Inventor
RUIZ ORTIZ RAFAEL J
US22 patents
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ETHICON LLC
13 patentsUS10952788B2Mar 23, 2021
Surgical instrument with user adaptable algorithms
ETHICON LLC69 citations98
US10828056B2Nov 10, 2020
Ultrasonic transducer to waveguide acoustic coupling, connections, and configurations
ETHICON LLC30 citations97
US10820920B2Nov 3, 2020
Reusable ultrasonic medical devices and methods of their use
ETHICON LLC38 citations93
US10327797B2Jun 25, 2019
Ultrasonic surgical instrument with removable shaft assembly portion
ETHICON LLC15 citations92
US11116532B2Sep 14, 2021
Surgical instrument with selectively actuated gap-setting features for end effector
ETHICON LLC6 citations83
US10813662B2Oct 27, 2020
Acoustic drivetrain with external collar at nodal position
ETHICON LLC9 citations83
US10743903B2Aug 18, 2020
Ultrasonic surgical instrument with pre-assembled acoustic assembly
ETHICON LLC6 citations83
US10856897B2Dec 8, 2020
Features to drive fluid toward an ultrasonic blade of a surgical instrument
ETHICON LLC1 citations72
US11547432B2Jan 10, 2023
Ultrasonic surgical instrument with pre-assembled acoustic assembly
ETHICON LLC0 citations62
US11413114B2Aug 16, 2022
Ultrasonic surgical instrument with blade cleaning feature
ETHICON LLC0 citations62
US11141184B2Oct 12, 2021
Ultrasonic surgical instrument with removable shaft assembly portion
ETHICON LLC0 citations62
US11202650B2Dec 21, 2021
Blade cooling gas/fluid storage
ETHICON LLC1 citations57
US11350960B2Jun 7, 2022
Dual sterilization and temperature based sterilization detection
ETHICON LLC0 citations50
CILAG GMBH INT
4 patentsUS12364498B2Jul 22, 2025
Surgical instrument with selectively actuated gap-setting features for end effector
CILAG GMBH INT0 citations62
US11963691B2Apr 23, 2024
Surgical instrument with selectively actuated gap-setting features for end effector
CILAG GMBH INT0 citations62
US11589892B2Feb 28, 2023
Features to drive fluid toward an ultrasonic blade of a surgical instrument
CILAG GMBH INT0 citations62
US11696781B2Jul 11, 2023
Blade cooling gas/fluid storage
CILAG GMBH INT0 citations57
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC
3 patentsUS10034704B2Jul 31, 2018
Surgical instrument with user adaptable algorithms
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC461 citations99
US10368957B2Aug 6, 2019
Ultrasonic surgical instrument with blade cleaning feature
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC48 citations98
US10492885B2Dec 3, 2019
Ultrasonic surgical instrument with cleaning port
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC0 citations51