Inventor
BISHOP GREGORY D
US39 patents
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ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC
12 patentsUS5980510ANov 9, 1999
Ultrasonic clamp coagulator apparatus having improved clamp arm pivot mount
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,612 citations99
US5577654ANov 26, 1996
Surgical instrument
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC2,685 citations99
US5662662ASep 2, 1997
Surgical instrument and method
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC3,039 citations98
US5626587AMay 6, 1997
Method for operating a surgical instrument
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC2,956 citations98
US5588581ADec 31, 1996
Surgical instrument
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC2,443 citations98
US7338470B2Mar 4, 2008
Air-bubble-monitoring medication assembly, medical system and method
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC68 citations97
US5954736ASep 21, 1999
Coagulator apparatus having indexed rotational positioning
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC578 citations96
US7837651B2Nov 23, 2010
Infusion pump
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC73 citations95
US6267718B1Jul 31, 2001
Brachytherapy seed cartridge
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC56 citations95
US5893835AApr 13, 1999
Ultrasonic clamp coagulator apparatus having dual rotational positioning
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC2,004 citations95
US7935081B2May 3, 2011
Drug delivery cassette and a medical effector system
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC12 citations90
USD613184SApr 6, 2010
Drug cassette
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC3 citations60
ETHICON INC
9 patentsUS5829662ANov 3, 1998
Endoscopic surgical stapling instrument with pivotable and rotatable staple cartridge
ETHICON INC2,476 citations99
US5601224AFeb 11, 1997
Surgical instrument
ETHICON INC3,140 citations99
US5564615AOct 15, 1996
Surgical instrument
ETHICON INC2,911 citations99
US5470010ANov 28, 1995
Multiple fire endoscopic stapling mechanism
ETHICON INC2,171 citations98
US5381943AJan 17, 1995
Endoscopic surgical stapling instrument with pivotable and rotatable staple cartridge
ETHICON INC2,248 citations98
US5333772AAug 2, 1994
Multiple fire endoscopic stapling mechanism
ETHICON INC1,687 citations98
US5246156ASep 21, 1993
Multiple fire endoscopic stapling mechanism
ETHICON INC2,133 citations98
US5314417AMay 24, 1994
Safety trocar
ETHICON INC384 citations97
US5209736AMay 11, 1993
Trocar method and apparatus
ETHICON INC149 citations97
CILAG GMBH INT
5 patentsUS11464559B2Oct 11, 2022
Estimating state of ultrasonic end effector and control system therefor
CILAG GMBH INT44 citations97
US12295639B2May 13, 2025
Estimating state of ultrasonic end effector and control system therefor
CILAG GMBH INT0 citations62
US12042207B2Jul 23, 2024
Estimating state of ultrasonic end effector and control system therefor
CILAG GMBH INT0 citations62
US11986233B2May 21, 2024
Adjustment of complex impedance to compensate for lost power in an articulating ultrasonic device
CILAG GMBH INT0 citations60
US12303159B2May 20, 2025
Methods for estimating and controlling state of ultrasonic end effector
CILAG GMBH INT0 citations52
ETHICON LLC
3 patentsUS11464532B2Oct 11, 2022
Methods for estimating and controlling state of ultrasonic end effector
ETHICON LLC29 citations97
US11317937B2May 3, 2022
Determining the state of an ultrasonic end effector
ETHICON LLC57 citations96
US11602364B2Mar 14, 2023
Surgical instrument with removable end effector components
ETHICON LLC1 citations71