaft has a proximal end and a distal end. An end-effector assembly is disposed at the distal end of the shaft. The end-effector assembly includes first and second jaw members. At least one of the first and second jaw members is movable from a first position wherein the first and second jaw members are disposed in spaced relation relative to one another to at least a second position closer to one another wherein the first and second jaw members cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween. The medical instrument also includes one or more light-emitting elements and one or more light-detecting elements configured to generate one or more signals indicative of tissue florescence. The one or more light-emitting elements are adapted to deliver light energy to tissue grasped between the first and second jaw members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Shobhit Arya, Kristy Lee Cloyd, Vadzim Chalau, Daniel S. Elson, George B. Hanna, Martin A. B. Hedegaard, Molly Stevens, Lei Su
  • SURGICAL DEVICE WITH AN END-EFFECTOR ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING OF TISSUE DURING A SURGICAL PROCEDURE
    Publication number: 20200352640
    Abstract: A medical instrument is provided and includes a housing and a shaft coupled to the housing. The shaft has a proximal end and a distal end. An end-effector assembly is disposed at the distal end of the shaft. The end-effector assembly includes first and second jaw members. At least one of the first and second jaw members is movable from a first position wherein the first and second jaw members are disposed in spaced relation relative to one another to at least a second position closer to one another wherein the first and second jaw members cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween. The medical instrument also includes one or more light-emitting elements and one or more light-detecting elements configured to generate one or more signals indicative of tissue florescence. The one or more light-emitting elements are adapted to deliver light energy to tissue grasped between the first and second jaw members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Shobhit Arya, Kristy Lee Cloyd, Vadzim Chalau, Daniel S. Elson, George B. Hanna, Martin A.B. Hedegaard, Molly Stevens, Lei Su
  • Surgical device with an end-effector assembly and system for monitoring of tissue during a surgical procedure
    Patent number: 10722292
    Abstract: A medical instrument is provided and includes a housing and a shaft coupled to the housing. The shaft has a proximal end and a distal end. An end-effector assembly is disposed at the distal end of the shaft. The end-effector assembly includes first and second jaw members. At least one of the first and second jaw members is movable from a first position wherein the first and second jaw members are disposed in spaced relation relative to one another to at least a second position closer to one another wherein the first and second jaw members cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween. The medical instrument also includes one or more light-emitting elements and one or more light-detecting elements configured to generate one or more signals indicative of tissue florescence. The one or more light-emitting elements are adapted to deliver light energy to tissue grasped between the first and second jaw members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Shobhit Arya, Lei Su, Vadzim Chalau, Kristy Lee Cloyd, Martin A. B. Hedegaard, Molly Stevens, Daniel S. Elson, George B. Hanna
  • SURGICAL DEVICE WITH AN END-EFFECTOR ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING OF TISSUE DURING A SURGICAL PROCEDURE
    Publication number: 20160089198
    Abstract: A medical instrument is provided and includes a housing and a shaft coupled to the housing. The shaft has a proximal end and a distal end. An end-effector assembly is disposed at the distal end of the shaft. The end-effector assembly includes first and second jaw members. At least one of the first and second jaw members is movable from a first position wherein the first and second jaw members are disposed in spaced relation relative to one another to at least a second position closer to one another wherein the first and second jaw members cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween. The medical instrument also includes one or more light-emitting elements and one or more light-detecting elements configured to generate one or more signals indicative of tissue florescence. The one or more light-emitting elements are adapted to deliver light energy to tissue grasped between the first and second jaw members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: SHOBHIT ARYA, LEI SU, VADZIM CHALAU, KRISTY LEE CLOYD, MARTIN A.B. HEDEGAARD, MOLLY STEVENS, DANIEL S. ELSON, GEORGE B. HANNA