Inventor
DENZINGER CHRISTOPHER A
US19 patents
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ETHICON LLC
10 patentsUS11660093B2May 30, 2023
Method of applying buttress to end effector of surgical stapler
ETHICON LLC14 citations85
US11219495B2Jan 11, 2022
Disabling surgical tools due to manual bailout
ETHICON LLC6 citations83
US11033344B2Jun 15, 2021
Improving surgical tool performance via measurement and display of tissue tension
ETHICON LLC5 citations83
US11452523B2Sep 27, 2022
Apparatus and method to apply buttresses separately to jaws of end effector of surgical stapler
ETHICON LLC3 citations73
US11419605B2Aug 23, 2022
Apparatus and method to close end effector of surgical stapler onto buttress
ETHICON LLC3 citations73
US11413040B2Aug 16, 2022
Apparatus and method to apply buttress to end effector of surgical stapler with authentication
ETHICON LLC2 citations73
US11564683B2Jan 31, 2023
Apparatus and method to apply buttress to end effector of surgical stapler via driven member
ETHICON LLC1 citations62
US11559306B2Jan 24, 2023
Apparatus and method to detect full seating of buttress applicator in end effector of surgical stapler
ETHICON LLC1 citations62
US11141231B2Oct 12, 2021
Surgical tool performance via measurement and display of tissue tension
ETHICON LLC0 citations62
US11559366B2Jan 24, 2023
Communicating closure effort for robotic surgical tools background
ETHICON LLC1 citations61
CILAG GMBH INT
9 patentsUS11813746B2Nov 14, 2023
Dual driving pinion crosscheck
CILAG GMBH INT4 citations74
US12178536B2Dec 31, 2024
Disabling surgical tools due to manual bailout
CILAG GMBH INT1 citations70
US11813032B2Nov 14, 2023
Disabling surgical tools due to manual bailout
CILAG GMBH INT3 citations70
US12023116B2Jul 2, 2024
Dynamic trocar positioning for robotic surgical system
CILAG GMBH INT1 citations62
US11766261B2Sep 26, 2023
Apparatus and method to apply buttress to end effector of surgical stapler via fixed base
CILAG GMBH INT1 citations62
US12458389B2Nov 4, 2025
Unclamp lockout mechanism for a surgical tool
CILAG GMBH INT0 citations60
US11701136B2Jul 18, 2023
Unclamp lockout mechanism for a surgical tool
CILAG GMBH INT0 citations60
US11937892B2Mar 26, 2024
Variable jaw closure of a robotic surgical system
CILAG GMBH INT0 citations50
US12279840B2Apr 22, 2025
Selectable jaw closure of a robotic surgical system
CILAG GMBH INT0 citations48