Patents by Inventor Robert J. Sanzone

Robert J. Sanzone 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).

  • ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH CONDUCTIVE GAP SETTING MEMBER AND INSULATIVE TISSUE ENGAGING MEMBER HAVING VARIABLE DIMENSIONS AND STIFFNESS
    Publication number: 20170312018
    Abstract: An end effector has a first jaw member that includes a first electrode, and second jaw member that includes a second electrode, an electrically conductive member located at the distal end of either the first jaw member or the second jaw member, and an electrically insulative member located either on the first jaw member or the second jaw member. The electrically conductive member is configured to define a distance between the first and second electrodes along the length of the first and second electrodes, the electrically conductive member having a first stiffness. The electrically insulative member is located either on the first jaw member or the second jaw member and is sized and configured to engage tissue. The electrically conductive member has a first stiffness and the electrically insulative member has a second stiffness. The first stiffness is greater than the first stiffness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Gregory A. Trees, Megan A. Broderick, Paul T. Franer, Robert J. Sanzone, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Mark A. Davison, David C. Yates