Inventor

TIMM RICHARD W

US128 patents

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TIMM RICHARD W

ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC

Method of operating an articulating ultrasonic surgical instrument

Ultrasonic device for cutting and coagulating

Ultrasonic surgical instrument with staged clamping

Ultrasonic surgical instruments with moving cutting implement

Disposable loading unit for use with a surgical instrument

Electrosurgical cutting and sealing instruments with cam-actuated jaws

Drive systems for surgical instruments

Rotation features for ultrasonic surgical instrument

Techniques for cutting and coagulating tissue for ultrasonic surgical instruments

Bipolar electrosurgical hand shears

Switch arrangements for ultrasonic surgical instruments

Surgical cutting and sealing instrument with reduced firing force

Rotatable electrical connection for ultrasonic surgical instruments

Surgical instrument with blade compliant along vertical cutting edge plane

Robotically-controlled shaft based rotary drive systems for surgical instruments

Dual purpose surgical instrument for cutting and coagulating tissue

ETHICON LLC

Surgical stapling assembly with cartridge based retainer configured to unlock a firing lockout

Staple cartridge retainers with frangible retention features and methods of using same

Method for providing an authentication lockout in a surgical stapler with a replaceable cartridge

Dual cam cartridge based feature for unlocking a surgical stapler lockout

Robotically-controlled shaft based rotary drive systems for surgical instruments

Bipolar electrosurgical hand shears

Surgical stapling apparatus with control features operable with one hand

Robotically-controlled shaft based rotary drive systems for surgical instruments

Robotically-controlled shaft based rotary drive systems for surgical instruments

Robotically-controlled surgical instruments

Drive systems for surgical instruments

Robotic actuator assembly

Dual purpose surgical instrument for cutting and coagulating tissue

CILAG GMBH INT

Surgical stapler device

Surgical instrument including a firing member movable at different speeds

Surgical staple cartridges with movable authentication key arrangements

Universal cartridge based key feature that unlocks multiple lockout arrangements in different surgical staplers

Surgical stapling assembly with cartridge based retainer configured to unlock a closure lockout

Stapling system for use with a robotic surgical system

Stapling instrument including a firing system and a closure system

ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC

Switch arrangements for ultrasonic surgical instruments

Surgical instrument with motorized articulation drive in shaft rotation knob

Retainer assembly including a tissue thickness compensator

TIMM RICHARD W

Tissue thickness compensator and method for making the same

Surgical instrument with pivoting coupling to modular shaft and end effector

Electrosurgical cutting and sealing instrument

HOUSER KEVIN L

Surgical instrument with modular shaft and end effector

Surgical instrument handpiece with resiliently biased coupling to modular shaft and end effector

BAXTER III CHESTER O

Retainer assembly including a tissue thickness compensator

YATES DAVID C

Motor driven electrosurgical device with mechanical and electrical feedback

SHELTON IV FREDERICK E

Modular surgical tool systems

STULEN FOSTER B

Power source management for medical device

PRICE DANIEL W

Surgical instrument with modular end effector

DIETZ TIMOTHY G

Ultrasonic surgical instruments with moving cutting implement