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WALEN JAMES G
US51 patents
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STRYKER CORP
35 patentsUS7704254B2Apr 27, 2010
Surgical sagittal saw with indexing head and toolless blade coupling assembly for actuating an oscillating tip saw blade
STRYKER CORP79 citations99
US6045564AApr 4, 2000
Multi-purpose surgical tool system
STRYKER CORP219 citations99
US5941891AAug 24, 1999
Multi-purpose surgical tool system
STRYKER CORP111 citations99
US5888200AMar 30, 1999
Multi-purpose surgical tool system
STRYKER CORP285 citations99
USD343247SJan 11, 1994
Surgical saw blade base
STRYKER CORP137 citations99
US6960894B2Nov 1, 2005
Cordless, powered surgical tool
STRYKER CORP176 citations98
US6562055B2May 13, 2003
Cutting attachment for a surgical handpiece designed to be selectively coupled to the handpiece
STRYKER CORP99 citations98
US10874290B2Dec 29, 2020
Surgical instrument with articulation region
STRYKER CORP524 citations97
US9820753B2Nov 21, 2017
Surgical sagittal saw blade with a static bar, a pivoting blade head, drive rods that pivot the blade head and fingers that connect the drive rods to the blade head, the fingers being seated in the static bar
STRYKER CORP29 citations97
US5833704ANov 10, 1998
Powered high speed rotary surgical handpiece chuck and tools therefore
STRYKER CORP71 citations96
US5735535AApr 7, 1998
Powered high speed rotary surgical handpiece chuck and tools
STRYKER CORP88 citations96
US5634933AJun 3, 1997
Powered high speed rotary surgical handpiece chuck and tools therefore
STRYKER CORP66 citations96
US7465309B2Dec 16, 2008
Surgical handpiece with a push rod that both transfers rotational movement to an output drive shaft and that actuates a cutting accessory locking assembly
STRYKER CORP38 citations93
US9060783B2Jun 23, 2015
Surgical sagittal saw for actuating a saw blade with an oscillating head, the saw having a coupling assembly for releaseably holding the saw blade
STRYKER CORP21 citations92
US8696673B2Apr 15, 2014
Surgical sagittal saw blade with a biasing assembly that urges the blade assembly used with the saw away from the saw head
STRYKER CORP23 citations92
US8348951B2Jan 8, 2013
Sagittal saw blade with a static bar and a moving drive rod and blade crown, the bar having secondary openings
STRYKER CORP8 citations91
US11179163B2Nov 23, 2021
Navigated surgical saw assembly and method of navigating the surgical saw assembly
STRYKER CORP6 citations83
US11090061B2Aug 17, 2021
Surgical saw blade
STRYKER CORP6 citations83
US9439655B2Sep 13, 2016
Surgical sagittal saw and blade cartridge, the blade cartridge having reinforcing ribs integral with the blade bar
STRYKER CORP16 citations83
US9232949B2Jan 12, 2016
Surgical sagittal saw with a drive assembly capable of displacing the attached blade in a crossed loop pattern
STRYKER CORP7 citations83
USD377982SFeb 11, 1997
Surgical instrument shank
STRYKER CORP17 citations82
US11793536B2Oct 24, 2023
Surgical tool having cables for selectively steering and locking a shaft in a bend
STRYKER CORP5 citations75
US11660101B2May 30, 2023
Surgical instrument with articulating region
STRYKER CORP4 citations73
US11363944B2Jun 21, 2022
Surgical instrument with steerable camera
STRYKER CORP2 citations73
US11154317B2Oct 26, 2021
Rongeur with cutting implement that is selectively driven by a motor so the cutting implement performs either power assisted or manual cutting of tissue
STRYKER CORP1 citations73
US10206702B2Feb 19, 2019
Rongeur with cutting implement that is selectively driven by a motor so the cutting implement performs either power assisted or manual cutting of tissue
STRYKER CORP1 citations73
US8905413B2Dec 9, 2014
Method for compacting solid medical waste
STRYKER CORP5 citations72
US11660148B2May 30, 2023
System and method for monitoring offset during navigation-assisted surgery
STRYKER CORP4 citations71
US12245774B2Mar 11, 2025
Surgical instrument with articulating region
STRYKER CORP1 citations70
US11998226B2Jun 4, 2024
Method of operating a rongeur for cutting and removing tissue
STRYKER CORP0 citations63
US12575817B2Mar 17, 2026
Systems and methods of performing spine surgery and maintaining a volume of fluid at a surgical site
STRYKER CORP0 citations62
US12114846B2Oct 15, 2024
Systems and methods of performing spine surgery and maintaining a volume of fluid at a surgical site
STRYKER CORP1 citations62
US12029436B2Jul 9, 2024
Surgical saw for actuating a saw blade with an oscillating head, the saw having a coupling assembly for releasably holding the saw blade
STRYKER CORP0 citations61
US12343092B2Jul 1, 2025
System and method for monitoring offset during navigation-assisted surgery
STRYKER CORP1 citations60
US12357394B2Jul 15, 2025
Surgical navigation systems and methods
STRYKER CORP1 citations59
STRYKER EUROPEAN OPERATIONS HOLDINGS LLC
4 patentsUS11241240B2Feb 8, 2022
Surgical sagittal blade cartridge with a reinforced guide bar
STRYKER EUROPEAN OPERATIONS HOLDINGS LLC6 citations84
US11890021B2Feb 6, 2024
Surgical sagittal blade cartridge with a reinforced guide bar
STRYKER EUROPEAN OPERATIONS HOLDINGS LLC1 citations71
US11160561B2Nov 2, 2021
Surgical sagittal blade cartridge with a guide bar
STRYKER EUROPEAN OPERATIONS HOLDINGS LLC2 citations65
US12588912B2Mar 31, 2026
Surgical saw for actuating a saw blade with an oscillating head, the saw having a coupling assembly for releasably holding the saw blade
STRYKER EUROPEAN OPERATIONS HOLDINGS LLC0 citations61
STRYKER EUROPEAN HOLDINGS I LLC
3 patentsUS10687823B2Jun 23, 2020
Surgical sagittal blade cartridge with a reinforced guide bar
STRYKER EUROPEAN HOLDINGS I LLC28 citations93
US11413051B2Aug 16, 2022
Irrigation sleeves for use with surgical systems
STRYKER EUROPEAN HOLDINGS I LLC5 citations69
US12121242B2Oct 22, 2024
Surgical instrument system and irrigation sleeve
STRYKER EUROPEAN HOLDINGS I LLC0 citations59
STRYKER INSTR
2 patentsWALEN JAMES G
2 patentsUS8444647B2May 21, 2013
Surgical sagittal saw blade with a static bar and a pivoting blade head, the bar shaped to facilitate holding the blade to a complementary saw
WALEN JAMES G46 citations95
US8323285B2Dec 4, 2012
Method for manufacturing a surgical saw blade with a blade head and raised boss around which the blade head pivots
WALEN JAMES G25 citations90
STRYKER IRELAND LTD
1 patentHENNIGES BRUCE D
1 patentSTRYKER EUROPEAN OPERATIONS LTD
1 patentMAKO SURGICAL CORP
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