Inventor
WEISENBURGH II WILLIAM BRUCE
US16 patents
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ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC
9 patentsUS9131835B2Sep 15, 2015
Surgical access device
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,066 citations99
US7143923B2Dec 5, 2006
Surgical stapling instrument having a firing lockout for an unclosed anvil
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC3,214 citations99
US7055731B2Jun 6, 2006
Surgical stapling instrument incorporating a tapered firing bar for increased flexibility around the articulation joint
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC2,945 citations99
US7044352B2May 16, 2006
Surgical stapling instrument having a single lockout mechanism for prevention of firing
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC3,070 citations99
US6988649B2Jan 24, 2006
Surgical stapling instrument having a spent cartridge lockout
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC3,596 citations99
US6978921B2Dec 27, 2005
Surgical stapling instrument incorporating an E-beam firing mechanism
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC3,546 citations99
US10080565B2Sep 25, 2018
Surgical stapling instrument
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC26 citations94
US8033995B2Oct 11, 2011
Inflatable retractor with insufflation and method
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC37 citations92
US7988619B2Aug 2, 2011
Diagnostic device for tubular anatomical structures
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC12 citations84