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Chad E. Eckert
Also filed as: ECKERT CHAD E · ECKERT CHAD EDWARD
55 granted patents·13 pending applications·5,192 citations·filing 2015–2024
99Inventor score
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68 records- 0199US11298130B2Staple cartridge retainer with frangible authentication keyCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 12, 2022·370 cites·24 claims
- 0299US10695081B2Controlling a surgical instrument according to sensed closure parametersETHICON LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 30, 2020·895 cites·20 claims
- 0399US10413373B2Robotic visualization and collision avoidanceETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 17, 2019·799 cites·20 claims
- 0499US10398517B2Surgical tool positioning based on sensed parametersETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 3, 2019·285 cites·16 claims
- 0599US10390829B2Staples comprising a coverETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 27, 2019·822 cites·10 claims
- 0699US10130738B2Adjunct material to promote tissue growthETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 20, 2018·819 cites·16 claims
- 0798US12096910B2Surgical hub for use with a surgical system in a surgical procedureCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 24, 2024·7 cites·20 claims
- 0898US11426167B2Mechanisms for proper anvil attachment surgical stapling head assemblyCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 30, 2022·183 cites·42 claims
- 0998US11376082B2Robotic surgical system with local sensing of functional parameters based on measurements of multiple physical inputsETHICON LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 5, 2022·247 cites·18 claims
- 1098US11246678B2Surgical stapling system having a frangible RFID tagETHICON LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 15, 2022·368 cites·23 claims
- 1197US11786294B2Control program for modular combination energy deviceCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 17, 2023·7 cites·19 claims
- 1297US11759251B2Control program adaptation based on device status and user inputCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 19, 2023·7 cites·15 claims
- 1397US11311306B2Surgical systems for detecting end effector tissue distribution irregularitiesETHICON LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 26, 2022·105 cites·6 claims
- 1497US11284963B2Method of using imaging devices in surgeryCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 29, 2022·70 cites·17 claims
- 1596US12035915B2Surgical staples comprising hardness variations for improved fastening of tissueCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 16, 2024·3 cites·20 claims
- 1696US11596291B2Method of compressing tissue within a stapling device and simultaneously displaying of the location of the tissue within the jawsCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 7, 2023·33 cites·37 claims
- 1795US11864729B2Method of using imaging devices in surgeryCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 9, 2024·2 cites·26 claims
- 1895US10779847B2Ultrasonic transducer to waveguide joiningETHICON LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 22, 2020·33 cites·4 claims
- 1994US11666331B2Systems for detecting proximity of surgical end effector to cancerous tissueCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 6, 2023·22 cites·8 claims
- 2094US11369443B2Method of using a surgical modular robotic assemblyCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 28, 2022·21 cites·18 claims
- 2193US11694533B2Predictive based system adjustments based on biomarker trendingCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 4, 2023·3 cites·20 claims
- 2293US11399906B2Robotic surgical system for controlling close operation of end-effectorsCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 2, 2022·20 cites·20 claims
- 2392US10349938B2Surgical adjuncts with medicants affected by activator materialsETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 16, 2019·18 cites·27 claims
- 2491US12433508B2Surgical system having a surgical instrument controlled based on comparison of sensor and database dataCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 7, 2025·1 cites·14 claims
- 2591US12076010B2Surgical instrument cartridge sensor assembliesCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 3, 2024·2 cites·10 claims
- 2691US12011163B2Prediction of tissue irregularities based on biomarker monitoringCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 18, 2024·2 cites·20 claims
- 2790US11376083B2Determining robotic surgical assembly coupling statusETHICON LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 5, 2022·10 cites·9 claims
- 2889US10086116B2Adjunct material to provide controlled drug releaseETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 2, 2018·5 cites·20 claims
- 2988US12023086B2Electrosurgical instrument for delivering blended energy modalities to tissueCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 2, 2024·2 cites·20 claims
- 3087US11723729B2Robotic surgical assembly coupling safety mechanismsCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 15, 2023·6 cites·8 claims
- 3186US11969142B2Method of compressing tissue within a stapling device and simultaneously displaying the location of the tissue within the jawsCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 30, 2024·4 cites·19 claims
- 3285US10279086B2Composite adjunct materials for delivering medicantsETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC·Filed 2015·Granted May 7, 2019·6 cites·20 claims
- 3384US10537399B2Surgical tool positioning based on sensed parametersETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 21, 2020·5 cites·14 claims
- 3483US11986234B2Surgical system communication pathwaysCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2020·Granted May 21, 2024·1 cites·20 claims
- 3582US12446874B2Cartridge assemblies with absorbable metal staples and absorbable implantable adjunctsCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 21, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 3681US12251182B2Surgical tool positioning based on sensed parametersCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2023·Granted Mar 18, 2025·0 cites·14 claims
- 3781US11890004B2Staple cartridge comprising lubricated staplesCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2022·Granted Feb 6, 2024·0 cites·24 claims
- 3881US11793582B2Surgical tool positioning based on sensed parametersCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 24, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
- 3981US11039896B2Robotic visualization and collision avoidanceETHICON LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 22, 2021·2 cites·20 claims
- 4080US2024423615A1Surgical instrument cartridge sensor assembliesCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4178US12207881B2Surgical systems correlating visualization data and powered surgical instrument dataCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 28, 2025·2 cites·14 claims
- 4278US9987013B2Surgical staple buttress with magnetic elementsETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 5, 2018·3 cites·20 claims
- 4377US12505584B2System and method for tracking a portion of the user as a proxy for non-monitored instrumentCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 23, 2025·0 cites·21 claims
- 4477US11925309B2Method of using imaging devices in surgeryCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 12, 2024·0 cites·21 claims
- 4577US11882993B2Method of using imaging devices in surgeryCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 30, 2024·0 cites·15 claims
- 4676US11963682B2Surgical staples comprising hardness variations for improved fastening of tissueCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2022·Granted Apr 23, 2024·0 cites·24 claims
- 4772US12232729B2Systems for detecting proximity of surgical end effector to cancerous tissueCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2023·Granted Feb 25, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4872US11883122B2Robotic visualization and collision avoidanceCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 30, 2024·0 cites·15 claims
- 4967US12144518B2Surgical systems for detecting end effector tissue distribution irregularitiesCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 19, 2024·0 cites·15 claims
- 5066US2022287782A1Method of using a surgical modular robotic assemblyCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
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