Inventor
BERTKE BRIAN D
US22 patents
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ETHICON LLC
8 patentsUS10398466B2Sep 3, 2019
Ultrasonic end effectors with increased active length
ETHICON LLC153 citations99
US9782181B2Oct 10, 2017
Surgical clip applier methods
ETHICON LLC81 citations97
US11389190B2Jul 19, 2022
Rotation features for ultrasonic surgical instrument
ETHICON LLC1 citations73
US10470792B2Nov 12, 2019
Rotation features for ultrasonic surgical instrument
ETHICON LLC1 citations73
US11051835B2Jul 6, 2021
Alignment features for ultrasonic surgical instrument
ETHICON LLC1 citations62
US10653437B2May 19, 2020
Surgical instrument with tissue density sensing
ETHICON LLC1 citations62
US10667824B2Jun 2, 2020
Surgical clip applier methods
ETHICON LLC0 citations52
US11471212B2Oct 18, 2022
Electrosurgical devices with monopolar and bipolar functionality
ETHICON LLC0 citations44
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC
6 patentsUS9743946B2Aug 29, 2017
Rotation features for ultrasonic surgical instrument
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC405 citations99
US9724118B2Aug 8, 2017
Techniques for cutting and coagulating tissue for ultrasonic surgical instruments
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,384 citations99
US9700343B2Jul 11, 2017
Devices and techniques for cutting and coagulating tissue
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC220 citations99
US9414853B2Aug 16, 2016
Ultrasonic end effectors with increased active length
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC239 citations99
US9237921B2Jan 19, 2016
Devices and techniques for cutting and coagulating tissue
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,554 citations99
US9901358B2Feb 27, 2018
Ultrasonic surgical instrument with integral blade cleaning feature
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC330 citations98
CILAG GMBH INT
3 patentsUS11690641B2Jul 4, 2023
Ultrasonic end effectors with increased active length
CILAG GMBH INT3 citations73
US12324602B2Jun 10, 2025
Ultrasonic end effectors with increased active length
CILAG GMBH INT0 citations62
US12295608B2May 13, 2025
Rotation features for ultrasonic surgical instrument
CILAG GMBH INT0 citations62