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Bennie Thompson
Also filed as: THOMPSON BENNIE
59 granted patents·7 pending applications·32,277 citations·filing 1989–2024
99Inventor score
Files withSTANDARD BARIATRICS INC21ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC17DEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC8INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS3CARDICA INC2
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66 records- 0199US8348131B2Surgical stapling instrument with mechanical indicator to show levels of tissue compressionETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 8, 2013·1.9k cites·15 claims
- 0299US7918376B1Articulated surgical instrumentCARDICA INC·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 5, 2011·1.7k cites·6 claims
- 0399US7506791B2Surgical stapling instrument with mechanical mechanism for limiting maximum tissue compressionETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 24, 2009·2.9k cites·8 claims
- 0499US6773438B1Surgical instrument having a rotary lockout mechanismETHICON ENDO SURGERY·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 10, 2004·2k cites·12 claims
- 0599US5597107ASurgical stapler instrumentETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 28, 1997·3.4k cites·5 claims
- 0698US10194908B2Surgical staple cartridge with enhanced knife clearanceINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 5, 2019·640 cites·20 claims
- 0798US8631992B1Feeder belt with padded staples for true multi-fire surgical staplerHAUSEN BERNARD A·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 21, 2014·1.1k cites·16 claims
- 0898US7918377B2Surgical stapling instrument with apparatus for providing anvil position feedbackETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 5, 2011·2.1k cites·19 claims
- 0998US6551333B2Method for attaching hernia meshETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 22, 2003·2.1k cites·6 claims
- 1098US5487500ASurgical stapler instrumentETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 30, 1996·2.7k cites·7 claims
- 1197US10918387B2Surgical staple cartridge with enhanced knife clearanceINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 16, 2021·89 cites·20 claims
- 1297US10278707B2Resection line guide for a medical procedure and method of using sameSTANDARD BARIATRICS INC·Filed 2014·Granted May 7, 2019·883 cites·20 claims
- 1397US7252641B2Method of operating a biopsy deviceETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 7, 2007·1.4k cites·18 claims
- 1497US7025732B2Biopsy device with variable speed cutter advanceETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 11, 2006·1.5k cites·20 claims
- 1597US5501654AEndoscopic instrument having articulating elementETHICON INC·Filed 1994·Granted Mar 26, 1996·2.2k cites·46 claims
- 1696US10624638B2End effectors, surgical stapling devices, and methods of using sameSTANDARD BARIATRICS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 21, 2020·24 cites·29 claims
- 1796US10441283B1End effectors, surgical stapling devices, and methods of using sameSTANDARD BARIATRICS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 15, 2019·24 cites·30 claims
- 1896US9498215B2Surgical staple cartridge with enhanced knife clearanceINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 22, 2016·322 cites·35 claims
- 1996US8241226B2Biopsy device with rotatable tissue sample holderHIBNER JOHN A·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 14, 2012·107 cites·20 claims
- 2096US7485124B2Surgical instrument having a fastener delivery mechanismETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 3, 2009·1.3k cites·7 claims
- 2195US10542986B2End effectors, surgical stapling devices, and methods of using sameSTANDARD BARIATRICS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 28, 2020·28 cites·36 claims
- 2295US10405860B2End effectors, surgical stapling devices, and methods of using sameSTANDARD BARIATRICS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 10, 2019·25 cites·4 claims
- 2395US8403956B1Multiple-use surgical staplerTHOMPSON BENNIE·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 26, 2013·338 cites·3 claims
- 2495US7645240B2Biopsy device with variable speed cutter advanceETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 12, 2010·190 cites·12 claims
- 2595US6206894B1Electrically powered needle holder to assist in suturingETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 27, 2001·1.1k cites·6 claims
- 2694US8313444B2Biopsy device with variable speed cutter advanceTHOMPSON BENNIE·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 20, 2012·129 cites·13 claims
- 2794US6425900B1Method for attaching hernia meshETHICON ENDO SURGERY·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 30, 2002·473 cites·14 claims
- 2893US10987108B2Resection line guide for a medical procedure and method of using sameSTANDARD BARIATRICS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 27, 2021·22 cites·17 claims
- 2993US10470911B2Sleeve gastrectomy calibration tube and method of using sameSTANDARD BARIATRICS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 12, 2019·58 cites·8 claims
- 3093US7918804B2Biopsy device with vacuum assisted bleeding controlDEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 5, 2011·86 cites·11 claims
- 3193US7854707B2Tissue sample revolver drum biopsy deviceDEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 21, 2010·72 cites·14 claims
- 3293US4972224AExposure control system for a fixed aperture cameraPOLAROID CORP·Filed 1989·Granted Nov 20, 1990·40 cites·10 claims
- 3392US7905893B2Method for delivering a plurality of fastenersETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 15, 2011·76 cites·6 claims
- 3491US7892220B2Use of an adhesive as an intestinal barrier for bariatricsETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 22, 2011·82 cites·7 claims
- 3591US7871384B2Biopsy device with variable speed cutter advanceDEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 18, 2011·76 cites·6 claims
- 3688US5871490ASuture cartridge assembly for a surgical knotETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 16, 1999·434 cites·9 claims
- 3787US11096686B2End effectors, surgical stapling devices, and methods of using sameSTANDARD BARIATRICS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 24, 2021·4 cites·16 claims
- 3887US6572626B1Surgical instrument having a fastener delivery mechanismETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 3, 2003·206 cites·48 claims
- 3984US12471918B2End effectors, surgical stapling devices, and methods of using sameSTANDARD BARIATRICS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 18, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4083US8568335B2Biopsy device with vacuum assisted bleeding controlMONSON GAVIN M·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 29, 2013·14 cites·20 claims
- 4182US11992215B2End effectors, surgical stapling devices, and methods of using sameSTANDARD BARIATRICS INC·Filed 2022·Granted May 28, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 4282US11937818B2End effectors, surgical stapling devices, and methods of using sameSTANDARD BARIATRICS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Mar 26, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 4382US9101351B2Biopsy deviceDEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 11, 2015·12 cites·11 claims
- 4480US9968339B2Biopsy device with rotatable tissue sample holderDEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2016·Granted May 15, 2018·2 cites·25 claims
- 4579US9005136B2Biopsy device with vacuum assisted bleeding controlDEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 14, 2015·5 cites·11 claims
- 4678US8905943B2Biopsy device with rotatable tissue sample holderHIBNER JOHN A·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 9, 2014·6 cites·20 claims
- 4777US11633184B2End effectors, surgical stapling devices, and methods of using sameSTANDARD BARIATRICS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Apr 25, 2023·0 cites·26 claims
- 4877US2021393265A1End effectors, surgical stapling devices, and methods of using sameSTANDARD BARIATRICS INC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 4974US12053178B2End effectors, surgical stapling devices, and methods of using sameSTANDARD BARIATRICS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 6, 2024·0 cites·13 claims
- 5074US11717295B2End effectors, surgical stapling devices, and methods of using sameSTANDARD BARIATRICS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 8, 2023·0 cites·27 claims
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