Jonathan Tyler Thompson

US Patent:

20220346789, Nov 3, 2022

Filed:

Apr 29, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/733790

Inventors:

- Cincinnati OH, US
Jonathan R. Thompson - Cincinnati OH, US
Caleb J. Hayward - Goshen OH, US

International Classification:

A61B 17/072

Abstract:

A buttress device includes an applicator assembly including an applicator body, the applicator body being flexible, and a release liner, the release liner comprising a sacrificial tab. The release liner is coupled to the applicator body. The buttress device includes a buttress positioned on the applicator body, and a buttress fastener, the buttress fastener configured to couple the buttress to an end effector. The buttress fastener is configured to be releasably fastened to the release liner. The buttress device has a first configuration in which the buttress is coupled to the applicator assembly, and a second configuration in which the buttress is uncoupled from the applicator assembly, wherein the sacrificial tab is removed from the applicator assembly in the second configuration.

US Patent:

20220331044, Oct 20, 2022

Filed:

Jul 5, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/857515

Inventors:

- Cincinnati OH, US
Mark S. Ortiz - Milford OH, US
Jonathan R. Thompson - Cincinnati OH, US
Richard P. Nuchols - Williamsburg OH, US
Caleb J. Hayward - Goshen OH, US
Saylan J. Lukas - Cincinnati OH, US

International Classification:

A61B 90/00
A61B 17/072

Abstract:

A system for preventing unwanted tissue migration in surgical staplers includes a surgical stapler having an end effector including an upper jaw and a lower jaw. A distal end of the upper jaw is connected to a distal end of the lower jaw, and a proximal end of the upper jaw is connected to a proximal end of the lower jaw. First and second tissue stops are formed on the distal and proximal ends of the lower jaw, respectively. The second tissue stop and the proximal end of the upper jaw define a no cut zone when the surgical stapler is in an open position. The surgical stapler also includes a tissue cutting device disposed within the lower jaw for resecting tissue. The system also includes a warning, blocking, impeding, or barrier forming device for preventing the unwanted migration of tissue into the no tissue zone.

US Patent:

20220304765, Sep 29, 2022

Filed:

Mar 22, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/700599

Inventors:

- Cincinnati OH, US
Mark S. Ortiz - Milford OH, US
Jonathan R. Thompson - Cincinnati OH, US
Richard P. Nuchols - Williamsburg OH, US
Caleb J. Hayward - Goshen OH, US
Saylan J. Lukas - Cincinnati OH, US

International Classification:

A61B 90/00
A61B 17/072

Abstract:

A system for preventing unwanted tissue migration in surgical staplers includes a surgical stapler having an end effector including an upper jaw and a lower jaw. A distal end of the upper jaw is connected to a distal end of the lower jaw, and a proximal end of the upper jaw is connected to a proximal end of the lower jaw. First and second tissue stops are formed on the distal and proximal ends of the lower jaw, respectively. The second tissue stop and the proximal end of the upper jaw define a no cut zone when the surgical stapler is in an open position. The surgical stapler also includes a tissue cutting device disposed within the lower jaw for resecting tissue. The system also includes a warning, blocking, impeding, or barrier forming device for preventing the unwanted migration of tissue into the no tissue zone.

US Patent:

20230112769, Apr 13, 2023

Filed:

Dec 14, 2022

Appl. No.:

18/081128

Inventors:

- Cincinnati OH, US
Jonathan R. Thompson - Cincinnati OH, US
Richard P. Nuchols - Williamsburg OH, US

International Classification:

A61B 17/072
A61B 17/32
A61B 17/28
A61B 17/064
A61B 17/26
A61B 17/115
A61B 17/068

Abstract:

Embodiments include an end effector including an anvil, the anvil having an anvil face, an anvil blade channel defined by the anvil face, a first pocket row of first row staple pockets, a second pocket row of second row staple pockets, a third pocket row of third row staple pockets, a fourth pocket row of fourth row staple pockets, a fifth pocket row of fifth row staple pockets, a sixth pocket row of sixth row staple pockets, a cartridge having a cartridge face defining a cartridge blade channel, the cartridge being configured to retain a plurality of staples, and a blade, the blade having a cutting edge, where the blade is movable from a first position at a distal end of the cartridge to a second position at a proximal end of the cartridge.

