Inventor
SWAYZE JEFFREY S
US416 patents
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ETHICON LLC
22 patentsUS11571215B2Feb 7, 2023
Layer of material for a surgical end effector
ETHICON LLC86 citations99
US11564688B2Jan 31, 2023
Robotic surgical tool having a retraction mechanism
ETHICON LLC84 citations99
US11547404B2Jan 10, 2023
Surgical instrument assembly comprising a flexible articulation system
ETHICON LLC97 citations99
US11497489B2Nov 15, 2022
Articulatable surgical instruments with proximal and distal shaft supports
ETHICON LLC105 citations99
US11373755B2Jun 28, 2022
Surgical device drive system including a ratchet mechanism
ETHICON LLC277 citations99
US11350929B2Jun 7, 2022
Surgical instrument with wireless communication between control unit and sensor transponders
ETHICON LLC212 citations99
US11311294B2Apr 26, 2022
Powered medical device including measurement of closure state of jaws
ETHICON LLC244 citations99
US11291441B2Apr 5, 2022
Surgical instrument with wireless communication between control unit and remote sensor
ETHICON LLC319 citations99
US11278284B2Mar 22, 2022
Rotary drive arrangements for surgical instruments
ETHICON LLC286 citations99
US11259805B2Mar 1, 2022
Surgical instrument comprising firing member supports
ETHICON LLC339 citations99
US11246616B2Feb 15, 2022
Motor-driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument with tactile position feedback
ETHICON LLC306 citations99
US11197671B2Dec 14, 2021
Stapling assembly comprising a lockout
ETHICON LLC346 citations99
US11154299B2Oct 26, 2021
Stapling assembly comprising a firing lockout
ETHICON LLC366 citations99
US11154296B2Oct 26, 2021
Anvil layer attached to a proximal end of an end effector
ETHICON LLC366 citations99
US11154297B2Oct 26, 2021
Layer arrangements for surgical staple cartridges
ETHICON LLC364 citations99
US11134947B2Oct 5, 2021
Fastener cartridge assembly comprising a camming sled with variable cam arrangements
ETHICON LLC387 citations99
US11096689B2Aug 24, 2021
Shaft assembly comprising a lockout
ETHICON LLC405 citations99
US11083453B2Aug 10, 2021
Surgical stapling system including a flexible firing actuator and lateral buckling supports
ETHICON LLC398 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
US11058423B2Jul 13, 2021
Stapling system including first and second closure systems for use with a surgical robot
ETHICON LLC455 citations99
US11058420B2Jul 13, 2021
Surgical stapling apparatus comprising a lockout system
ETHICON LLC422 citations99
CILAG GMBH INT
21 patentsUS11666332B2Jun 6, 2023
Surgical instrument comprising a control circuit configured to adjust the operation of a motor
CILAG GMBH INT46 citations99
US11571207B2Feb 7, 2023
Surgical system including lateral supports for a flexible drive member
CILAG GMBH INT81 citations99
US11553911B2Jan 17, 2023
Surgical instrument assembly comprising a flexible articulation system
CILAG GMBH INT162 citations99
US11547403B2Jan 10, 2023
Surgical instrument having a laminate firing actuator and lateral buckling supports
CILAG GMBH INT98 citations99
US11510671B2Nov 29, 2022
Firing system lockout arrangements for surgical instruments
CILAG GMBH INT132 citations99
US11504116B2Nov 22, 2022
Layer of material for a surgical end effector
CILAG GMBH INT107 citations99
US11504119B2Nov 22, 2022
Surgical instrument including an electronic firing lockout
CILAG GMBH INT113 citations99
US11406386B2Aug 9, 2022
End effector including magnetic and impedance sensors
CILAG GMBH INT179 citations99
US11406378B2Aug 9, 2022
Staple cartridge comprising a compressible tissue thickness compensator
CILAG GMBH INT180 citations99
US11399828B2Aug 2, 2022
Fastener cartridge assembly comprising a fixed anvil and different staple heights
CILAG GMBH INT176 citations99
US11395651B2Jul 26, 2022
Adhesive film laminate
CILAG GMBH INT183 citations99
US11389162B2Jul 19, 2022
Smart cartridge wake up operation and data retention
CILAG GMBH INT185 citations99
US11376001B2Jul 5, 2022
Surgical stapling device with rotary multi-turn retraction mechanism
CILAG GMBH INT204 citations99
US11272938B2Mar 15, 2022
Surgical instrument including dedicated firing and retraction assemblies
CILAG GMBH INT289 citations99
US11246590B2Feb 15, 2022
Staple cartridge including staple drivers having different unfired heights
CILAG GMBH INT313 citations99
US11224427B2Jan 18, 2022
Surgical stapling system including a console and retraction assembly
CILAG GMBH INT323 citations99
US11202631B2Dec 21, 2021
Stapling assembly comprising a firing lockout
CILAG GMBH INT335 citations99
US11191543B2Dec 7, 2021
Assembly comprising a lock
CILAG GMBH INT349 citations99
US11166720B2Nov 9, 2021
Surgical instrument including a control module for assessing an end effector
CILAG GMBH INT356 citations99
US11166717B2Nov 9, 2021
Surgical instrument with firing lockout
CILAG GMBH INT356 citations99
US11133106B2Sep 28, 2021
Surgical instrument assembly comprising a retraction assembly
CILAG GMBH INT380 citations99
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC
5 patentsUS11191539B2Dec 7, 2021
Shaft assembly comprising a manually-operable retraction system for use with a motorized surgical instrument system
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC483 citations99
US11109860B2Sep 7, 2021
Surgical end effectors for use with hand-held and robotically-controlled rotary powered surgical systems
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC394 citations99
US11103248B2Aug 31, 2021
Surgical staples for minimizing staple roll
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC414 citations99
US11090048B2Aug 17, 2021
Method for resetting a fuse of a surgical instrument shaft
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC555 citations99
US11058426B2Jul 13, 2021
Staple cartridge assembly comprising various tissue compression gaps and staple forming gaps
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC428 citations99
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC
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