Inventor
CARROLL ANDREW W
US31 patents
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CILAG GMBH INT
24 patentsUS11712280B2Aug 1, 2023
Passive header module for a modular energy system
CILAG GMBH INT20 citations98
US11696791B2Jul 11, 2023
Surgical instrument utilizing drive signal to power secondary function
CILAG GMBH INT21 citations98
US11678881B2Jun 20, 2023
Spatial awareness of surgical hubs in operating rooms
CILAG GMBH INT76 citations98
US11638602B2May 2, 2023
Coordinated stackable multi-module surgical system
CILAG GMBH INT23 citations98
US11666368B2Jun 6, 2023
Method for constructing and using a modular surgical energy system with multiple devices
CILAG GMBH INT27 citations97
US11304720B2Apr 19, 2022
Activation of energy devices
CILAG GMBH INT55 citations96
US11806062B2Nov 7, 2023
Surgical modular energy system with a segmented backplane
CILAG GMBH INT9 citations93
US11804679B2Oct 31, 2023
Flexible hand-switch circuit
CILAG GMBH INT12 citations86
US12042201B2Jul 23, 2024
Method for communicating between modules and devices in a modular surgical system
CILAG GMBH INT2 citations84
US11931089B2Mar 19, 2024
Modular surgical energy system with module positional awareness sensing with voltage detection
CILAG GMBH INT2 citations84
US11918269B2Mar 5, 2024
Smart return pad sensing through modulation of near field communication and contact quality monitoring signals
CILAG GMBH INT2 citations84
US11950860B2Apr 9, 2024
User interface mitigation techniques for modular energy systems
CILAG GMBH INT5 citations74
US12376896B2Aug 5, 2025
Power and communication mitigation arrangement for modular surgical energy system
CILAG GMBH INT0 citations73
US12369960B2Jul 29, 2025
Method for energy distribution in a surgical modular energy system
CILAG GMBH INT0 citations73
US12239353B2Mar 4, 2025
Energy module for driving multiple energy modalities through a port
CILAG GMBH INT0 citations73
US12004824B2Jun 11, 2024
Architecture for modular energy system
CILAG GMBH INT3 citations73
US11963727B2Apr 23, 2024
Method for system architecture for modular energy system
CILAG GMBH INT4 citations72
US11923084B2Mar 5, 2024
First and second communication protocol arrangement for driving primary and secondary devices through a single port
CILAG GMBH INT4 citations70
US12144136B2Nov 12, 2024
Modular surgical energy system with module positional awareness with digital logic
CILAG GMBH INT1 citations63
US12228987B2Feb 18, 2025
Method for energy delivery for modular energy system
CILAG GMBH INT0 citations61
US12232830B2Feb 25, 2025
Modular energy system for use in a surgical environment
CILAG GMBH INT0 citations60
US12127777B2Oct 29, 2024
Energy delivery mitigations for modular energy systems
CILAG GMBH INT0 citations52
US12142373B2Nov 12, 2024
Modular energy system with hardware mitigated communication
CILAG GMBH INT0 citations51
US12369994B2Jul 29, 2025
Modular energy system with multi-energy port splitter for multiple energy devices
CILAG GMBH INT0 citations50
ETHICON LLC
7 patentsUS11628006B2Apr 18, 2023
Method for energy distribution in a surgical modular energy system
ETHICON LLC155 citations99
US11471206B2Oct 18, 2022
Method for controlling a modular energy system user interface
ETHICON LLC67 citations99
US11350978B2Jun 7, 2022
Flexible neutral electrode
ETHICON LLC82 citations99
US11218822B2Jan 4, 2022
Audio tone construction for an energy module of a modular energy system
ETHICON LLC129 citations99
US11510720B2Nov 29, 2022
Managing simultaneous monopolar outputs using duty cycle and synchronization
ETHICON LLC46 citations98
US10172684B2Jan 8, 2019
Lifecycle monitoring features for surgical instrument
ETHICON LLC11 citations80
US11350960B2Jun 7, 2022
Dual sterilization and temperature based sterilization detection
ETHICON LLC0 citations50