Inventor
KNIGHT GARY W
US80 patents
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ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC
19 patentsUS10085748B2Oct 2, 2018
Locking arrangements for detachable shaft assemblies with articulatable surgical end effectors
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,549 citations99
US9788835B2Oct 17, 2017
Devices and methods for facilitating ejection of surgical fasteners from cartridges
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,223 citations99
US9629814B2Apr 25, 2017
Tissue thickness compensator configured to redistribute compressive forces
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,132 citations99
US7905902B2Mar 15, 2011
Surgical implant with preferential corrosion zone
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,508 citations99
US7223239B2May 29, 2007
Medical device that removably attaches to a bodily organ
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC167 citations99
US5865730AFeb 2, 1999
Tissue stabilization device for use during surgery having remotely actuated feet
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC465 citations99
US9445808B2Sep 20, 2016
Electrosurgical end effector with tissue tacking features
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC1,111 citations98
US6193652B1Feb 27, 2001
Tissue stabilization device for use during surgery having spherical curved feet
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC122 citations98
US6007486ADec 28, 1999
Tissue stabilization device for use during surgery having a segmented shaft
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC147 citations98
US5984864ANov 16, 1999
Tissue stabilization device for use during surgery
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC135 citations98
US5928138AJul 27, 1999
Method and devices for endoscopic vessel harvesting
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC143 citations98
US5879291AMar 9, 1999
Device used with a surgical retractor to elevate body parts
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC126 citations98
US5725479AMar 10, 1998
Method and devices for endoscopic vessel harvesting
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC127 citations98
US5722934AMar 3, 1998
Method and devices for endoscopoic vessel harvesting
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC149 citations98
US5667480ASep 16, 1997
Method and devices for endoscopic vessel harvesting
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC290 citations98
US6013027AJan 11, 2000
Method for using a tissue stabilization device during surgery
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC198 citations97
US5928135AJul 27, 1999
Method and devices for endoscopic vessel harvesting
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC94 citations97
US6113535ASep 5, 2000
Surgical retraction apparatus
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC52 citations96
US9844366B2Dec 19, 2017
Needle for laparoscopic suturing instrument
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC23 citations93
ETHICON INC
13 patentsUS7063699B2Jun 20, 2006
Electrosurgical instrument with minimally invasive jaws
ETHICON INC495 citations99
US6790217B2Sep 14, 2004
Surgical instrument with a dissecting tip
ETHICON INC398 citations99
US6605098B2Aug 12, 2003
Surgical device for creating an anastomosis between first and second hollow organs
ETHICON INC269 citations99
US6443970B1Sep 3, 2002
Surgical instrument with a dissecting tip
ETHICON INC476 citations99
US6740102B2May 25, 2004
Vessel harvesting retractor with bilateral electrosurgical ligation
ETHICON INC103 citations98
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
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
US6575985B2Jun 10, 2003
Vessel eversion instrument with conical holder
ETHICON INC48 citations93
US6547799B2Apr 15, 2003
Vessel eversion instrument with pressurizable membrane
ETHICON INC37 citations93
US6592514B2Jul 15, 2003
Organ retraction tape positioner and method for retracting and positioning an internal organ
ETHICON INC21 citations92
ETHICON LLC
4 patentsUS10945728B2Mar 16, 2021
Locking arrangements for detachable shaft assemblies with articulatable surgical end effectors
ETHICON LLC473 citations99
US9877722B2Jan 30, 2018
Devices and methods for guiding surgical fasteners
ETHICON LLC665 citations99
US10779845B2Sep 22, 2020
Ultrasonic surgical instruments with distally positioned transducers
ETHICON LLC105 citations98
US11317908B2May 3, 2022
Devices and methods for facilitating ejection of surgical fasteners from cartridges
ETHICON LLC11 citations94
SHELTON IV FREDERICK E
3 patentsUS8858590B2Oct 14, 2014
Tissue manipulation devices
SHELTON IV FREDERICK E1,472 citations99
US8602288B2Dec 10, 2013
Robotically-controlled motorized surgical end effector system with rotary actuated closure systems having variable actuation speeds
SHELTON IV FREDERICK E2,411 citations99
US8393514B2Mar 12, 2013
Selectively orientable implantable fastener cartridge
SHELTON IV FREDERICK E3,503 citations98
BAXTER III CHESTER O
2 patentsCILAG GMBH INT
1 patentETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC
1 patentALDRIDGE JEFFREY L
1 patentTIMM RICHARD W
1 patentWORRELL BARRY C
1 patentDEPUY PRODUCTS INC
1 patentEMRGE LLC
1 patentWOODARD JR JAMES A
1 patentSORIN GROUP USA INC
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