Inventor
GOODMAN KELLEY D
US41 patents
Patents
41 patentsUSD828554SSep 11, 2018
Contoured blade trigger for an electrosurgical instrument
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US9649151B2May 16, 2017
End effector assemblies and methods of manufacturing end effector assemblies for treating and/or cutting tissue
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USD774190SDec 13, 2016
Open vessel sealer with mechanical cutter
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USD736920SAug 18, 2015
Open vessel sealer with mechanical cutter
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USD843574SMar 19, 2019
Knife for open vessel sealer
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USD819815SJun 5, 2018
L-shaped blade trigger for an electrosurgical instrument
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US9962221B2May 8, 2018
Bipolar surgical instrument
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USD911523SFeb 23, 2021
L-shaped blade trigger for an electrosurgical instrument
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US10660694B2May 26, 2020
Vessel sealing instrument and switch assemblies thereof
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US11944369B2Apr 2, 2024
Forceps with linear trigger kickout mechanism
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US11628008B2Apr 18, 2023
Forceps with linear trigger kickout mechanism
COVIDIEN LP3 citations72
US11419665B2Aug 23, 2022
Electrosurgical forceps
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US10959770B2Mar 30, 2021
Method of assembling an electrosurgical instrument
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USD854684SJul 23, 2019
Open vessel sealer with mechanical cutter
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US9566109B2Feb 14, 2017
Limited-use surgical devices
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US11172980B2Nov 16, 2021
Electrosurgical forceps for grasping, treating, and/or dividing tissue
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US10973567B2Apr 13, 2021
Electrosurgical forceps for grasping, treating, and/or dividing tissue
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US12558151B2Feb 24, 2026
Jaw assembly for an electrosurgical forceps
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US12408969B2Sep 9, 2025
Forceps with linear trigger mechanism
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US12310647B2May 27, 2025
Electrosurgical forceps
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USD1013871SFeb 6, 2024
L-shaped blade trigger for an electrosurgical instrument
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US11622804B2Apr 11, 2023
Forceps with linear trigger mechanism
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US11617612B2Apr 4, 2023
Forceps with linear trigger mechanism
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US11523861B2Dec 13, 2022
Methods for manufacturing a jaw assembly for an electrosurgical forceps
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US11497545B2Nov 15, 2022
Electrosurgical forceps
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US11304743B2Apr 19, 2022
Electrosurgical forceps
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US12508066B2Dec 30, 2025
Electrosurgical forceps for grasping, treating, and/or dividing tissue
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US12133673B2Nov 5, 2024
Electrosurgical forceps
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US12127784B2Oct 29, 2024
Electrosurgical forceps for grasping, treating, and/or dividing tissue
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US12011209B2Jun 18, 2024
Electrosurgical forceps for grasping, treating, and/or dividing tissue
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US11826090B2Nov 28, 2023
Bipolar surgical instrument
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US11471211B2Oct 18, 2022
Electrosurgical forceps
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US12402934B2Sep 2, 2025
Electrosurgical instrument for grasping, treating, and/or dividing tissue incorporating thermal management feature
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US11607267B2Mar 21, 2023
Electrosurgical forceps
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US11510725B2Nov 29, 2022
Electrosurgical forceps
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US11382685B2Jul 12, 2022
Electrosurgical forceps
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US11350982B2Jun 7, 2022
Electrosurgical forceps
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US11298181B2Apr 12, 2022
Electrosurgical forceps
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US10603102B2Mar 31, 2020
Limited-use surgical devices
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US11376062B2Jul 5, 2022
Electrosurgical forceps
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US10245103B2Apr 2, 2019
End effector assemblies and methods of manufacturing end effector assemblies for treating and/or cutting tissue
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