Inventor
BABER DANIEL L
US39 patents
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ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC
13 patentsUS10135242B2Nov 20, 2018
Smart cartridge wake up operation and data retention
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,556 citations99
US10117649B2Nov 6, 2018
Surgical instrument assembly comprising a lockable articulation system
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,495 citations99
US10016199B2Jul 10, 2018
Polarity of hall magnet to identify cartridge type
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,598 citations99
US9788836B2Oct 17, 2017
Multiple motor control for powered medical device
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,711 citations99
US9757128B2Sep 12, 2017
Multiple sensors with one sensor affecting a second sensor's output or interpretation
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,727 citations99
US9737301B2Aug 22, 2017
Monitoring device degradation based on component evaluation
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,677 citations99
US9724094B2Aug 8, 2017
Adjunct with integrated sensors to quantify tissue compression
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,703 citations99
US9554794B2Jan 31, 2017
Multiple processor motor control for modular surgical instruments
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,715 citations99
US9468438B2Oct 18, 2016
Sensor straightened end effector during removal through trocar
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC2,043 citations99
US9358003B2Jun 7, 2016
Electromechanical surgical device with signal relay arrangement
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC2,141 citations99
US9326767B2May 3, 2016
Joystick switch assemblies for surgical instruments
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC2,143 citations99
US9307986B2Apr 12, 2016
Surgical instrument soft stop
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC2,562 citations99
US10111679B2Oct 30, 2018
Circuitry and sensors for powered medical device
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,506 citations98
ETHICON LLC
12 patentsUS11246618B2Feb 15, 2022
Surgical instrument soft stop
ETHICON LLC308 citations99
US11076854B2Aug 3, 2021
Smart cartridge wake up operation and data retention
ETHICON LLC400 citations99
US11071545B2Jul 27, 2021
Smart cartridge wake up operation and data retention
ETHICON LLC402 citations99
US10905423B2Feb 2, 2021
Smart cartridge wake up operation and data retention
ETHICON LLC495 citations99
US10285695B2May 14, 2019
Articulatable surgical instruments with conductive pathways
ETHICON LLC801 citations99
US10226249B2Mar 12, 2019
Articulatable surgical instruments with conductive pathways for signal communication
ETHICON LLC1,083 citations99
USD836199SDec 18, 2018
End effector for a surgical stapler
ETHICON LLC63 citations98
US10758231B2Sep 1, 2020
Surgical stapler with bent anvil tip, angled staple cartridge tip, and tissue gripping features
ETHICON LLC30 citations94
US11185327B2Nov 30, 2021
Method of surgical stapling with end effector component having a curved tip
ETHICON LLC7 citations84
USD938029SDec 7, 2021
Staple retainer for surgical stapler cartridge
ETHICON LLC2 citations69
US11564687B2Jan 31, 2023
Method of surgical stapling with end effector component having a curved tip
ETHICON LLC1 citations62
US11166721B2Nov 9, 2021
Staple retainer for surgical stapler cartridge
ETHICON LLC1 citations58
CILAG GMBH INT
10 patentsUS11406386B2Aug 9, 2022
End effector including magnetic and impedance sensors
CILAG GMBH INT179 citations99
US11389162B2Jul 19, 2022
Smart cartridge wake up operation and data retention
CILAG GMBH INT185 citations99
US11717297B2Aug 8, 2023
Smart cartridge wake up operation and data retention
CILAG GMBH INT58 citations98
US11998201B2Jun 4, 2024
Stapling instrument comprising a firing lockout
CILAG GMBH INT7 citations82
US12042147B2Jul 23, 2024
Smart cartridge wake up operation and data retention
CILAG GMBH INT2 citations73
US12433627B2Oct 7, 2025
Surgical instrument soft stop
CILAG GMBH INT0 citations63
US12336709B2Jun 24, 2025
Smart cartridge wake up operation and data retention
CILAG GMBH INT0 citations63
US12232728B2Feb 25, 2025
Method of surgical stapling with end effector component having a curved tip
CILAG GMBH INT0 citations62
USD962436SAug 30, 2022
Staple retainer for surgical stapler cartridge
CILAG GMBH INT0 citations58
US12329381B2Jun 17, 2025
Stapling instrument comprising a mounted shaft orientation sensor
CILAG GMBH INT0 citations47
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC
3 patentsUS10881401B2Jan 5, 2021
Staple firing member comprising a missing cartridge and/or spent cartridge lockout
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC831 citations99
US10695055B2Jun 30, 2020
Firing assembly comprising a lockout
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC923 citations99
US10575868B2Mar 3, 2020
Surgical instrument with coupler assembly
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC898 citations99