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Daniel A. Joseph
Also filed as: JOSEPH DANIEL · JOSEPH DANIEL A · JOSEPH JR II DANIEL
76 granted patents·42 pending applications·4,674 citations·filing 1978–2025
99Inventor score
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118 records- 0198US9211657B2Surgical tissue sealerCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 15, 2015·76 cites·4 claims
- 0298US8756785B2Surgical instrument shafts and methods of manufacturing shafts for surgical instrumentsALLEN IV JAMES D·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 24, 2014·94 cites·19 claims
- 0397US11000330B2Surgical forcepsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Granted May 11, 2021·5 cites·15 claims
- 0497US9498279B2Vessel sealing instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 22, 2016·82 cites·12 claims
- 0597US9198711B2Electrosurgical system for communicating information embedded in an audio toneJOSEPH DANIEL A·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 1, 2015·243 cites·15 claims
- 0697US8752264B2Surgical tissue sealerACKLEY JOANNA·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 17, 2014·1.6k cites·10 claims
- 0797US8162965B2Low profile cutting assembly with a return springRESCHKE ARLEN J·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 24, 2012·1.1k cites·8 claims
- 0896US9504519B2Surgical forcepsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 29, 2016·35 cites·13 claims
- 0996US9039731B2Surgical forceps including blade safety mechanismJOSEPH DANIEL A·Filed 2012·Granted May 26, 2015·183 cites·13 claims
- 1095US9265571B2Surgical forcepsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 23, 2016·27 cites·15 claims
- 1195US9023035B2Monopolar pencil with integrated bipolar/ligasure tweezersALLEN IV JAMES D·Filed 2012·Granted May 5, 2015·141 cites·15 claims
- 1295US8968360B2Surgical instrument with resilient driving member and related methods of useGARRISON DAVID M·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 3, 2015·72 cites·19 claims
- 1395US8864795B2Surgical forcepsKERR DUANE E·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 21, 2014·98 cites·11 claims
- 1494US11779385B2Surgical forcepsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 10, 2023·2 cites·16 claims
- 1594US9039704B2ForcepsJOSEPH DANIEL A·Filed 2011·Granted May 26, 2015·79 cites·17 claims
- 1694US8920461B2Surgical forceps with bifurcated flanged jaw componentsUNGER JEFFREY R·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 30, 2014·75 cites·20 claims
- 1793US9655672B2Vessel sealing instrumentARTALE RYAN C·Filed 2010·Granted May 23, 2017·55 cites·10 claims
- 1893US8235917B2Wireless electrosurgical controllerJOSEPH DANIEL A·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 7, 2012·295 cites·20 claims
- 1992US10537381B2Surgical instrument having a bipolar end effector assembly and a deployable monopolar assemblyCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 21, 2020·26 cites·18 claims
- 2092US9034009B2Surgical forcepsTWOMEY JOHN R·Filed 2012·Granted May 19, 2015·49 cites·16 claims
- 2191US11711596B2System and methods for determining proximity relative to an anatomical structureCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 25, 2023·3 cites·17 claims
- 2291US10201384B2Vessel sealing instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 12, 2019·7 cites·16 claims
- 2391US7766809B2Apparatus for separating discrete volumes of a composite liquidCARIDIANBCT INC·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 3, 2010·16 cites·30 claims
- 2490US9687295B2Methods of manufacturing a pair of jaw members of an end-effector assembly for a surgical instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 27, 2017·28 cites·19 claims
- 2590US9636169B2Electrosurgical instrumentALLEN IV JAMES D·Filed 2011·Granted May 2, 2017·37 cites·2 claims
- 2689US10729488B2Vessel sealing instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 4, 2020·5 cites·4 claims
- 2789US9504514B2Surgical instrument with resilient driving member and related methods of useCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 29, 2016·7 cites·9 claims
- 2888US9974605B2Surgical instrument with resilient driving member and related methods of useCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted May 22, 2018·5 cites·14 claims
- 2988US2025009412A1Surgical instrument with resilient driving member and related methods of useCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3087US9795439B2Vessel sealing instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 24, 2017·5 cites·10 claims
- 3187US7674221B2Apparatus for separating discrete volumes of a composite liquid with balancing elementsCARIDIANBCT INC·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 9, 2010·33 cites·29 claims
- 3286US12491022B2Surgical forcepsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 9, 2025·0 cites·14 claims
- 3384US11324545B2Surgical instrument with resilient driving member and related methods of useCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Granted May 10, 2022·1 cites·18 claims
- 3484US9510891B2Surgical instruments with structures to provide access for cleaningCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 6, 2016·16 cites·10 claims
- 3583US9539049B2Monopolar pencil with integrated bipolar/ligasure tweezersCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 10, 2017·4 cites·6 claims
- 3682US10639095B2Surgical instrument with resilient driving member and related methods of useCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2018·Granted May 5, 2020·2 cites·19 claims
- 3782US9795402B2Surgical instrument shafts and methods of manufacturing shafts for surgical instrumentsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 24, 2017·3 cites·13 claims
- 3881US9486220B2Surgical tissue occluding deviceTWOMEY JOHN R·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 8, 2016·14 cites·5 claims
- 3980US12114913B2Surgical instrument with resilient driving member and related methods of useCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 15, 2024·0 cites·18 claims
- 4080US8070665B2Method for separating discrete volumes of a composite liquidDOLECEK VICTOR D·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 6, 2011·3 cites·17 claims
- 4180US7819793B2Apparatus for separating a composite liquid into at least two componentsCARIDIANBCT INC·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 26, 2010·30 cites·30 claims
- 4276US8231553B2Method for wireless control of electrosurgeryJOSEPH DANIEL A·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 31, 2012·19 cites·10 claims
- 4375US2025366904A1Systems and methods for sealing and dissecting tissue using an electrosurgical forceps including a thermal cutting elementCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4474US12127782B2Energy-activation mechanisms for surgical instrumentsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 29, 2024·0 cites·9 claims
- 4574US11364076B2Monopolar return padCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 21, 2022·1 cites·12 claims
- 4674US11284935B2Energy-activation mechanisms for surgical instrumentsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 29, 2022·1 cites·14 claims
- 4774US11224478B2Electrosurgical instruments for controlling thermal damageCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 18, 2022·2 cites·18 claims
- 4874US2025143777A1Surgical system and methods for treating tissueCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4973US12186014B2Monopolar return pad including a pathway for evacuating surgical smokeCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 7, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 5073US10376306B2Surgical forcepsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 13, 2019·1 cites·12 claims
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