Patents by Inventor Lucia M. Casella

Lucia M. Casella 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 stapling buttresses and adjunct materials
    Patent number: 11202633
    Abstract: A buttress material for use with a surgical staple cartridge. In various forms, the buttress material comprises a buttress body that is sized to be operably received on a deck of the surgical staple cartridge. The buttress body includes at least four edges and a central portion. At least two of the edges have a plurality of edge notches formed therein. The central portion may include a plurality of cutout openings therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Cilag GmbH International
    Inventors: Jason L. Harris, Charles J. Scheib, Bret W. Smith, Lucia M. Casella, Jerome R. Morgan, Frederick E. Shelton, IV
  • Surgical stapling buttresses and adjunct materials
    Patent number: 10327776
    Abstract: A layer of material for use with a surgical staple cartridge is disclosed. The layer can be releasably secured to the cartridge body of the surgical staple cartridge. The layer can comprise an array of discrete distressed regions arranged in a pattern that matches a pattern of staple cavities defined in the cartridge body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Ethicon LLC
    Inventors: Jason L. Harris, Jerome R. Morgan, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Charles J. Scheib, Bret W. Smith, Lucia M. Casella
  • SURGICAL STAPLING BUTTRESSES AND ADJUNCT MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20180206844
    Abstract: A buttress material for use with a surgical staple cartridge. In various forms, the buttress material comprises a buttress body that is sized to be operably received on a deck of the surgical staple cartridge. The buttress body includes at least four edges and a central portion. At least two of the edges have a plurality of edge notches formed therein. The central portion may include a plurality of cutout openings therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Jason L. Harris, Charles J. Scheib, Bret W. Smith, Lucia M. Casella, Jerome R. Morgan, Frederick E. Shelton, IV
  • Surgical stapling buttresses and adjunct materials
    Patent number: 9943310
    Abstract: A buttress material for use with a surgical staple cartridge. In various forms, the buttress material comprises a buttress body that is sized to be operably received on a deck of the surgical staple cartridge. The buttress body includes at least four edges and a central portion. At least two of the edges have a plurality of edge notches formed therein. The central portion may include a plurality of cutout openings therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Ethicon LLC
    Inventors: Jason L. Harris, Charles J. Scheib, Bret W. Smith, Lucia M. Casella, Jerome R. Morgan, Frederick E. Shelton, IV
  • Fastener cartridge for creating a flexible staple line
    Patent number: 9801627
    Abstract: A fastener cartridge for creating a flexible fastener line is disclosed. The fastener cartridge includes a plurality of fasteners removably stored therein wherein at least some of the fasteners are oriented in directions which are transverse or oblique to an incision created by a cutting member passing through the fastener cartridge. Once these fasteners are deployed into tissue, the fasteners can translate and/or rotate within the tissue when the tissue is stretched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Ethicon LLC
    Inventors: Jason L. Harris, Lucia M. Casella, Mark S. Zeiner, Bret W. Smith, Lawrence Crainich, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jerome R. Morgan, Sarah A. Worthington
  • SURGICAL STAPLING BUTTRESSES AND ADJUNCT MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20160089143
    Abstract: A buttress material for use with a surgical staple cartridge. In various forms, the buttress material comprises a buttress body that is sized to be operably received on a deck of the surgical staple cartridge. The buttress body includes at least four edges and a central portion. At least two of the edges have a plurality of edge notches formed therein. The central portion may include a plurality of cutout openings therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Jason L. Harris, Charles J. Scheib, Bret W. Smith, Lucia M. Casella, Jerome R. Morgan, Frederick E. Shelton, IV
  • FASTENER CARTRIDGE FOR CREATING A FLEXIBLE STAPLE LINE
    Publication number: 20160089141
    Abstract: A fastener cartridge for creating a flexible fastener line is disclosed. The fastener cartridge includes a plurality of fasteners removably stored therein wherein at least some of the fasteners are oriented in directions which are transverse or oblique to an incision created by a cutting member passing through the fastener cartridge. Once these fasteners are deployed into tissue, the fasteners can translate and/or rotate within the tissue when the tissue is stretched.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Jason L. Harris, Lucia M. Casella, Mark S. Zeiner, Bret W. Smith, Lawrence Crainich, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jerome R. Morgan, Sarah A. Worthington
  • SURGICAL STAPLING BUTTRESSES AND ADJUNCT MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20150297236
    Abstract: A layer of material for use with a surgical staple cartridge is disclosed. The layer can be releasably secured to the cartridge body of the surgical staple cartridge. The layer can comprise an array of discrete distressed regions arranged in a pattern that matches a pattern of staple cavities defined in the cartridge body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Jason L. Harris, Jerome R. Morgan, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Charles J. Scheib, Bret W. Smith, Lucia M. Casella