Inventor
OUWERKERK JOHN N
US38 patents
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ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC
12 patentsUS9814462B2Nov 14, 2017
Assembly for fastening tissue comprising a compressible layer
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,343 citations99
US9517068B2Dec 13, 2016
Surgical instrument with automatically-returned firing member
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,160 citations99
US9451958B2Sep 27, 2016
Surgical instrument with firing actuator lockout
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,562 citations99
US9370358B2Jun 21, 2016
Motor-driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument with tactile position feedback
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,473 citations99
US9326769B2May 3, 2016
Surgical instrument
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,344 citations99
US9326770B2May 3, 2016
Surgical instrument
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,589 citations99
US8746530B2Jun 10, 2014
Surgical instrument with wireless communication between control unit and remote sensor
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,636 citations99
US7845537B2Dec 7, 2010
Surgical instrument having recording capabilities
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC3,964 citations99
US7770775B2Aug 10, 2010
Motor-driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument with adaptive user feedback
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC2,699 citations99
US7766210B2Aug 3, 2010
Motor-driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument with user feedback system
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC2,672 citations99
US7422139B2Sep 9, 2008
Motor-driven surgical cutting fastening instrument with tactile position feedback
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC3,972 citations99
US7416101B2Aug 26, 2008
Motor-driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument with loading force feedback
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC2,916 citations99
ETHICON LLC
10 patentsUS11207064B2Dec 28, 2021
Automated end effector component reloading system for use with a robotic system
ETHICON LLC332 citations99
US11000275B2May 11, 2021
Surgical instrument
ETHICON LLC401 citations99
US10918380B2Feb 16, 2021
Surgical instrument system including a control system
ETHICON LLC485 citations99
US10709468B2Jul 14, 2020
Motor-driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument
ETHICON LLC560 citations99
US10485539B2Nov 26, 2019
Surgical instrument with firing lockout
ETHICON LLC677 citations99
US10463383B2Nov 5, 2019
Stapling instrument including a sensing system
ETHICON LLC738 citations99
US10420560B2Sep 24, 2019
Manually driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument
ETHICON LLC796 citations99
US10342533B2Jul 9, 2019
Surgical instrument
ETHICON LLC847 citations99
US10335144B2Jul 2, 2019
Surgical instrument
ETHICON LLC847 citations99
US10010322B2Jul 3, 2018
Surgical instrument
ETHICON LLC1,349 citations99
WOODARD JR JAMES A
6 patentsUS9044228B2Jun 2, 2015
Fastener system comprising a plurality of fastener cartridges
WOODARD JR JAMES A1,550 citations99
US9033203B2May 19, 2015
Fastening instrument for deploying a fastener system comprising a retention matrix
WOODARD JR JAMES A1,582 citations99
US8814024B2Aug 26, 2014
Fastener system comprising a plurality of connected retention matrix elements
WOODARD JR JAMES A1,664 citations99
US8757465B2Jun 24, 2014
Fastener system comprising a retention matrix and an alignment matrix
WOODARD JR JAMES A1,937 citations99
US8529600B2Sep 10, 2013
Fastener system comprising a retention matrix
WOODARD JR JAMES A1,715 citations99
US8474677B2Jul 2, 2013
Fastener system comprising a retention matrix and a cover
WOODARD JR JAMES A1,989 citations99
SHELTON IV FREDERICK E
6 patentsUS8752747B2Jun 17, 2014
Surgical instrument having recording capabilities
SHELTON IV FREDERICK E1,503 citations99
US8322455B2Dec 4, 2012
Manually driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument
SHELTON IV FREDERICK E1,927 citations99
US8292155B2Oct 23, 2012
Motor-driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument with tactile position feedback
SHELTON IV FREDERICK E1,838 citations99
US8172124B2May 8, 2012
Surgical instrument having recording capabilities
SHELTON IV FREDERICK E1,848 citations99
US8167185B2May 1, 2012
Surgical instrument having recording capabilities
SHELTON IV FREDERICK E1,855 citations99
US8157153B2Apr 17, 2012
Surgical instrument with force-feedback capabilities
SHELTON IV FREDERICK E1,589 citations99