Patents by Inventor Stephen L. Tater

Stephen L. Tater 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).

  • Adjustable angle pawl handle for surgical instruments
    Patent number: 7922719
    Abstract: A two piece, adjustable angle handle for a surgical instrument, capable of easy adjustment to a number of angles, permitting the handle of the instrument to be grasped with one hand, and the other hand to guide the operating end of the instrument, said handle permanently affixed to an instrument, or capable if attachment to a number of different instruments by means of a firm but releasable fastening to the shaft of the instrument, as with a Hudson fitting; the adjustable angle fastening comprising a radial array of teeth as in a ratchet wheel and a reverse scissor pawl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: BioDynamics, LLC
    Inventors: James D. Ralph, Thomas N. Troxell, Stephen L. Tater