Patents by Inventor Thomas Rachlin

Thomas Rachlin 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 time limit circuit
    Patent number: 9192430
    Abstract: An electrosurgical instrument includes a housing having a treatment portion attached thereto. The treatment portion is adapted to connect to an electrosurgical generator that supplies energy to the electrosurgical instrument. An activation element is included and is disposed in electrical communication with the electrosurgical generator and the treatment portion. The activation element is selectively actuatable to supply energy from the electrosurgical generator to the treatment portion. A time-out device is coupled to the housing and is configured to prevent re-use of the electrosurgical instrument after a pre-determined time limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Thomas Rachlin, Aaron Willoughby, Robert Sharp, Brian Totte, Jeffrey D. Payne, Jaime Pinon
  • ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH TIME LIMIT CIRCUIT
    Publication number: 20100280511
    Abstract: An electrosurgical instrument includes a housing having a treatment portion attached thereto. The treatment portion is adapted to connect to an electrosurgical generator that supplies energy to the electrosurgical instrument. An activation element is included and is disposed in electrical communication with the electrosurgical generator and the treatment portion. The activation element is selectively actuatable to supply energy from the electrosurgical generator to the treatment portion. A time-out device is coupled to the housing and is configured to prevent re-use of the electrosurgical instrument after a pre-determined time limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2009
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Thomas Rachlin, Aaron Willoughby, Robert Sharp, Brian Totte, Jeffrey D. Payne, Jaime Pinon