This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Covidien LP. Active years: 2026.
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Company Filing History:
Years Active: 2026
Title: Michael A. Mercer and Vibration Feedback in Surgical Instruments.
Introduction
Michael A. Mercer is an inventor associated with Castle Rock, Colorado, and Covidien LP. His work includes a patented surgical-system concept that uses vibration feedback to monitor the condition of a movable instrument component.
Latest Patents
Mercer is credited with 1 patent. His patent, “Surgical Instruments, Systems, Methods, and Attachments Therefor Utilizing Vibration Feedback,” describes a surgical instrument with a housing, a distally positioned end effector assembly, and a movable component. A motion sensor on or within the housing detects a vibration signature produced as the component moves. A connected computing device receives that signature and uses it to determine the component’s condition. The patent also describes a monitoring method based on sensing and interpreting these vibrations.
Career Highlights
Mercer’s listed patent work is associated with Covidien LP and focuses on applying sensor data and computing to surgical-instrument monitoring. The disclosed approach uses vibration feedback to assess a movable component during instrument operation.
Collaborations
The supplied information identifies Duane E. Kerr and Christopher K. Gibbs as Mercer’s coworkers. Their names are also associated with his professional context, though the provided details do not specify their roles in the patent.
Conclusion
Michael A. Mercer’s patent presents a vibration-based method for assessing surgical-instrument components, reflecting an application of sensing and computing technology to surgical systems.
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