Sean W Conlon

US Patent:

20220361911, Nov 17, 2022

Filed:

Jun 3, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/831598

Inventors:

- Zug, CH
Elizabeth DeBenedictis - Chicago IL, US
William D. Kelly - Los Altos CA, US
Michael R. Lamping - Cincinnati OH, US
Timothy G. Dietz - Reading MA, US
Patrick A. Weizman - Liberty Township OH, US
Jacob S. Gee - Cincinnati OH, US
John B. Schulte - West Chester OH, US
Tylor C. Muhlenkamp - Cincinnati OH, US
Douglas J. Turner - Cincinnati OH, US
Eric B. Smith - Cincinnati OH, US
Sean P. Conlon - Loveland OH, US
Richard W. Timm - Cincinnati OH, US
Jeffrey D. Messerly - Cincinnati OH, US
Brian D. Bertke - Fort Thomas KY, US

International Classification:

A61B 17/32

Abstract:

An apparatus includes a shaft assembly, an ultrasonic blade, and a clamp assembly. The shaft assembly includes an acoustic waveguide operable to transmit ultrasonic vibrations to the blade. The clamp assembly includes a clamp arm pivotable toward and away from the blade about a pivot axis, to clamp tissue between the clamp arm and the blade. A rotation feature may provide rotation of the blade relative to the clamp arm about the longitudinal axis of the waveguide. Alternatively, the rotation feature may provide rotation of the clamp arm relative to the blade about the longitudinal axis. The rotation feature may be driven based on pivotal positioning of the clamp arm relative to the blade about the pivot axis. The rotation feature may selectively lock and unlock the angular position of either the blade or the clamp arm about the longitudinal axis at any of a number of predetermined angular positions.

US Patent:

20190350616, Nov 21, 2019

Filed:

Jun 3, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/429122

Inventors:

- Guaynabo PR, US
Elizabeth DeBenedictis - Chicago IL, US
William D. Kelly - Los Altos CA, US
Michael R. Lamping - Cincinnati OH, US
Timothy G. Dietz - Reading MA, US
Patrick A. Weizman - Liberty Township OH, US
Jacob S. Gee - Cincinnati OH, US
John B. Schulte - West Chester OH, US
Tylor C. Muhlenkamp - Cincinnati OH, US
Douglas J. Turner - Cincinnati OH, US
Eric B. Smith - Cincinnati OH, US
Sean P. Conlon - Loveland OH, US
Richard W. Timm - Cincinnati OH, US
Jeffrey D. Messerly - Cincinnati OH, US
Brian D. Bertke - Fort Thomas KY, US

International Classification:

A61B 17/32

Abstract:

An apparatus includes a shaft assembly, an ultrasonic blade, and a clamp assembly. The shaft assembly includes an acoustic waveguide operable to transmit ultrasonic vibrations to the blade. The clamp assembly includes a clamp arm pivotable toward and away from the blade about a pivot axis, to clamp tissue between the clamp arm and the blade. A rotation feature may provide rotation of the blade relative to the clamp arm about the longitudinal axis of the waveguide. Alternatively, the rotation feature may provide rotation of the clamp arm relative to the blade about the longitudinal axis. The rotation feature may be driven based on pivotal positioning of the clamp arm relative to the blade about the pivot axis. The rotation feature may selectively lock and unlock the angular position of either the blade or the clamp arm about the longitudinal axis at any of a number of predetermined angular positions.