Michael E Moniz

US Patent:

20190046258, Feb 14, 2019

Filed:

Aug 8, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/671665

Inventors:

- Beverly MA, US
Michael MONIZ - Waltham MA, US
Michael BENTWOOD - Plymouth NH, US
Alan RADCLIFFE - Burlington MA, US
Shekhar NIMKAR - Swampscott MA, US

Assignee:

MICROLINE SURGICAL, INC. - Beverly MA

International Classification:

A61B 18/14

Abstract:

An electronic forceps system includes a handle including a pair of pivotable arms distally extending from a proximal end of the handle, at least one arm of the pair of arms having an electrically-conductive arm element connectable to a power source, wherein each arm of the pair of arms comprises a respective pair of arm interfaces, and the electrically-conductive arm element extends to at least one interface of the pair of interfaces. Also provided is a pair of tips, at least one tip of the pair of tips having an electrically-conductive tip element, wherein each tip has a tip interface configured to removably connect to a respective arm interface, each tip has a distal working surface, the electrically-conductive tip element is configured to removably and electrically connect to the electrically-conductive arm element, the electrically-conductive tip element is connected to a heater.

US Patent:

20180035871, Feb 8, 2018

Filed:

Aug 2, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/226183

Inventors:

- Beverly MA, US
Michael MONIZ - Waltham MA, US
Michael BENTWOOD - Plymouth NH, US

Assignee:

MICROLINE SURGICAL, INC. - Beverly MA

International Classification:

A61B 1/00
A61B 17/00
A61B 18/14
A61B 1/313

Abstract:

A handpiece for interfacing with an instrument tip. The handpiece includes a tube end having an interface at a distalmost end thereof and configured to attach to the instrument tip, the tube end having a retention seal channel about an exterior of the tube end, a retention seal fixedly positioned in the retention seal channel, the retention seal having a sealing ring channel about an exterior of the retention seal, an elastically-deformable sealing ring press-fit into the sealing ring channel such that the sealing ring is immovable in a longitudinal direction of the tube, and an outer sheath positioned about the tube end such that the outer sheath and tube end sandwich the sealing ring and at least a portion of the retention seal.