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US66 patents
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CILAG GMBH INT

26 patents
US11589888B2Feb 28, 2023

Method for controlling smart energy devices

CILAG GMBH INT159 citations98
US11464559B2Oct 11, 2022

Estimating state of ultrasonic end effector and control system therefor

CILAG GMBH INT44 citations97
US11701139B2Jul 18, 2023

Methods for controlling temperature in ultrasonic device

CILAG GMBH INT32 citations94
US11617597B2Apr 4, 2023

Application of smart ultrasonic blade technology

CILAG GMBH INT19 citations94
US11612408B2Mar 28, 2023

Determining tissue composition via an ultrasonic system

CILAG GMBH INT27 citations94
US11571234B2Feb 7, 2023

Temperature control of ultrasonic end effector and control system therefor

CILAG GMBH INT35 citations94
US11464535B2Oct 11, 2022

Detection of end effector emersion in liquid

CILAG GMBH INT34 citations94
US11712261B2Aug 1, 2023

Rotatable linear actuation mechanism

CILAG GMBH INT12 citations86
US11690642B2Jul 4, 2023

Ultrasonic surgical instrument with a multi-planar articulating shaft assembly

CILAG GMBH INT15 citations86
US11806037B2Nov 7, 2023

Damping rings for an ultrasonic surgical instrument

CILAG GMBH INT4 citations75
US11925378B2Mar 12, 2024

Ultrasonic transducer for surgical instrument

CILAG GMBH INT1 citations73
US11464533B2Oct 11, 2022

Surgical instrument use indicator

CILAG GMBH INT1 citations72
US12581859B2Mar 17, 2026

Process of manufacturing an ultrasonic medical device

CILAG GMBH INT0 citations63
US12048452B2Jul 30, 2024

Ultrasonic surgical instrument with axisymmetric clamping

CILAG GMBH INT0 citations63
US11998228B2Jun 4, 2024

Ultrasonic surgical instrument with a carrier kart and reusable stage

CILAG GMBH INT1 citations63
US11931059B2Mar 19, 2024

Surgical instrument with a carrier kart and various communication cable arrangements

CILAG GMBH INT1 citations63
US12433631B2Oct 7, 2025

Ultrasonic surgical instrument with movable rigidizing member

CILAG GMBH INT0 citations62
US12364498B2Jul 22, 2025

Surgical instrument with selectively actuated gap-setting features for end effector

CILAG GMBH INT0 citations62
US12318108B2Jun 3, 2025

Ultrasonic surgical instrument with a clamp arm clocking assembly

CILAG GMBH INT0 citations62
US12295639B2May 13, 2025

Estimating state of ultrasonic end effector and control system therefor

CILAG GMBH INT0 citations62
US12121256B2Oct 22, 2024

Methods for controlling temperature in ultrasonic device

CILAG GMBH INT0 citations62
US12070239B2Aug 27, 2024

Surgical instrument use indicator

CILAG GMBH INT0 citations62
US12042207B2Jul 23, 2024

Estimating state of ultrasonic end effector and control system therefor

CILAG GMBH INT0 citations62
US11963691B2Apr 23, 2024

Surgical instrument with selectively actuated gap-setting features for end effector

CILAG GMBH INT0 citations62
US11911064B2Feb 27, 2024

Ultrasonic surgical instrument with a clamp arm clocking assembly

CILAG GMBH INT0 citations62
US11864786B2Jan 9, 2024

System and method to track usage of surgical instrument

CILAG GMBH INT0 citations62

ETHICON LLC

19 patents
US11534196B2Dec 27, 2022

Using spectroscopy to determine device use state in combo instrument

ETHICON LLC26 citations98
US11399858B2Aug 2, 2022

Application of smart blade technology

ETHICON LLC43 citations98
US11350959B2Jun 7, 2022

Ultrasonic transducer techniques for ultrasonic surgical instrument

ETHICON LLC58 citations98
US11259830B2Mar 1, 2022

Methods for controlling temperature in ultrasonic device

ETHICON LLC57 citations98
US10624667B2Apr 21, 2020

System and method to track usage of surgical instrument

ETHICON LLC248 citations98
US10420580B2Sep 24, 2019

Ultrasonic transducer for surgical instrument

ETHICON LLC47 citations98
US11464532B2Oct 11, 2022

Methods for estimating and controlling state of ultrasonic end effector

ETHICON LLC29 citations97
US10828056B2Nov 10, 2020

Ultrasonic transducer to waveguide acoustic coupling, connections, and configurations

ETHICON LLC30 citations97
US10736649B2Aug 11, 2020

Electrical and thermal connections for ultrasonic transducer

ETHICON LLC33 citations97
US10561436B2Feb 18, 2020

Surgical instrument use indicator

ETHICON LLC38 citations97
US10779847B2Sep 22, 2020

Ultrasonic transducer to waveguide joining

ETHICON LLC33 citations96
US11471181B2Oct 18, 2022

Ultrasonic surgical instrument with axisymmetric clamping

ETHICON LLC13 citations86
US11612409B2Mar 28, 2023

Ultrasonic transducer alignment of an articulating ultrasonic surgical instrument

ETHICON LLC13 citations84
US11457945B2Oct 4, 2022

Ultrasonic blade and clamp arm alignment features

ETHICON LLC14 citations84
US11116532B2Sep 14, 2021

Surgical instrument with selectively actuated gap-setting features for end effector

ETHICON LLC6 citations83
US11484333B2Nov 1, 2022

Method of operating an articulating ultrasonic surgical instrument

ETHICON LLC5 citations73
US10478211B2Nov 19, 2019

Features to promote removal of debris from within ultrasonic surgical instrument

ETHICON LLC2 citations73
US11076881B2Aug 3, 2021

Electrical lockout for ultrasonic surgical instrument

ETHICON LLC3 citations72
US11602364B2Mar 14, 2023

Surgical instrument with removable end effector components

ETHICON LLC1 citations71

ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC

2 patents

BP CHEM INT LTD

2 patents

ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC

1 patent

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