Patents by Inventor Sarah A. Noschang
Sarah A. Noschang 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).
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Publication number: 20230380857Abstract: An ultrasonic surgical shears includes an ultrasonic surgical blade, a clamping arm operable to open and close toward the blade, and a tissue pad attached to the clamping arm. A method for sealing a blood vessel of a patient includes obtaining an ultrasonic surgical shears and positioning the blood vessel between the blade and the tissue pad. The clamping arm is operated to exert an average coaptation pressure between and including 120 psi and 210 psi. The blade is ultrasonically vibrated to transect and seal the blood vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Inventors: KEVIN L. HOUSER, Sarah A. Noschang
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Patent number: 11730507Abstract: An ultrasonic surgical instrument is disclosed including an end effector and a handle assembly. The end effector includes an ultrasonic blade and a clamp arm movable relative to the ultrasonic blade between an open position and a closed position. The handle assembly includes a handle comprising a pivot pin, a trigger pivotable relative to the handle about the pivot pin, and a yoke operably coupled to the trigger. The yoke is longitudinally movable between a proximal position and a distal position based on pivotable movement of the trigger relative to the handle. The yoke defines an opening. The pivot pin extends into the opening. The opening defines an actuator travel stop configured to contact the pivot pin to prevent overtravel of the trigger.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2020Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Cilag GmbH InternationalInventors: Kevin L. Houser, Sarah A. Noschang
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Publication number: 20210121197Abstract: An ultrasonic surgical shears includes an ultrasonic surgical blade, a clamping arm operable to open and close toward the blade, and a tissue pad attached to the clamping arm. A method for sealing a blood vessel of a patient includes obtaining an ultrasonic surgical shears and positioning the blood vessel between the blade and the tissue pad. The clamping arm is operated to exert an average coaptation pressure between and including 120 psi and 210 psi. The blade is ultrasonically vibrated to transect and seal the blood vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2020Publication date: April 29, 2021Inventors: Kevin L. Houser, Sarah A. Noschang
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Patent number: 10874418Abstract: An ultrasonic surgical shears includes an ultrasonic surgical blade, a clamping arm operable to open and close toward the blade, and a tissue pad attached to the clamping arm. A method for sealing a blood vessel of a patient includes obtaining an ultrasonic surgical shears and positioning the blood vessel between the blade and the tissue pad. The clamping arm is operated to exert an average coaptation pressure between and including 120 psi and 210 psi. The blade is ultrasonically vibrated to transect and seal the blood vessel.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2018Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Ethicon LLCInventors: Kevin L. Houser, Sarah A. Noschang
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Publication number: 20180296239Abstract: An ultrasonic surgical shears includes an ultrasonic surgical blade, a clamping arm operable to open and close toward the blade, and a tissue pad attached to the clamping arm. A method for sealing a blood vessel of a patient includes obtaining an ultrasonic surgical shears and positioning the blood vessel between the blade and the tissue pad. The clamping arm is operated to exert an average coaptation pressure between and including 120 psi and 210 psi. The blade is ultrasonically vibrated to transect and seal the blood vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Inventors: Kevin L. Houser, Sarah A. Noschang
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Patent number: 10010341Abstract: An ultrasonic surgical shears includes an ultrasonic surgical blade, a clamping arm operable to open and close toward the blade, and a tissue pad attached to the clamping arm. A method for sealing a blood vessel of a patient includes obtaining an ultrasonic surgical shears and positioning the blood vessel between the blade and the tissue pad. The clamping arm is operated to exert an average coaptation pressure between and including 120 psi and 210 psi. The blade is ultrasonically vibrated to transect and seal the blood vessel.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2015Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Ethicon LLCInventors: Kevin L. Houser, Sarah A. Noschang
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Patent number: 9168055Abstract: An ultrasonic surgical shears includes an ultrasonic surgical blade, a clamping arm operable to open and close toward the blade, and a tissue pad attached to the clamping arm. A method for sealing a blood vessel of a patient includes obtaining an ultrasonic surgical shears and positioning the blood vessel between the blade and the tissue pad. The clamping arm is operated to exert an average coaptation pressure on the blood vessel between and including 60 psi and 210 psi. The blade is ultrasonically vibrated to transect and seal the blood vessel.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2013Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.Inventors: Kevin L. Houser, Sarah A. Noschang
