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David M. Garrison
Also filed as: GARRISON DAVID M
100 granted patents·22 pending applications·13,827 citations·filing 2003–2024
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122 records- 0199US9113899B2Coupling mechanisms for surgical instrumentsGARRISON DAVID M·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 25, 2015·176 cites·3 claims
- 0299US7722607B2In-line vessel sealer and dividerCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2006·Granted May 25, 2010·1.8k cites·13 claims
- 0398US11020172B2Apparatus for performing an electrosurgical procedureCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 1, 2021·138 cites·15 claims
- 0498US9211657B2Surgical tissue sealerCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 15, 2015·76 cites·4 claims
- 0598US9161807B2Apparatus for performing an electrosurgical procedureGARRISON DAVID M·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 20, 2015·961 cites·12 claims
- 0698US7877853B2Method of manufacturing end effector assembly for sealing tissueTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 1, 2011·113 cites·4 claims
- 0798US7597693B2Vessel sealer and divider for use with small trocars and cannulasCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 6, 2009·1.6k cites·8 claims
- 0898US7481810B2Bipolar forceps having monopolar extensionCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 27, 2009·341 cites·6 claims
- 0998US7445621B2Bipolar forceps having monopolar extensionCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 4, 2008·568 cites·6 claims
- 1098US7270664B2Vessel sealing instrument with electrical cutting mechanismSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 18, 2007·363 cites·16 claims
- 1198US7232440B2Bipolar forceps having monopolar extensionSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 19, 2007·885 cites·7 claims
- 1297US8752264B2Surgical tissue sealerACKLEY JOANNA·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 17, 2014·1.6k cites·10 claims
- 1397US8277447B2Single action tissue sealerGARRISON DAVID M·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 2, 2012·335 cites·11 claims
- 1497US7879035B2Insulating boot for electrosurgical forcepsCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 1, 2011·439 cites·1 claims
- 1597US7628791B2Single action tissue sealerCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 8, 2009·467 cites·14 claims
- 1697US7442194B2Bipolar forceps having monopolar extensionCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 28, 2008·255 cites·6 claims
- 1796US9192421B2Blade lockout mechanism for surgical forcepsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 24, 2015·191 cites·18 claims
- 1895US8968360B2Surgical instrument with resilient driving member and related methods of useGARRISON DAVID M·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 3, 2015·72 cites·19 claims
- 1995US8961514B2Articulating surgical apparatusGARRISON DAVID M·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 24, 2015·101 cites·16 claims
- 2095US8945126B2Single action tissue sealerCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 3, 2015·94 cites·8 claims
- 2195US8540749B2Apparatus for performing an electrosurgical procedureGARRISON DAVID M·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 24, 2013·76 cites·15 claims
- 2295US8409246B2Apparatus for performing an electrosurgical procedureKERR DUANE E·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 2, 2013·96 cites·13 claims
- 2395US7877852B2Method of manufacturing an end effector assembly for sealing tissueTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 1, 2011·217 cites·9 claims
- 2495US7789878B2In-line vessel sealer and dividerCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 7, 2010·159 cites·13 claims
- 2594US8672939B2Surgical device for performing an electrosurgical procedureGARRISON DAVID M·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 18, 2014·98 cites·11 claims
- 2694US8647343B2Surgical forceps for sealing and dividing tissueCHOJIN EDWARD M·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 11, 2014·83 cites·4 claims
- 2794US8409247B2Apparatus for performing an electrosurgical procedureGARRISON DAVID M·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 2, 2013·89 cites·20 claims
- 2894US8333765B2Vessel sealing instrument with electrical cutting mechanismJOHNSON KRISTIN D·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 18, 2012·73 cites·17 claims
- 2994USD621503SPistol grip laparoscopic sealing and dissection deviceTYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP IP·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 10, 2010·917 cites·1 claims
- 3093US9381059B2Electrically-insulative hinge for electrosurgical jaw assembly, bipolar forceps including same, and methods of jaw-assembly alignment using fastened electrically-insulative hingeGARRISON DAVID M·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 5, 2016·58 cites·14 claims
- 3193US8961513B2Surgical tissue sealerALLEN IV JAMES D·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 24, 2015·70 cites·18 claims
- 3293US8512371B2Jaw, blade and gap manufacturing for surgical instruments with small jawsKERR DUANE E·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 20, 2013·82 cites·11 claims
- 3393US8342459B2Wire organizerCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 1, 2013·33 cites·10 claims
- 3493US7641653B2Open vessel sealing forceps disposable handswitchCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 5, 2010·467 cites·20 claims
- 3592US9333002B2Apparatus for performing an electrosurgical procedureGARRISON DAVID M·Filed 2010·Granted May 10, 2016·47 cites·13 claims
- 3692US8906018B2Surgical forcepsROOKS KATHY E·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 9, 2014·61 cites·6 claims
- 3792US8795269B2Rotary tissue sealer and dividerGARRISON DAVID M·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 5, 2014·55 cites·22 claims
- 3892US8668689B2In-line vessel sealer and dividerDUMBAULD PATRICK L·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 11, 2014·52 cites·7 claims
- 3991US11711596B2System and methods for determining proximity relative to an anatomical structureCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 25, 2023·3 cites·17 claims
- 4091US8888775B2Surgical forceps including shape memory cutterNAU JR WILLIAM H·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 18, 2014·57 cites·11 claims
- 4191US8192433B2Vessel sealing instrument with electrical cutting mechanismJOHNSON KRISTIN D·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 5, 2012·75 cites·9 claims
- 4289US9504514B2Surgical instrument with resilient driving member and related methods of useCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 29, 2016·7 cites·9 claims
- 4388US9974605B2Surgical instrument with resilient driving member and related methods of useCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted May 22, 2018·5 cites·14 claims
- 4488US9375227B2Apparatus for performing an electrosurgical procedureCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 28, 2016·18 cites·6 claims
- 4588US8945127B2Single action tissue sealerCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 3, 2015·15 cites·17 claims
- 4688US2025009412A1Surgical instrument with resilient driving member and related methods of useCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4787US9492221B2Dissection scissors on surgical deviceGARRISON DAVID M·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 15, 2016·21 cites·12 claims
- 4887US9011436B2Double-length jaw system for electrosurgical instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 21, 2015·22 cites·20 claims
- 4987US8939973B2Single action tissue sealerCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 27, 2015·15 cites·11 claims
- 5086US9314295B2Dissection scissors on surgical deviceGARRISON DAVID M·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 19, 2016·25 cites·16 claims
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