Patents by Inventor LOREN TOTH

LOREN TOTH 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).

  • Patent number: 10405874
    Abstract: A surgical instrument is provided. The surgical instrument includes a housing. A movable handle is coupled to the housing and is configured to approximate a pair of jaw members toward and away from one another. A latch mechanism operably couples to the movable handle and includes one or more mechanical interfaces configured to selectively engage a corresponding mechanical interface disposed within the housing to lock and unlock the jaw members in an approximated configuration. When the movable handle is in a jammed position, the mechanical interface(s) of the latch mechanism is/are configured to deform and separate from the corresponding mechanical interface disposed within the housing when the movable handle is moved from the jammed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: John R. Twomey, Jessica E. C. Olson, Grant T. Sims, Loren Toth, Monte S. Fry, Michael B. Lyons
  • Publication number: 20150051640
    Abstract: A surgical instrument is provided. The surgical instrument includes a housing. A movable handle is coupled to the housing and is configured to approximate a pair of jaw members toward and away from one another. A latch mechanism operably couples to the movable handle and includes one or more mechanical interfaces configured to selectively engage a corresponding mechanical interface disposed within the housing to lock and unlock the jaw members in an approximated configuration. When the movable handle is in a jammed position, the mechanical interface(s) of the latch mechanism is/are configured to deform and separate from the corresponding mechanical interface disposed within the housing when the movable handle is moved from the jammed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: JOHN R. TWOMEY, JESSICA E.C. OLSON, GRANT T. SIMS, LOREN TOTH, MONTE S. FRY, MICHAEL B. LYONS