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Patent number: 9022923Abstract: A surgically implantable injection port has one or more tissue in-growth promoting surfaces. The injection port includes a housing, a fluid reservoir defined in part by the housing, a needle penetrable septum, and a tissue in-growth promoting surface integrally provided on an exterior surface of the port. The tissue in-growth promoting surface may be provided by surgical mesh or a textured surface on the injection port. The injection port may be used as part of a gastric band system or some other type of system.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2010Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.Inventors: James C. Andrews, Amy L. Marcotte, Sarah A. Noschang, Eric W. Thompson, Scott A. Woodruff, Michael J. Vendely
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Patent number: 8852217Abstract: A surgically implantable injection port has a tissue in-growth promoting surface associated with a fluid conduit that is coupled to the injection port. The injection port includes a housing, a fluid reservoir defined in part by the housing, a needle penetrable septum, a fluid conduit in communication with the reservoir, and a tissue in-growth promoting surface coupled to the fluid conduit. The tissue in-growth promoting surface may be provided by surgical mesh wrapped around the conduit or through which the conduit is threaded. The injection port and the fluid conduit may be used as part of a gastric band system or some other type of system.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2010Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.Inventors: Scott A. Woodruff, Eric W. Thompson, Sarah A. Noschang, Amy L. Marcotte, Michael J. Vendely, James C. Andrews
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Publication number: 20130253558Abstract: An ultrasonic surgical shears includes an ultrasonic surgical blade, a clamping arm operable to open and close toward the blade, and a tissue pad attached to the clamping arm. A method for sealing a blood vessel of a patient includes obtaining an ultrasonic surgical shears and positioning the blood vessel between the blade and the tissue pad. The clamping arm is operated to exert an average coaptation pressure on the blood vessel between and including 60 psi and 210 psi. The blade is ultrasonically vibrated to transect and seal the blood vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.Inventors: Kevin L. Houser, Sarah A. Noschang
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Patent number: 8460326Abstract: An ultrasonic surgical shears includes an ultrasonic surgical blade, a clamping arm operable to open and close toward the blade, and a tissue pad attached to the clamping arm. A method for sealing a blood vessel of a patient includes obtaining an ultrasonic surgical shears and positioning the blood vessel between the blade and the tissue pad. The clamping arm is operated to exert an average coaptation pressure on the blood vessel between and including 60 psi and 210 psi. The blade is ultrasonically vibrated to transect and seal the blood vessel.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2012Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.Inventors: Kevin L. Houser, Sarah A. Noschang
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Patent number: 8444663Abstract: An ultrasonic-surgical-shears tissue pad has a tissue-pad body including a base material and at least one filler material. An alternate ultrasonic-surgical-shears tissue pad has a tissue-pad body having adjoining first and second regions, wherein the first region includes a first material and wherein the second region includes a second material. An ultrasonic surgical shears includes an ultrasonic surgical blade and a clamping arm which is operable to open and close toward the blade and which has a transversely and resiliently flexible distal tip. An alternate ultrasonic surgical shears includes an ultrasonic surgical blade, a clamping arm operable to open and close toward the blade, and a tissue pad attached to the clamping arm and having a clamping surface, wherein at least a portion of the tissue pad is resiliently flexible in a direction substantially perpendicular to the clamping surface.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2009Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, inc.Inventors: Kevin L. Houser, Sarah A. Noschang, Steven Neuenfeldt, Craig N. Faller, Jeffrey J. Vaitekunas
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Publication number: 20120215244Abstract: An ultrasonic surgical shears includes an ultrasonic surgical blade, a clamping arm operable to open and close toward the blade, and a tissue pad attached to the clamping arm. A method for sealing a blood vessel of a patient includes obtaining an ultrasonic surgical shears and positioning the blood vessel between the blade and the tissue pad. The clamping arm is operated to exert an average coaptation pressure on the blood vessel between and including 60 psi and 210 psi. The blade is ultrasonically vibrated to transect and seal the blood vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2012Publication date: August 23, 2012Inventors: Kevin L. HOUSER, Sarah A. Noschang
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Patent number: 8182501Abstract: An ultrasonic surgical shears includes an ultrasonic surgical blade, a clamping arm operable to open and close toward the blade, and a tissue pad attached to the clamping arm. A method for sealing a blood vessel of a patient includes obtaining an ultrasonic surgical shears and positioning the blood vessel between the blade and the tissue pad. The clamping arm is operated to exert an average coaptation pressure on the blood vessel between and including 60 psi and 210 psi. The blade is ultrasonically vibrated to transect and seal the blood vessel.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2005Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.Inventors: Kevin L. Houser, Sarah A. Noschang
