Patents by Inventor Michael P. Whiteman

Michael P. Whiteman 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 DEVICE WITH CAPTIVE ANVIL
    Publication number: 20120273549
    Abstract: A device for clamping tissue includes a first jaw having a distal portion for communicating with tissue and a proximal portion having a first wing and a second wing. The device also includes a second jaw having a distal portion for communicating with tissue and a proximal portion having a first slot and a second slot, the first slot disposed between a middle structure and a first lateral structure, the second slot disposed between the middle structure and a second lateral structure. The first jaw is rotatably coupleable to the second jaw with the first wing extending into the first slot and the second wing extending into the second slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: David A. Nicholas, Peter Datcuk, Michael P. Whiteman