Assignee
HESS CHRISTOPHER J
US·12 granted patents·4 pending applications·15,488 citations·filing 2006–2012
Top patents by PatentIndex Score
16 records- 0199US8991676B2Surgical staple having a slidable crownHESS CHRISTOPHER J·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 31, 2015·1.5k cites·2 claims
- 0299US8727197B2Staple cartridge cavity configuration with cooperative surgical stapleHESS CHRISTOPHER J·Filed 2007·Granted May 20, 2014·1.8k cites·38 claims
- 0399US8720766B2Surgical stapling instruments and staplesHESS CHRISTOPHER J·Filed 2006·Granted May 13, 2014·2.1k cites·28 claims
- 0499US8672208B2Surgical stapling instrument having a releasable buttress materialHESS CHRISTOPHER J·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 18, 2014·1.8k cites·17 claims
- 0599US8668130B2Surgical stapling systems and staple cartridges for deploying surgical staples with tissue compression featuresHESS CHRISTOPHER J·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 11, 2014·1.6k cites·23 claims
- 0699US8220690B2Connected surgical staples and stapling instruments for deploying the sameHESS CHRISTOPHER J·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 17, 2012·1.9k cites·33 claims
- 0799US8186560B2Surgical stapling systems and staple cartridges for deploying surgical staples with tissue compression featuresHESS CHRISTOPHER J·Filed 2009·Granted May 29, 2012·2.2k cites·36 claims
- 0898US8590762B2Staple cartridge cavity configurationsHESS CHRISTOPHER J·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 26, 2013·2.3k cites·10 claims
- 0997US8430811B2Multiple port surgical access deviceHESS CHRISTOPHER J·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 30, 2013·322 cites·42 claims
- 1083US8721529B2Devices and methods for providing suction and/or irrigation in a surgical procedureHESS CHRISTOPHER J·Filed 2011·Granted May 13, 2014·19 cites·20 claims
- 1180US8475490B2Methods and devices for providing access through tissue to a surgical siteHESS CHRISTOPHER J·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 2, 2013·21 cites·16 claims
- 1279US9078695B2Methods and devices for accessing a body cavity using a surgical access device with modular seal componentsHESS CHRISTOPHER J·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 14, 2015·18 cites·19 claims
- 1359US2012298722A1Surgical staples having attached drivers and stapling instruments for deploying the sameHESS CHRISTOPHER J·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 1452US2010280326A1Surgical devices for internal access through tissueHESS CHRISTOPHER J·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 1543US2013090666A1Vacuum assisted tissue manipulation devices and surgical methodsHESS CHRISTOPHER J·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 1638US2010292540A1Surgical retractor and methodHESS CHRISTOPHER J·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
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