Inventor

HESS CHRISTOPHER J

US197 patents

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HESS CHRISTOPHER J

ETHICON LLC

Method for communicating with surgical instrument systems

Surgical instruments comprising a lockable end effector socket

Method for fabricating surgical stapler anvils

Surgical stapler anvils with staple directing protrusions and tissue stability features

Reactive algorithm for surgical system

Surgical stapling instrument having a releasable buttress material

Display panel with changeable graphical user interface

Disposable end effector for use with a surgical instrument

Staple cartridge comprising a staple driver arrangement

Systems and methods for controlling displaying motor velocity for a surgical instrument

Anvil assemblies with collapsible frames for circular staplers

Surgical stapling instrument having a releasable buttress material

ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC

Surgical staple cartridge

Method for forming a staple

System for performing a minimally invasive surgical procedure

Circular surgical staplers with foldable anvil assemblies

Staple cartridge comprising staples including a lateral base

Staple cartridge comprising a staple driver arrangement

Lateral securement members for surgical staple cartridges

Surgical access device

Cartridge assembly having a buttressing member

End effectors for surgical stapling instruments

Staple cartridge comprising drivers for deploying a plurality of staples

Surgical stapling instrument with staples having crown features for increasing formed staple footprint

ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC

Surgical end effectors with staple cartridges

Staple cartridge including a compressible member

Surgical staples having attached drivers of different heights and stapling instruments for deploying the same

End effector for use with a surgical fastening instrument

Surgical instrument comprising a lockout

Staple cartridge comprising a staple including deformable members

Staple cartridge comprising a staple driver arrangement

Staple cartridge for use with a surgical stapler

Adaptable surgical instrument handle

Suturing instrument with jaw having integral cartridge component

Suturing instrument with multi-mode cartridges

HESS CHRISTOPHER J

Surgical staple having a slidable crown

Staple cartridge cavity configuration with cooperative surgical staple

Surgical stapling instruments and staples

Surgical stapling instrument having a releasable buttress material

Surgical stapling systems and staple cartridges for deploying surgical staples with tissue compression features

CILAG GMBH INT

Method of hub communication with surgical instrument systems

Staple cartridge comprising a staple driver arrangement

Staple cartridge comprising a staple driver arrangement

Surgical stapling instrument having a releasable buttress material

SHELTON IV FREDERICK E

Circular stapling devices with tissue-puncturing anvil features

Staple cartridges for forming staples having differing formed staple heights

Surgical staple cartridge

Surgical staples having attached drivers and stapling instruments for deploying the same

STOKES MICHAEL J

Laparoscopic device with compound angulation

VOEGELE JAMES W

Methods and devices for cutting and fastening tissue