Patents by Inventor LESLIE M. JOSEPH

LESLIE M. JOSEPH 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).

  • Limited-use medical device
    Patent number: 9375261
    Abstract: A medical device may include one or more operable components and one or more limited-use portions. The limited-use portion(s) is configured to transition from a first state to a second state upon being subjected to sterilization above a sterilization threshold. In the second state, the limited-use portion(s) inhibit the operability of the one or more operable components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: Daniel A. Joseph, Leslie M. Joseph
  • LIMITED-USE MEDICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140200580
    Abstract: A medical device may include one or more operable components and one or more limited-use portions. The limited-use portion(s) is configured to transition from a first state to a second state upon being subjected to sterilization above a sterilization threshold. In the second state, the limited-use portion(s) inhibit the operability of the one or more operable components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: DANIEL A. JOSEPH, LESLIE M. JOSEPH