Patents by Inventor Steve L. Henry

Steve L. Henry 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).

  • Integrated double clips applier with division device for clamping clips
    Patent number: 8398655
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a clip applier for clipping and dividing blood vessels, including: a handle; a first jaw unit; and a second jaw unit. The clip applier of the present invention can bring up two ligating clips at the same time with the first jaw unit and the second jaw unit, whereas the two clamping positions of the blood vessel can be clamped with the ligating clips simultaneously by the clip applier of the present invention in a single step, and thus the operating steps can be simplified, and the time involved with the surgical operation can be shortened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Inventors: Ming-Huei Cheng, Steve L. Henry
  • Automatic clip applier for clamping two ligating clips simultaneously
    Publication number: 20110218554
    Abstract: An automatic clip applier for clamping ligating clips is disclosed, which includes: a handling unit, and two clamping means laminating with each other and connecting to the handling unit. Each clamping means respectively contains: a jaw unit containing a clipping portion to clamp a ligating clip; a magazine unit for storing plural ligating clip; a feeding unit for translating the endmost ligating clip from the magazine unit to the clipping portion of the jaw unit; and a dispensing unit for serially translating the endmost ligating clip to the end of the feeding unit. Accordingly, the automatic clip applier provided by the present invention can be used for clamping two ends of a vessel simultaneously, and the step of taking ligating clips can also be omitted. Hence, the surgical procedure can be simplified and the surgical time can be shortened by use of the automatic clip applier of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Inventors: Ming-Huei Cheng, Steve L. Henry
  • Integrated double clips applier with division device for clamping clips
    Publication number: 20100318103
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a clip applier for clipping and dividing blood vessels, including: a handle; a first jaw unit; and a second jaw unit. The clip applier of the present invention can bring up two ligating clips at the same time with the first jaw unit and the second jaw unit, whereas the two clamping positions of the blood vessel can be clamped with the ligating clips simultaneously by the clip applier of the present invention in a single step, and thus the operating steps can be simplified, and the time involved with the surgical operation can be shortened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicants: Ming-Huei CHENG
    Inventors: Ming-Huei Cheng, Steve L. Henry