Assignee
WHITMAN MICHAEL P
US·40 granted patents·4 pending applications·26,681 citations·filing 2002–2012
Top patents by PatentIndex Score
44 records- 0199US9017371B2Surgical device having multiple driversWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 28, 2015·1.2k cites·20 claims
- 0299US8960519B2Shaft, e.g., for an electro-mechanical surgical deviceWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 24, 2015·1.6k cites·20 claims
- 0399US8752748B2Surgical device having a rotatable jaw portionWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 17, 2014·1.3k cites·11 claims
- 0499US8540733B2Surgical method and device having a first jaw and a second jaw in opposed correspondence for clamping, cutting, and stapling tissueWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 24, 2013·1.7k cites·17 claims
- 0599US8512359B2Surgical deviceWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 20, 2013·1.9k cites·20 claims
- 0699US8499992B2Device and method for controlling compression of tissueWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 6, 2013·1.8k cites·19 claims
- 0799US8292888B2Bipolar or ultrasonic surgical deviceWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 23, 2012·2.3k cites·20 claims
- 0899US8272554B2Surgical device having multiple driversWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 25, 2012·2.2k cites·11 claims
- 0999US8241322B2Surgical deviceWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 14, 2012·2.4k cites·60 claims
- 1098US9743927B2System and method for calibrating a surgical instrumentWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 29, 2017·1.1k cites·29 claims
- 1198US8771169B2Imaging system for a surgical deviceWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 8, 2014·1.4k cites·17 claims
- 1298US8746533B2Surgical stapling device and methodWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 10, 2014·1.3k cites·17 claims
- 1398US8636193B2Staple pocket arrangement for surgical staplerWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 28, 2014·1.1k cites·22 claims
- 1498US8636762B2Surgical deviceWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 28, 2014·302 cites·19 claims
- 1598US8628467B2Moisture-detecting shaft for use with an electro-mechanical surgical deviceWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 14, 2014·620 cites·2 claims
- 1698US8454585B2Flexible shaft extender and method of using sameWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 4, 2013·335 cites·15 claims
- 1798US8262560B2Imaging device for use with a surgical deviceWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 11, 2012·1.1k cites·33 claims
- 1898US8229549B2Surgical imaging deviceWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 24, 2012·1.3k cites·40 claims
- 1998US8186559B1Expanding parallel jaw device for use with an electromechanical driver deviceWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2012·Granted May 29, 2012·312 cites·14 claims
- 2098US8056791B2Expanding parallel jaw device for use with an electromechanical driver deviceWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 15, 2011·366 cites·27 claims
- 2197US8459523B2Expanding parallel jaw device for use with an electromechanical driver deviceWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 11, 2013·264 cites·24 claims
- 2297US8210413B2Device and method for controlling compression of tissueWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 3, 2012·181 cites·9 claims
- 2396US9033868B2Couplings for interconnecting components of an electro-mechanical surgical deviceWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2011·Granted May 19, 2015·125 cites·7 claims
- 2495US8056786B2Surgical deviceWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 15, 2011·77 cites·22 claims
- 2594US8118208B2Expanding parallel jaw device for use with an electromechanical driver deviceWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 21, 2012·55 cites·20 claims
- 2693US8690913B2Electromechanical drive and remote surgical instrument attachment having computer assisted control capabilitiesWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 8, 2014·36 cites·21 claims
- 2792US8696552B2Self-contained sterilizable surgical systemWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 15, 2014·288 cites·23 claims
- 2892US8132704B2Surgical deviceWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 13, 2012·41 cites·43 claims
- 2983US8764795B2Tissue closure device and methodWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 1, 2014·12 cites·34 claims
- 3080US8862209B2Surgical imaging deviceWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 14, 2014·9 cites·10 claims
- 3175US9050065B2Tissue repair implant and delivery device and methodWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 9, 2015·5 cites·23 claims
- 3273US9138211B2Tissue repair implant and delivery device and methodWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 22, 2015·4 cites·42 claims
- 3372US8523890B2Bipolar or ultrasonic surgical deviceWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 3, 2013·3 cites·15 claims
- 3467US9113878B2Pinion clip for right angle linear cutterWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 25, 2015·2 cites·7 claims
- 3567US8518074B2Surgical deviceWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 27, 2013·2 cites·23 claims
- 3665US8814785B2Orifice introducer deviceWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 26, 2014·2 cites·6 claims
- 3765US2009099876A1Method and system for integrated medical trackingWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 3862US8812086B2Surgical imaging deviceWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 19, 2014·1 cites·38 claims
- 3960US9192410B2Trocar deviceWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 24, 2015·1 cites·14 claims
- 4060US9186177B2Trocar deviceWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 17, 2015·1 cites·11 claims
- 4158US9055971B2Trocar deviceWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 16, 2015·1 cites·8 claims
- 4252US2010030233A1Surgical attachment for use with a robotic surgical systemWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4352US2011290858A1Surgical cutting and stapling deviceWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 4450US2013035598A1Imaging device for use with a surgical deviceWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
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