Patents by Inventor Samuel M. Date

Samuel M. Date 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 staple line reinforcements
    Patent number: 8317790
    Abstract: A surgical staple line reinforcement is provided for use with a variety of surgical staplers to protect against tissue damage from surgical staples. The surgical staple line reinforcement is made up of a tubular structure of bio-implantable material with one or more stiffening members attached to or integrated within the tubular structure to resist, prevent or inhibit movement, rotation, or longitudinal compression of the tubular structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Deborah W. Bell, Samuel M. Date, Jared G. Ragone, Michael S. Winterling
  • Surgical Staple Line Reinforcements
    Publication number: 20090076510
    Abstract: A surgical staple line reinforcement is provided for use with a variety of surgical staplers to protect against tissue damage from surgical staples. The surgical staple line reinforcement is made up of a tubular structure of bio-implantable material with one or more stiffening members attached to or integrated within the tubular structure to resist, prevent or inhibit movement, rotation, or longitudinal compression of the tubular structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: Deborah W. Bell, Samuel M. Date, Jared G. Ragone, Michael S. Winterling