Inventor
SETSER MICHAEL E
US72 patents
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ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC
15 patentsUS11185330B2Nov 30, 2021
Fastener cartridge assemblies and staple retainer cover arrangements
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC446 citations99
US10342541B2Jul 9, 2019
Surgical instruments with E-beam driver and rotary drive arrangements
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC827 citations99
US10206678B2Feb 19, 2019
Surgical stapling instrument with lockout features to prevent advancement of a firing assembly unless an unfired surgical staple cartridge is operably mounted in an end effector portion of the instrument
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC901 citations99
US9737303B2Aug 22, 2017
Articulating surgical stapling instrument incorporating a two-piece E-beam firing mechanism
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,128 citations99
US9566061B2Feb 14, 2017
Fastener cartridge comprising a releasably attached tissue thickness compensator
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,133 citations99
US9510830B2Dec 6, 2016
Staple cartridge
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,130 citations99
US9282966B2Mar 15, 2016
Surgical stapling instrument
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,388 citations99
US5826776AOct 27, 1998
Surgical instrument
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC2,515 citations99
US5692668ADec 2, 1997
Surgical instrument
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC2,492 citations99
US5680982AOct 28, 1997
Surgical instrument
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC2,460 citations99
US5673840AOct 7, 1997
Surgical instrument
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC3,068 citations99
US5673841AOct 7, 1997
Surgical instrument
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC3,122 citations99
US5669544ASep 23, 1997
Surgical instrument
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC2,375 citations99
US5632432AMay 27, 1997
Surgical instrument
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC3,689 citations99
US10045781B2Aug 14, 2018
Closure lockout systems for surgical instruments
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,291 citations98
ETHICON LLC
15 patentsUS11116502B2Sep 14, 2021
Surgical stapling instrument incorporating a two-piece firing mechanism
ETHICON LLC388 citations99
US11051811B2Jul 6, 2021
End effector for use with a surgical instrument
ETHICON LLC403 citations99
US10813641B2Oct 27, 2020
Robotically-driven surgical instrument
ETHICON LLC524 citations99
US10799240B2Oct 13, 2020
Surgical instrument comprising a staple firing lockout
ETHICON LLC524 citations99
US10736634B2Aug 11, 2020
Robotically-driven surgical instrument including a drive system
ETHICON LLC543 citations99
US10292707B2May 21, 2019
Articulating surgical stapling instrument incorporating a firing mechanism
ETHICON LLC1,047 citations99
US10166025B2Jan 1, 2019
Surgical stapling device with lockout system for preventing actuation in the absence of an installed staple cartridge
ETHICON LLC1,164 citations99
USD831209SOct 16, 2018
Surgical stapler cartridge
ETHICON LLC1,282 citations99
USD904613SDec 8, 2020
Cartridge for linear surgical stapler
ETHICON LLC415 citations98
USD904612SDec 8, 2020
Cartridge for linear surgical stapler
ETHICON LLC698 citations98
US10314590B2Jun 11, 2019
Articulating surgical stapling instrument incorporating a two-piece e-beam firing mechanism
ETHICON LLC795 citations98
US11540826B2Jan 3, 2023
Surgical stapler end effector sled having cartridge wall support feature
ETHICON LLC20 citations95
US11547410B2Jan 10, 2023
Closure lockout systems for surgical instruments
ETHICON LLC4 citations85
US10729441B2Aug 4, 2020
Closure lockout systems for surgical instruments
ETHICON LLC6 citations84
USD893714SAug 18, 2020
Laparoscopic adaptor
ETHICON LLC6 citations82
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC
13 patentsUS10716563B2Jul 21, 2020
Stapling system comprising an instrument assembly including a lockout
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC553 citations99
US10687817B2Jun 23, 2020
Stapling device comprising a firing member lockout
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC564 citations99
US10568629B2Feb 25, 2020
Articulating surgical stapling instrument
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC605 citations99
US10485546B2Nov 26, 2019
Robotically-driven surgical assembly
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC714 citations99
US10485547B2Nov 26, 2019
Surgical staple cartridges
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC676 citations99
US10420561B2Sep 24, 2019
Robotically-driven surgical instrument
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC772 citations99
US10383634B2Aug 20, 2019
Stapling system incorporating a firing lockout
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC781 citations99
US10383633B2Aug 20, 2019
Robotically-driven surgical assembly
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC802 citations99
US10335151B2Jul 2, 2019
Robotically-driven surgical instrument
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC830 citations99
US10278702B2May 7, 2019
Stapling system comprising a firing bar and a lockout
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC809 citations99
US9913648B2Mar 13, 2018
Surgical system
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC1,084 citations99
US9844379B2Dec 19, 2017
Surgical stapling instrument having a clearanced opening
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC1,326 citations99
US9585663B2Mar 7, 2017
Surgical stapling instrument configured to apply a compressive pressure to tissue
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC1,088 citations99
CILAG GMBH INT
5 patentsUS11684365B2Jun 27, 2023
Replaceable staple cartridges for surgical instruments
CILAG GMBH INT43 citations99
US11382626B2Jul 12, 2022
Surgical system including a knife bar supported for rotational and axial travel
CILAG GMBH INT200 citations99
US11083456B2Aug 10, 2021
Articulating surgical instrument incorporating a two-piece firing mechanism
CILAG GMBH INT400 citations99
US11653917B2May 23, 2023
Surgical stapling systems
CILAG GMBH INT66 citations98
US11224428B2Jan 18, 2022
Surgical stapling systems
CILAG GMBH INT336 citations98
LEIMBACH RICHARD L
1 patentSHELTON IV FREDERICK E
1 patentShowing the top 50 of 72 patents by PatentIndex Score.