Inventor
KELLY WILLIAM D
US38 patents
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ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC
17 patentsUS9913647B2Mar 13, 2018
Disposable loading unit for use with a surgical instrument
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,080 citations99
US9743946B2Aug 29, 2017
Rotation features for ultrasonic surgical instrument
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC405 citations99
US7980443B2Jul 19, 2011
End effectors for a surgical cutting and stapling instrument
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC3,356 citations99
US7959051B2Jun 14, 2011
Closure systems for a surgical cutting and stapling instrument
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC2,180 citations99
US7861906B2Jan 4, 2011
Surgical stapling apparatus with articulatable components
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC2,493 citations99
US7857185B2Dec 28, 2010
Disposable loading unit for surgical stapling apparatus
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC2,449 citations99
US7819297B2Oct 26, 2010
Surgical stapling apparatus with reprocessible handle assembly
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,984 citations99
US5904699AMay 18, 1999
Trocar for penetration and skin incision
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC186 citations99
US9901358B2Feb 27, 2018
Ultrasonic surgical instrument with integral blade cleaning feature
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC330 citations98
US7886953B2Feb 15, 2011
Fired device lockout for a curved cutter stapler with a free moving trigger
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC108 citations98
US6017356AJan 25, 2000
Method for using a trocar for penetration and skin incision
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC2,030 citations98
US5947930ASep 7, 1999
Trocar having protector with sinusoidal member
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC140 citations98
US5879332AMar 9, 1999
Trocar having protector with flexible end
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC123 citations98
US7641092B2Jan 5, 2010
Swing gate for device lockout in a curved cutter stapler
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,893 citations97
US5906595AMay 25, 1999
Trocar having protector with flexible end and improved seal assembly
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC127 citations97
USD614006SApr 20, 2010
Torque wrench and adaptor for an ultrasonic instrument
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC3 citations63
USD614005SApr 20, 2010
Torque wrench for an ultrasonic instrument
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC4 citations63
ETHICON LLC
7 patentsUS10716568B2Jul 21, 2020
Surgical stapling apparatus with control features operable with one hand
ETHICON LLC553 citations99
US10682142B2Jun 16, 2020
Surgical stapling apparatus including an articulation system
ETHICON LLC566 citations99
US10743851B2Aug 18, 2020
Interchangeable tools for surgical instruments
ETHICON LLC558 citations98
US10835250B2Nov 17, 2020
End effector coupling arrangements for a surgical cutting and stapling instrument
ETHICON LLC3 citations84
US11389190B2Jul 19, 2022
Rotation features for ultrasonic surgical instrument
ETHICON LLC1 citations73
US10470792B2Nov 12, 2019
Rotation features for ultrasonic surgical instrument
ETHICON LLC1 citations73
US10653437B2May 19, 2020
Surgical instrument with tissue density sensing
ETHICON LLC1 citations62
CILAG GMBH INT
4 patentsUS11446034B2Sep 20, 2022
Surgical stapling assembly comprising first and second actuation systems configured to perform different functions
CILAG GMBH INT138 citations99
US11324527B2May 10, 2022
Ultrasonic and electrosurgical devices
CILAG GMBH INT45 citations94
US12171434B2Dec 24, 2024
End effector coupling arrangements for a surgical cutting and stapling instrument
CILAG GMBH INT0 citations63
US12295608B2May 13, 2025
Rotation features for ultrasonic surgical instrument
CILAG GMBH INT0 citations62