Patents by Inventor Rahim R. Merchant

Rahim R. Merchant 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).

  • BUTTRESS ATTACHMENT FEATURES FOR SURGICAL STAPLING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20210085312
    Abstract: An end effector assembly for use with a surgical stapler, comprising a staple cartridge having a tissue contacting surface, an anvil plate having a tissue contacting surface, a buttress material releasably disposed on the tissue contacting surfaces of each of the staple cartridge and the anvil plate, and an epoxy positioned onto the tissue contacting surfaces of each of the staple cartridge and anvil plate defining an attachment zone configured to retain the respective buttress material atop the respective tissue contacting surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Rahim R. Merchant, Gerald N. Hodgkinson, Danny R. Berry, Sally L. Carter
  • Buttress attachment features for surgical stapling apparatus
    Patent number: 10881395
    Abstract: An end effector assembly for use with a surgical stapler, comprising a staple cartridge having a tissue contacting surface, an anvil plate having a tissue contacting surface, a buttress material releasably disposed on the tissue contacting surfaces of each of the staple cartridge and the anvil plate, and an epoxy positioned onto the tissue contacting surfaces of each of the staple cartridge and anvil plate defining an attachment zone configured to retain the respective buttress material atop the respective tissue contacting surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: Rahim R. Merchant, Gerald N. Hodgkinson, Danny Berry, Sally L. Carter
  • BUTTRESS ATTACHMENT FEATURES FOR SURGICAL STAPLING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20180214147
    Abstract: An end effector assembly for use with a surgical stapler, comprising a staple cartridge having a tissue contacting surface, an anvil plate having a tissue contacting surface, a buttress material releasably disposed on the tissue contacting surfaces of each of the staple cartridge and the anvil plate, and an epoxy positioned onto the tissue contacting surfaces of each of the staple cartridge and anvil plate defining an attachment zone configured to retain the respective buttress material atop the respective tissue contacting surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Rahim R. Merchant, Gerald N. Hodgkinson, Danny Berry, Sally L. Carter
  • BUTTRESS ATTACHMENT FEATURES FOR SURGICAL STAPLING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20140048580
    Abstract: An end effector assembly for use with a surgical stapler, comprising a staple cartridge having a tissue contacting surface, an anvil plate having a tissue contacting surface, a buttress material releasably disposed on the tissue contacting surfaces of each of the staple cartridge and the anvil plate, and an epoxy positioned onto the tissue contacting surfaces of each of the staple cartridge and anvil plate defining an attachment zone configured to retain the respective buttress material atop the respective tissue contacting surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventors: Rahim R. Merchant, Gerald N. Hodgkinson, Danny Berry, Sally L. Carter