Inventor
CARDINALE MICHAEL
US51 patents
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ETHICON INC
33 patentsUS9498211B2Nov 22, 2016
Methods of using applicator instruments for securing prosthetic devices to tissue
ETHICON INC46 citations97
US9119629B2Sep 1, 2015
Applicator instruments for dispensing surgical fasteners during open repair procedures
ETHICON INC121 citations97
US10675015B2Jun 9, 2020
Systems, devices and methods for delivering transfascial suture implants for securing surgical mesh to tissue
ETHICON INC26 citations94
US10292702B2May 21, 2019
Applicator instruments for dispensing surgical fasteners having articulating shafts and articulation control elements
ETHICON INC46 citations94
USD804666SDec 5, 2017
Surgical fastener
ETHICON INC27 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
US9005223B2Apr 14, 2015
Temporary aids for deployment and fixation of tissue repair implants
ETHICON INC14 citations82
US11517527B2Dec 6, 2022
Systems, devices and methods for making and expressing foam used in medical procedures
ETHICON INC2 citations73
US10743867B2Aug 18, 2020
Applicator instruments having insertable, changeable cartridges for dispensing surgical fasteners
ETHICON INC2 citations73
US10610345B2Apr 7, 2020
Applicator instruments for dispensing surgical fasteners having articulating shafts
ETHICON INC6 citations73
US10004499B2Jun 26, 2018
Applicator instruments having end caps with gripping features
ETHICON INC4 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
US11974740B2May 7, 2024
Applicator instruments for dispensing surgical fasteners having deflectable staging assemblies
ETHICON INC0 citations62
US11696678B2Jul 11, 2023
Applicator instruments with inverted handles and triggers, curved shafts, and visible orientation indicia
ETHICON INC0 citations62
US11413039B2Aug 16, 2022
Applicator instruments for dispensing surgical fasteners having firing systems with slower piloting stages and faster dispensing stages
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
US11491000B2Nov 8, 2022
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
US12576183B2Mar 17, 2026
Methods and devices for changing the flow rates of pH modifying fluids for controlling cross-linking rates of reactive components of biocompatible sealing compositions
ETHICON INC0 citations58
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
USD765246SAug 30, 2016
Distal end cap having gripping features
ETHICON INC1 citations52
US10729433B2Aug 4, 2020
Applicator instruments for dispensing surgical fasteners having distal end caps with castling for engaging opposing surfaces
ETHICON INC0 citations51
US9820840B2Nov 21, 2017
Temporary aids for deployment and fixation of tissue repair implants
ETHICON INC0 citations50
US9820838B2Nov 21, 2017
Single plane tissue repair patch
ETHICON INC0 citations42
CARDINALE MICHAEL
3 patentsUS8920439B2Dec 30, 2014
Applicator instruments having curved and articulating shafts for deploying surgical fasteners and methods therefor
CARDINALE MICHAEL64 citations97
US8518055B1Aug 27, 2013
Applicator instruments for dispensing surgical fasteners during open repair procedures
CARDINALE MICHAEL138 citations97
US9820837B2Nov 21, 2017
Single plane tissue repair patch
CARDINALE MICHAEL6 citations67
STRAEHNZ JENS-PETER
2 patentsUS9364228B2Jun 14, 2016
Applicator instruments having distal end caps for facilitating the accurate placement of surgical fasteners during open repair procedures
STRAEHNZ JENS-PETER420 citations98
US8740919B2Jun 3, 2014
Devices for dispensing surgical fasteners into tissue while simultaneously generating external marks that mirror the number and location of the dispensed surgical fasteners
STRAEHNZ JENS-PETER6 citations71
TWOTUBE LLC
2 patentsFERROSAN MEDICAL DEVICES AS
2 patentsETHICON LLC
1 patentCOHN SIMON
1 patentSOULS DOUG
1 patentNERING ROBERT
1 patentDANIEL MATTHEW DAVID
1 patentZAGORCHEV LYUBOMIR GEORGIEV
1 patentALCOA INC
1 patentSKULA EMIL RICHARD
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