Patents by Inventor Tyler Brehm

Tyler Brehm 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).

  • Patent number: 11696765
    Abstract: An end effector for a surgical clip applier includes a body having a proximal end and a distal end, a head arranged at the distal end, and first and second jaw members mounted to the head. A linear actuator is arranged within the head and is operable to collapse and open the first and second jaw members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: Michael J. Stokes, Chester Baxter, III, Tyler Brehm
  • Publication number: 20200275934
    Abstract: An end effector for a surgical clip applier includes a body having a proximal end and a distal end, a head arranged at the distal end, and first and second jaw members mounted to the head. A linear actuator is arranged within the head and is operable to collapse and open the first and second jaw members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: Ethicon LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Stokes, Chester Baxter, III, Tyler Brehm
  • Patent number: 10743871
    Abstract: End effectors with increased clip loading capacity include a housing having a tapered section at a distal end; first and second jaw members protruding distally from the tapered section; a surgical clip feeder arranged within the housing and configured to contain a plurality of surgical clips therein; and a feedbar longitudinally movable between the housing and the plurality of surgical clips, the feedbar having a distal portion engageable with a distal-most surgical clip of the plurality of surgical clips within the tapered section. The plurality of surgical clips is arrangeable within the surgical clip feeder at a non-zero angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the end effector. Actuation of the feedbar engages and advances the distal-most surgical clip out of the surgical clip feeder and into interposition between the first and second jaw members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Ethicon, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Scott, Nathan Cummings, Tyler Brehm, Michael Stokes, Disha Labhasetwar, Joshua Young
  • Patent number: 10675041
    Abstract: An end effector for a surgical clip applier includes a body having a proximal end and a distal end, a clip cartridge coupled to the body and containing one or more surgical clips, and a head rotatably coupled to the distal end. First and second jaw members are mounted to the head such that rotation of the head correspondingly moves the first and second jaw members. The head is rotatable between a loading position, where the first and second jaw members are aligned to receive a distal-most surgical clip of the one or more surgical clips, and a clamping position, where the first and second jaw members are positioned to crimp a surgical clip interposing the first and second jaw members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Ethicon LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Stokes, Chester Baxter, III, Tyler Brehm
  • Publication number: 20190239888
    Abstract: An end effector for a surgical clip applier includes a body having a proximal end and a distal end, a clip cartridge coupled to the body and containing one or more surgical clips, and a head rotatably coupled to the distal end. First and second jaw members are mounted to the head such that rotation of the head correspondingly moves the first and second jaw members. The head is rotatable between a loading position, where the first and second jaw members are aligned to receive a distal-most surgical clip of the one or more surgical clips, and a clamping position, where the first and second jaw members are positioned to crimp a surgical clip interposing the first and second jaw members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: Ethicon LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Stokes, Chester Baxter, III, Tyler Brehm
  • Publication number: 20190231350
    Abstract: End effectors with increased clip loading capacity include a housing having a tapered section at a distal end; first and second jaw members protruding distally from the tapered section; a surgical clip feeder arranged within the housing and configured to contain a plurality of surgical clips therein; and a feedbar longitudinally movable between the housing and the plurality of surgical clips, the feedbar having a distal portion engageable with a distal-most surgical clip of the plurality of surgical clips within the tapered section. The plurality of surgical clips is arrangeable within the surgical clip feeder at a non-zero angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the end effector. Actuation of the feedbar engages and advances the distal-most surgical clip out of the surgical clip feeder and into interposition between the first and second jaw members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: Ethicon, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Scott, Nathan Cummings, Tyler Brehm, Michael Stokes, Disha Labhasetwar, Joshua Young