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SHELTON IV FREDERICK E

US2,742 patents

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SHELTON IV FREDERICK E

CILAG GMBH INT

Surgical instrument systems comprising handle arrangements

Surgical instrument including a drive assembly movable in a non-motorized mode of operation

Surgical dissectors configured to apply mechanical and electrical energy

Staple cartridge comprising a variable thickness compressible portion

Replaceable staple cartridges for surgical instruments

Surgical instrument comprising a control circuit configured to adjust the operation of a motor

Motor-driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument with tactile position feedback

Method of hub communication

Surgical instrument systems comprising battery arrangements

Motor-driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument with position feedback

Surgical instrument having force feedback capabilities

Powered surgical stapler

Motor-driven surgical cutting instrument

Adhesive film laminate

Surgical suturing instrument configured to manipulate tissue using mechanical and electrical power

Surgical stapling system having multi-direction articulation

Self-guiding stapling instrument

Powered surgical cutting and stapling apparatus with manually retractable firing system

Stapling assembly for forming staples to different heights

Method of hub communication, processing, display, and cloud analytics

Surgical stapling system including an impedance sensor

Surgical system including lateral supports for a flexible drive member

Method of hub communication with surgical instrument systems

Surgical stapler device

Surgical suturing instrument comprising a capture width which is larger than trocar diameter

Staple cartridge

Surgical instrument including a firing member movable at different speeds

Tissue thickness compensator configured to redistribute compressive forces

Method of robotic hub communication, detection, and control

Surgical instrument assembly comprising a flexible articulation system

Staple cartridge

Surgical instrument having a laminate firing actuator and lateral buckling supports

Tissue thickness compensator

Staple cartridge

ETHICON LLC

Robotically powered surgical device with manually-actuatable reversing system

Fastener cartridges including extensions having different configurations

Methods for controlling a powered surgical stapler that has separate rotary closure and firing systems

Staple instrument comprising a firing path display

Layer of material for a surgical end effector

Robotic surgical tool having a retraction mechanism

Powered surgical stapler

Cartridge lockout arrangements for rotary powered surgical cutting and stapling instruments

Method for authenticating the compatibility of a staple cartridge with a surgical instrument

Staple cartridge

Compressible adjunct with crossing spacer fibers

Surgical instrument assembly comprising a flexible articulation system

Staple cartridge

Surgical instrument system including replaceable end effectors

Robotically powered surgical device with manually-actuatable reversing system

ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC

Firing assembly comprising a multiple failed-state fuse