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SOULS DOUG

US28 patents
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ETHICON INC

24 patents
US9119629B2Sep 1, 2015

Applicator instruments for dispensing surgical fasteners during open repair procedures

ETHICON INC121 citations97
US10292702B2May 21, 2019

Applicator instruments for dispensing surgical fasteners having articulating shafts and articulation control elements

ETHICON INC46 citations94
USD717431SNov 11, 2014

Applicator instrument

ETHICON INC24 citations92
US10918381B2Feb 16, 2021

Applicator instruments having drive systems with flexible members for dispensing surgical fasteners

ETHICON INC6 citations84
US10667806B2Jun 2, 2020

Applicator instruments with reconfigurable handles for dispensing surgical fasteners

ETHICON INC5 citations83
US10568627B2Feb 25, 2020

Surgical fasteners for mesh and tissue fixation

ETHICON INC18 citations83
USD707820SJun 24, 2014

Contoured tip

ETHICON INC10 citations83
US10743867B2Aug 18, 2020

Applicator instruments having insertable, changeable cartridges for dispensing surgical fasteners

ETHICON INC2 citations73
US10588622B2Mar 17, 2020

Applicator instruments having articulating shafts for dispensing surgical fasteners

ETHICON INC2 citations71
US10299905B2May 28, 2019

Applicator instruments having off-axis surgical fastener delivery

ETHICON INC1 citations71
US11229430B2Jan 25, 2022

Systems, devices and methods of using needle sheaths for passing curved, superelastic suture needles through trocars

ETHICON INC5 citations70
US12303125B2May 20, 2025

Methods, systems and devices for storing suture needles and using robotics for delivering selected suture needles to surgical sites

ETHICON INC0 citations62
US11696678B2Jul 11, 2023

Applicator instruments with inverted handles and triggers, curved shafts, and visible orientation indicia

ETHICON INC0 citations62
US11103237B2Aug 31, 2021

Systems, devices and methods for storing suture needles and using robotics for delivering selected suture needles through trocars

ETHICON INC0 citations62
US10993795B2May 4, 2021

Mesh positioning system for laparoscopic ventral hernia repair

ETHICON INC0 citations62
US12408915B2Sep 9, 2025

Applicator instruments for dispensing surgical fasteners, the applicator instruments being controlled by surgical robots

ETHICON INC0 citations61
US11950994B2Apr 9, 2024

Applicator instruments having stacked surgical fasteners for off-axis surgical fastener delivery

ETHICON INC0 citations61
US11490888B2Nov 8, 2022

Methods of using applicator instruments having insertable, changeable cartridges for dispensing surgical fasteners

ETHICON INC0 citations61
US11491000B2Nov 8, 2022

Applicator instruments having stacked surgical fasteners for off-axis surgical fastener delivery

ETHICON INC0 citations61
US10687804B2Jun 23, 2020

Applicator instruments having surgical fastener insertion tools for dispensing surgical fasteners

ETHICON INC0 citations52
US10675020B2Jun 9, 2020

Applicator instruments for dispensing surgical fasteners having articulating shafts and articulation control elements

ETHICON INC0 citations52
US10117734B2Nov 6, 2018

Mesh positioning system for laparoscopic ventral hernia repair

ETHICON INC1 citations52
US11219449B2Jan 11, 2022

Suture needle packages for loading suture needles and methods of passing suture needles through trocars

ETHICON INC0 citations51
US12011161B2Jun 18, 2024

Suture needle adaptors for delivering suture needles through cannulas while simultaneously visualizing the delivery of the suture needles through the cannulas

ETHICON INC0 citations46

STRAEHNZ JENS-PETER

2 patents

CARDINALE MICHAEL

1 patent

SOULS DOUG

1 patent