Patents by Inventor Susan Arshonsky

Susan Arshonsky 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).

  • Electrosurgical instrument with removable jaw components
    Patent number: 10357311
    Abstract: A surgical instrument includes a body, an elongate shaft extending distally from the body, an end effector disposed at a distal end of the elongate shaft, and a firing beam. The end effector has a first jaw and a second jaw. The first jaw is pivotable toward and away from the second jaw to capture tissue. The end effector further comprises at least one electrode. The at least one electrode is operable to apply RF energy to tissue captured between the first jaw and the second jaw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Ethicon LLC
    Inventors: Susan Arshonsky, Catherine A. Corbett, Megan A. Broderick, Geoffrey S. Strobl, Gregory A. Trees
  • ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH REMOVABLE JAW COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20160175050
    Abstract: A surgical instrument includes a body, an elongate shaft extending distally from the body, an end effector disposed at a distal end of the elongate shaft, and a firing beam. The end effector has a first jaw and a second jaw. The first jaw is pivotable toward and away from the second jaw to capture tissue. The end effector further comprises at least one electrode. The at least one electrode is operable to apply RF energy to tissue captured between the first jaw and the second jaw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Susan Arshonsky, Catherine A. Corbett, Megan A. Broderick, Geoffrey S. Strobl, Gregory A. Trees