Eric G Tate

US Patent:

20190142502, May 16, 2019

Filed:

Jun 6, 2016

Appl. No.:

16/096440

Inventors:

- Southborough MA, US
Eric G. Tate - Maple Grove MN, US
Huisun Wang - Maple Grove MN, US
Riyad Moe - Madison WI, US

International Classification:

A61B 18/14
A61B 17/285
A61B 17/295

Abstract:

An instrument including a first arm, a second arm, and a blade. The first arm includes a lumen in communication with a source of irrigation fluid and one or more outlets in communication with the lumen for delivering the irrigation fluid to a surgical site. The instrument is switchable between a first configuration and a second configuration. In the first configuration, the instrument is configured to deliver a first therapy current through a distal end of the first arm, a distal end of the second arm, or both. In the second configuration, a distal end of the blade extends beyond the distal end of the first arm and beyond the distal end of the second arm.

US Patent:

20190125376, May 2, 2019

Filed:

Nov 2, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/801533

Inventors:

- Southborough MA, US
Riyad Moe - Madison WI, US
Eric G. Tate - Maple Grove MN, US
Ryan J. Windgassen - Nowthen MN, US

International Classification:

A61B 17/28
A61B 17/285
A61B 90/00
A61B 18/14

Abstract:

A device comprising: (a) a first working arm; (b) a body; (c) a shuttle located on the body, and (d) a bias device; wherein the bias device biases the first working arm relative to the body when the shuttle is in a first position, and wherein the bias device is free of biasing the first working arm relative to the body when the shuttle is in a second position.

US Patent:

20180008312, Jan 11, 2018

Filed:

Jun 26, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/632786

Inventors:

- Southborough MA, US
Eric G. Tate - Maple Grove MN, US
Theodore C. Blus - Shoreview MN, US
Richard J. Curtis - Maple Grove MN, US
Nikhil M. Murdeshwar - Maple Grove MN, US

International Classification:

A61B 17/34
A61B 18/14
A61B 17/285
A61B 17/00
A61B 17/295

Abstract:

An electrosurgical device having first and second poles; blade electrode with a metal shim having two opposing faces and one or more facets, a nonconductive coating which covers at least the faces and a portion of the facets of the metal shim, while a distal portion of the one or more facets remains uncovered by the nonconductive coating; a lateral electrode comprised of a broad shim having one or more conductive faces and is placed parallel to the blade electrode so that at least one of the one or more conductive faces is exposed and a distal end of the blade electrode protrudes from the lateral electrode; the lateral electrode is fixed stationary relative to the blade electrode; the nonconductive coating insulates the blade electrode from the lateral electrode; and the first pole is connected to the blade electrode and the second pole is connected to the lateral electrode.