Patents by Inventor Steven G. Bernath

Steven G. Bernath 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 INSTRUMENTS AND END EFFECTORS THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20140148806
    Abstract: An end effector includes a first jaw and a second jaw, the first jaw movable relative to the second jaw to transition the end effector between an open configuration and an approximated configuration to clamp tissue therebetween. The end effector may also include a camming assembly movable along a curved path. The camming assembly includes a first camming member which includes a first distal camming portion, a first proximal camming portion, and a first flexible portion extending between the first distal camming portion and the first proximal camming portion. The camming assembly includes a second camming member and a connector at least partially disposed between the first camming member and the second camming member, wherein the camming assembly is movable relative to the end effector to exert a camming force against the first jaw and the second jaw to transition the end effector to the approximated configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Witt, Zhifan F. Huang, Timothy G. Dietz, Raymond M. Banks, Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Steven G. Bernath, David K. Norvell, Patrick A. Weizman, Jason L. Harris