Patents by Inventor William S. Darrow

William S. Darrow 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).

  • Methods of manufacturing end effectors for energy-based surgical instruments
    Patent number: 9763727
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an end effector for a surgical instrument includes providing a substrate wherein at least an outer periphery of the substrate is formed from an electrically-insulative material. The method further includes forming at least one ridge on the outer periphery of the substrate and depositing an electrically-conductive material onto the at least one ridge to form at least one electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: Ronald J. Podhajsky, William S. Darrow, Kristel L. Ambrosius
  • METHODS OF MANUFACTURING END EFFECTORS FOR ENERGY-BASED SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS
    Publication number: 20150164577
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an end effector for a surgical instrument includes providing a substrate wherein at least an outer periphery of the substrate is formed from an electrically-insulative material. The method further includes forming at least one ridge on the outer periphery of the substrate and depositing an electrically-conductive material onto the at least one ridge to form at least one electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: RONALD J. PODHAJSKY, WILLIAM S. DARROW, KRISTEL L. AMBROSIUS
  • Methods of manufacturing end effectors for energy-based surgical instruments
    Patent number: 8962062
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an end effector for a surgical instrument includes providing a substrate wherein at least an outer periphery of the substrate is formed from an electrically-insulative material. The method further includes forming at least one ridge on the outer periphery of the substrate and depositing an electrically-conductive material onto the at least one ridge to form at least one electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Ronald J. Podhajsky, William S. Darrow, Kristel L. Ambrosius
  • Methods of Manufacturing End Effectors for Energy-Based Surgical Instruments
    Publication number: 20130177695
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an end effector for a surgical instrument includes providing a substrate wherein at least an outer periphery of the substrate is formed from an electrically-insulative material. The method further includes forming at least one ridge on the outer periphery of the substrate and depositing an electrically-conductive material onto the at least one ridge to form at least one electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: TYCO Healthcare Group LP
    Inventors: Ronald J. Podhajsky, William S. Darrow, Kristel L. Ambrosius