Patents by Inventor Ralph Steams

Ralph Steams 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).

  • Tool assembly for a surgical stapling device
    Publication number: 20080105730
    Abstract: A surgical stapling device including an independently rotatable tool assembly is disclosed. The tool assembly includes an anvil and a cartridge assembly which are movable in relation to each other between spaced and approximated positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Inventors: David Racenet, Philip Roy, John Beardsley, Lee Olson, Ralph Steams, Clifford Emmons