US Patent:

20230035030, Feb 2, 2023

Filed:

Oct 7, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/961618

Inventors:

- Cincinnati OH, US
Jonathan R. Thompson - Cincinnati OH, US
Caleb J. Hayward - Goshen OH, US

International Classification:

A61B 17/072

Abstract:

A buttress device includes an applicator assembly including an applicator body, the applicator body being flexible, and a release liner. The release liner is coupled to the applicator body. The buttress device includes a buttress positioned on the applicator body, and a buttress fastener, the buttress fastener configured to couple the buttress to an end effector. The buttress fastener is configured to be releasably fastened to the release liner. The buttress device has a first configuration in which the buttress is coupled to the applicator assembly, and a second configuration in which the buttress is uncoupled from the applicator assembly, wherein the sacrificial tab is removed from the applicator assembly in the second configuration.

US Patent:

20210401462, Dec 30, 2021

Filed:

Jun 30, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/364146

Inventors:

- Cincinnati OH, US
Mark S. Ortiz - Milford OH, US
Jonathan R. Thompson - Cincinnati OH, US
Richard P. Nuchols - Williamsburg OH, US
Caleb J. Hayward - Goshen OH, US
Saylan J. Lukas - Cincinnati OH, US

International Classification:

A61B 17/34

Abstract:

Systems and methods for reducing insufflation loss due to gas leakage during a laparoscopic surgical procedure are provided. The surgical procedure includes the use of a surgical instrument having an end effector and a trocar through which the surgical instrument is inserted for access to the abdominal cavity of a patient receiving laparoscopic surgery. The trocar includes a lip, a lip seal disposed within the lip, and a cannula located beneath the lip. The systems and methods reduce or prevent a loss of insufflation when using conventional systems and methods to insert the surgical instrument through a conventional trocar.

US Patent:

20200305873, Oct 1, 2020

Filed:

Jun 13, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/900900

Inventors:

- Cincinnati OH, US
Jonathan R. Thompson - Cincinnati OH, US
Richard P. Nuchols - Williamsburg OH, US

International Classification:

A61B 17/072
A61B 17/32
A61B 17/28
A61B 17/064
A61B 17/26
A61B 17/115
A61B 17/068

Abstract:

An end effector includes an anvil and a cartridge. The anvil can include a plurality of staple pockets positioned on an anvil face. The cartridge can be configured to retain a plurality of staples. Each of the plurality of staples includes a first staple leg, a second staple leg, and a crown connecting the first staple leg and the second staple leg, and each has an open staple configuration where the first staple leg and the second staple leg are generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the crown and a closed staple configuration where a first tip of the first staple leg is bent in a first direction away from the longitudinal axis of the crown, and a second tip of the second staple leg is bent in a second direction away from the longitudinal axis of the crown, the first direction being different than the second direction.

US Patent:

20200297344, Sep 24, 2020

Filed:

Jun 10, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/898247

Inventors:

- Cincinnati OH, US
Jonathan R. Thompson - Cincinnati OH, US
Richard P. Nuchols - Williamsburg OH, US

International Classification:

A61B 17/072
A61B 17/32
A61B 17/28
A61B 17/064
A61B 17/26
A61B 17/115
A61B 17/068

Abstract:

Embodiments include an end effector including an anvil, the anvil having an anvil face, an anvil blade channel defined by the anvil face, a first pocket row of first row staple pockets, a second pocket row of second row staple pockets, a third pocket row of third row staple pockets, a fourth pocket row of fourth row staple pockets, a fifth pocket row of fifth row staple pockets, a sixth pocket row of sixth row staple pockets, a cartridge having a cartridge face defining a cartridge blade channel, the cartridge being configured to retain a plurality of staples, and a blade, the blade having a cutting edge, where the blade is movable from a first position at a distal end of the cartridge to a second position at a proximal end of the cartridge.