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Publication number: 20120123197Abstract: A surgically implantable injection port has a tissue in-growth promoting surface associated with a fluid conduit that is coupled to the injection port. The injection port includes a housing, a fluid reservoir defined in part by the housing, a needle penetrable septum, a fluid conduit in communication with the reservoir, and a tissue in-growth promoting surface coupled to the fluid conduit. The tissue in-growth promoting surface may be provided by surgical mesh wrapped around the conduit or through which the conduit is threaded. The injection port and the fluid conduit may be used as part of a gastric band system or some other type of system.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2010Publication date: May 17, 2012Inventors: Scott A. Woodruff, Eric W. Thompson, Sarah A. Noschang, Amy L. Marcotte, Michael J. Vendely, James C. Andrews
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Publication number: 20120123342Abstract: A surgically implantable injection port has one or more tissue in-growth promoting surfaces. The injection port includes a housing, a fluid reservoir defined in part by the housing, a needle penetrable septum, and a tissue in-growth promoting surface integrally provided on an exterior surface of the port. The tissue in-growth promoting surface may be provided by surgical mesh or a textured surface on the injection port. The injection port may be used as part of a gastric band system or some other type of system.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2010Publication date: May 17, 2012Inventors: James C. Andrews, Amy L. Marcotte, Sarah A. Noschang, Eric W. Thompson, Scott A. Woodruff, Michael J. Vendely
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Patent number: 7854735Abstract: A method for medical treatment includes beginning coagulating patient tissue using an energy-based clamp coagulator, determining the clamping force, and measuring the acoustic impedance of the patient tissue. The method also includes compensating the measured acoustic impedance for clamp pressure and monitoring the coagulation using at least the compensated measured acoustic impedance. A first medical treatment system includes an energy-based clamp coagulator, an acoustic-impedance measurer, and a force measurer. A second system includes an energy-based clamp coagulator having a clamping member which includes, or is adapted to function as, an electrical-impedance-measuring electrode for measuring an electrical impedance of the clamped patient tissue. A third system includes an energy-based clamp coagulator having a clamping member which includes, or is adapted to function as, a temperature sensor for measuring a temperature of the clamped patient tissue.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2006Date of Patent: December 21, 2010Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.Inventors: Kevin L. Houser, Sarah A. Noschang, Jorge N. Gutierrez
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Publication number: 20100023044Abstract: An ultrasonic-surgical-shears tissue pad has a tissue-pad body including a base material and at least one filler material. An alternate ultrasonic-surgical-shears tissue pad has a tissue-pad body having adjoining first and second regions, wherein the first region includes a first material and wherein the second region includes a second material. An ultrasonic surgical shears includes an ultrasonic surgical blade and a clamping arm which is operable to open and close toward the blade and which has a transversely and resiliently flexible distal tip. An alternate ultrasonic surgical shears includes an ultrasonic surgical blade, a clamping arm operable to open and close toward the blade, and a tissue pad attached to the clamping arm and having a clamping surface, wherein at least a portion of the tissue pad is resiliently flexible in a direction substantially perpendicular to the clamping surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2009Publication date: January 28, 2010Inventors: Kevin L. Houser, Sarah A. Noschang, Steven Neuenfeldt, Craig N. Faller, Jeffrey J. Vaitekunas
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Publication number: 20070282333Abstract: An ultrasonic clamp coagulator assembly that is configured to permit selective cutting, coagulation and clamping of tissue during surgical procedures. An elongated portion of the instrument can be configured for endoscopic applications and has an outside diameter of less than 6 mm. The construction includes a waveguide and blade that enable larger wave amplitude and a longer active blade length and still provide sufficient frequency margin or window. The waveguide is provided with a series of gain steps located at the distal portion of the waveguide preferably at the two most distal nodes in relation to the handpiece, or the two most proximal nodes in relation to the blade tip.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2007Publication date: December 6, 2007Inventors: Reginald D. Fortson, Sarah A. Noschang
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Publication number: 20070191828Abstract: A method for medical treatment includes beginning coagulating patient tissue using an energy-based clamp coagulator, determining the clamping force, and measuring the acoustic impedance of the patient tissue. The method also includes compensating the measured acoustic impedance for clamp pressure and monitoring the coagulation using at least the compensated measured acoustic impedance. A first medical treatment system includes an energy-based clamp coagulator, an acoustic-impedance measurer, and a force measurer. A second system includes an energy-based clamp coagulator having a clamping member which includes, or is adapted to function as, an electrical-impedance-measuring electrode for measuring an electrical impedance of the clamped patient tissue. A third system includes an energy-based clamp coagulator having a clamping member which includes, or is adapted to function as, a temperature sensor for measuring a temperature of the clamped patient tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2006Publication date: August 16, 2007Inventors: Kevin Houser, Sarah Noschang, Jorge Gutierrez