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WEANER LAUREN S
US59 patents
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ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC
19 patentsUS11213293B2Jan 4, 2022
Articulatable surgical instruments with single articulation link arrangements
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC471 citations99
US11191540B2Dec 7, 2021
Protective cover arrangements for a joint interface between a movable jaw and actuator shaft of a surgical instrument
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC483 citations99
US10980536B2Apr 20, 2021
No-cartridge and spent cartridge lockout arrangements for surgical staplers
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC634 citations99
US10959727B2Mar 30, 2021
Articulatable surgical end effector with asymmetric shaft arrangement
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC663 citations99
US10653413B2May 19, 2020
Surgical instruments with an end effector that is highly articulatable relative to an elongate shaft assembly
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC959 citations99
US10617418B2Apr 14, 2020
Implantable layers for a surgical instrument
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC612 citations99
US10603039B2Mar 31, 2020
Progressively releasable implantable adjunct for use with a surgical stapling instrument
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC591 citations99
US10588625B2Mar 17, 2020
Articulatable surgical instruments with off-axis firing beam arrangements
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC994 citations99
US10524788B2Jan 7, 2020
Compressible adjunct with attachment regions
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC672 citations99
US10470764B2Nov 12, 2019
Surgical instruments with closure stroke reduction arrangements
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC1,103 citations99
US10433837B2Oct 8, 2019
Surgical instruments with multiple link articulation arrangements
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC1,142 citations99
US10413291B2Sep 17, 2019
Surgical instrument articulation mechanism with slotted secondary constraint
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC1,184 citations99
US10405863B2Sep 10, 2019
Movable firing beam support arrangements for articulatable surgical instruments
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC1,221 citations99
US10245029B2Apr 2, 2019
Surgical instrument with articulating and axially translatable end effector
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC1,301 citations99
US11058425B2Jul 13, 2021
Implantable layers for a surgical instrument
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC417 citations98
US10835249B2Nov 17, 2020
Implantable layers for a surgical instrument
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC522 citations98
US10182818B2Jan 22, 2019
Surgical end effectors with positive jaw opening arrangements
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC1,374 citations98
US10178992B2Jan 15, 2019
Push/pull articulation drive systems for articulatable surgical instruments
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC1,442 citations98
US10154841B2Dec 18, 2018
Surgical stapling instruments with lockout arrangements for preventing firing system actuation when a cartridge is spent or missing
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC1,199 citations98
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC
15 patentsUS10542988B2Jan 28, 2020
End effector comprising an anvil including projections extending therefrom
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC675 citations99
US10213198B2Feb 26, 2019
Actuator for releasing a tissue thickness compensator from a fastener cartridge
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC947 citations99
US10052104B2Aug 21, 2018
Staple cartridge comprising a tissue thickness compensator
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,297 citations99
US9924944B2Mar 27, 2018
Staple cartridge comprising an adjunct material
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,403 citations99
US9884456B2Feb 6, 2018
Implantable layers and methods for altering one or more properties of implantable layers for use with fastening instruments
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,138 citations99
US9795384B2Oct 24, 2017
Fastener cartridge comprising a tissue thickness compensator and a gap setting element
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,197 citations99
US9757124B2Sep 12, 2017
Implantable layer assemblies
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,168 citations99
US9693777B2Jul 4, 2017
Implantable layers comprising a pressed region
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,172 citations99
US9572577B2Feb 21, 2017
Fastener cartridge comprising a tissue thickness compensator including openings therein
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,163 citations99
US9332984B2May 10, 2016
Fastener cartridge assemblies
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,445 citations99
US9839422B2Dec 12, 2017
Implantable layers and methods for altering implantable layers for use with surgical fastening instruments
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,167 citations98
US9700317B2Jul 11, 2017
Fastener cartridge comprising a releasable tissue thickness compensator
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,135 citations98
US7775215B2Aug 17, 2010
System and method for determining implanted device positioning and obtaining pressure data
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC168 citations98
US7364542B2Apr 29, 2008
Gastric band suture tab extender
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC130 citations97
US7618365B2Nov 17, 2009
Method of implating a medical device using a suture tab extender
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC39 citations92
CILAG GMBH INT
9 patentsUS11185325B2Nov 30, 2021
End effector including different tissue gaps
CILAG GMBH INT486 citations99
US11701114B2Jul 18, 2023
Staple cartridge
CILAG GMBH INT62 citations98
US11690623B2Jul 4, 2023
Method for applying an implantable layer to a fastener cartridge
CILAG GMBH INT44 citations98
US11730471B2Aug 22, 2023
Articulatable surgical instruments with single articulation link arrangements
CILAG GMBH INT22 citations95
US12004741B2Jun 11, 2024
Staple cartridge comprising a tissue thickness compensator
CILAG GMBH INT2 citations73
US11931031B2Mar 19, 2024
Staple cartridge comprising a deck including an upper surface and a lower surface
CILAG GMBH INT2 citations73
US11918210B2Mar 5, 2024
Staple cartridge comprising a cartridge body including a plurality of wells
CILAG GMBH INT2 citations73
US11911027B2Feb 27, 2024
Adhesive film laminate
CILAG GMBH INT1 citations71
US12496067B2Dec 16, 2025
Implantable adjunct with density gradients
CILAG GMBH INT0 citations63
ETHICON LLC
4 patentsUS10905418B2Feb 2, 2021
Staple cartridge comprising a tissue thickness compensator
ETHICON LLC733 citations99
US11523823B2Dec 13, 2022
Surgical instruments with non-symmetrical articulation arrangements
ETHICON LLC99 citations98
US11331095B2May 17, 2022
Movable firing beam support arrangements for articulatable surgical instruments
ETHICON LLC2 citations84
US10786316B2Sep 29, 2020
Robotic surgical tools with latching mechanism
ETHICON LLC2 citations70
ALBRECHT THOMAS E
2 patentsETHICON ENDO SURGEY INC
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