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Darwin L. Schultz
Also filed as: SCHULTZ DARWIN L
12 granted patents·1 pending application·10,947 citations·filing 2014–2023
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13 records- 0199US10433837B2Surgical instruments with multiple link articulation arrangementsETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 8, 2019·1.1k cites·16 claims
- 0299US10368861B2Dual articulation drive system arrangements for articulatable surgical instrumentsETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 6, 2019·1.2k cites·12 claims
- 0399US10245030B2Surgical instruments with tensioning arrangements for cable driven articulation systemsETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 2, 2019·1.3k cites·15 claims
- 0499US10245029B2Surgical instrument with articulating and axially translatable end effectorETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 2, 2019·1.3k cites·20 claims
- 0599US10201364B2Surgical instrument comprising a rotatable shaftETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 12, 2019·1.4k cites·17 claims
- 0699US9788836B2Multiple motor control for powered medical deviceETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 17, 2017·1.7k cites·19 claims
- 0798US11497489B2Articulatable surgical instruments with proximal and distal shaft supportsETHICON LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 15, 2022·105 cites·19 claims
- 0898US10959727B2Articulatable surgical end effector with asymmetric shaft arrangementETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 30, 2021·663 cites·24 claims
- 0998US10603036B2Articulatable surgical instrument with independent pivotable linkage distal of an articulation lockETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 31, 2020·975 cites·16 claims
- 1098US10517595B2Jaw actuated lock arrangements for preventing advancement of a firing member in a surgical end effector unless an unfired cartridge is installed in the end effectorETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 31, 2019·1.1k cites·20 claims
- 1195US11786237B2Stapling assembly comprising a supported firing barCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 17, 2023·3 cites·14 claims
- 1273US12369908B2Stapling assembly comprising a supported firing barCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 29, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1370US2020008802A1Surgical end effector with two separate cooperating opening features for opening and closing end effector jawsETHICON LLC·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
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