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NOBIS RUDOLPH H
US82 patents
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ETHICON INC
19 patentsUS7063699B2Jun 20, 2006
Electrosurgical instrument with minimally invasive jaws
ETHICON INC495 citations99
US6773435B2Aug 10, 2004
Electrosurgical instrument with closing tube for conducting RF energy and moving jaws
ETHICON INC412 citations99
US6605098B2Aug 12, 2003
Surgical device for creating an anastomosis between first and second hollow organs
ETHICON INC269 citations99
US6464702B2Oct 15, 2002
Electrosurgical instrument with closing tube for conducting RF energy and moving jaws
ETHICON INC744 citations99
US5447513ASep 5, 1995
Endoscopic ligation and division instrument
ETHICON INC1,869 citations99
USRE34519EJan 25, 1994
Surgical stapler cartridge lockout device
ETHICON INC2,700 citations99
US5205459AApr 27, 1993
Surgical anastomosis stapling instrument
ETHICON INC3,285 citations99
US5171249ADec 15, 1992
Endoscopic multiple ligating clip applier
ETHICON INC2,066 citations99
US4892244AJan 9, 1990
Surgical stapler cartridge lockout device
ETHICON INC2,915 citations99
US6656176B2Dec 2, 2003
Vessel harvesting retractor with integral electrosurgical clamping elements
ETHICON INC80 citations98
US6592582B2Jul 15, 2003
Vessel harvesting retractor with electrosurgical plunger
ETHICON INC78 citations98
US5304190AApr 19, 1994
Endoscopic cutting apparatus
ETHICON INC113 citations98
US5285945AFeb 15, 1994
Surgical anastomosis stapling instrument
ETHICON INC2,939 citations98
US5275322AJan 4, 1994
Surgical anastomosis stapling instrument
ETHICON INC1,956 citations98
US5137198AAug 11, 1992
Fast closure device for linear surgical stapling instrument
ETHICON INC2,014 citations98
US6835195B2Dec 28, 2004
Surgical device for applying radio frequency energy to a portion of a captured vessel
ETHICON INC54 citations96
US6592604B2Jul 15, 2003
Vessel harvesting retractor with dissection element
ETHICON INC63 citations96
US6572615B2Jun 3, 2003
Surgical device for applying radio frequency energy to a portion of a captured vessel
ETHICON INC67 citations96
US6547799B2Apr 15, 2003
Vessel eversion instrument with pressurizable membrane
ETHICON INC37 citations93
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC
17 patentsUS10335180B2Jul 2, 2019
Motor control and feedback in powered surgical devices
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC231 citations99
US10258363B2Apr 16, 2019
Method of operating an articulating ultrasonic surgical instrument
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC660 citations99
US7618427B2Nov 17, 2009
Device and method for intralumenal anastomosis
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC588 citations99
US7223239B2May 29, 2007
Medical device that removably attaches to a bodily organ
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC167 citations99
US6530932B1Mar 11, 2003
Anastomosis device having improved tissue presentation
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC271 citations99
US5827279AOct 27, 1998
Knife coupler mechanism for an endoscopic instrument
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC430 citations99
USRE35525EJun 3, 1997
Endoscopic multiple ligating clip applier
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC266 citations99
US9597074B2Mar 21, 2017
Endoluminal stapler with rotating wheel cam for multi-staple firing
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC69 citations98
US7867228B2Jan 11, 2011
Apparatus and method for performing an endoscopic mucosal resection
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC210 citations98
US5897563AApr 27, 1999
Method for using a needle holder to assist in suturing
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC398 citations98
US5871490AFeb 16, 1999
Suture cartridge assembly for a surgical knot
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC434 citations98
US5797938AAug 25, 1998
Self protecting knife for curved jaw surgical instruments
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC468 citations98
US7785348B2Aug 31, 2010
Devices and methods of locking and cutting a suture in a medical procedure
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC42 citations96
US9468454B2Oct 18, 2016
Motor control and feedback in powered surgical devices
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC37 citations94
US10004529B2Jun 26, 2018
Features to drive fluid toward an ultrasonic blade of a surgical instrument
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC22 citations93
US7959642B2Jun 14, 2011
Medical instrument having a needle knife
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC29 citations92
US7927327B2Apr 19, 2011
Medical instrument having an articulatable end effector
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC35 citations92
NOBIS RUDOLPH H
5 patentsUS8403926B2Mar 26, 2013
Manually articulating devices
NOBIS RUDOLPH H1,112 citations99
US8062306B2Nov 22, 2011
Manually articulating devices
NOBIS RUDOLPH H1,048 citations99
US8308738B2Nov 13, 2012
Manually articulating devices
NOBIS RUDOLPH H69 citations98
US8388653B2Mar 5, 2013
T-type suture anchoring devices and methods of using same
NOBIS RUDOLPH H44 citations95
US8939897B2Jan 27, 2015
Methods for closing a gastrotomy
NOBIS RUDOLPH H40 citations94
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC
2 patentsETHICON LLC
1 patentHESS CHRISTOPHER J
1 patentSENMED INC
1 patentWEISENBURGH II WILLIAM B
1 patentCONLON SEAN P
1 patentDEPUY PRODUCTS INC
1 patentSORIN GROUP USA INC
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