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Edward G. Chekan
Also filed as: CHEKAN EDWARD G
18 granted patents·1 pending application·5,528 citations·filing 2010–2017
96Inventor score
Files withETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC6CHEKAN EDWARD G2ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC2ETHICON LLC2FELDER KEVIN D1
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19 records- 0199US9974529B2Surgical instrumentETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2015·Granted May 22, 2018·1.1k cites·18 claims
- 0297US9603599B2Feature to reengage safety switch of tissue staplerMILLER CHRISTOPHER C·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 28, 2017·936 cites·17 claims
- 0397US9186148B2Tissue stapler anvil feature to prevent premature jaw openingFELDER KEVIN D·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 17, 2015·1.2k cites·10 claims
- 0497US8632462B2Trans-rectum universal portsYOO ANDREW·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 21, 2014·1.5k cites·24 claims
- 0596US9861428B2Integrated systems for electrosurgical steam or smoke controlETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 9, 2018·495 cites·20 claims
- 0694US9597082B2Method and apparatus for sealing end-to-end anastomosisETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 21, 2017·93 cites·5 claims
- 0792US9913655B2Surgical instrument with active element and suction cageETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 13, 2018·61 cites·20 claims
- 0891US8491497B2Method and apparatus for morcellating tissueHOUSER KEVIN L·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 23, 2013·12 cites·7 claims
- 0990US10959771B2Suction and irrigation sealing grasperETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 30, 2021·12 cites·10 claims
- 1090US9549738B2Ratcheting feature on tissue staple trigger to prevent premature jaw openingMANDAKOLATHUR VASUDEVAN VENKATARAMANAN·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 24, 2017·49 cites·8 claims
- 1189US9220505B2Surgical stapling instrument with locking feature to lock anvil actuatorVASUDEVAN VENKATARAMANAN MANDAKOLATHUR·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 29, 2015·57 cites·20 claims
- 1286US10499909B2Apparatus and method for pleating a bodily lumenETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 10, 2019·7 cites·17 claims
- 1379US8986331B2Instrument for debriding fistula and applying therapeutic cellsCHEKAN EDWARD G·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 24, 2015·19 cites·18 claims
- 1470US8632455B2Gastric band with asymmetrical memberWOODRUFF SCOTT A·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 21, 2014·5 cites·9 claims
- 1567US9717496B2Surgical stapling instrument with locking feature to lock anvil actuatorETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 1, 2017·1 cites·20 claims
- 1659US8468891B2Tissue processing device with ultrasonic measuring chamberCHEKAN EDWARD G·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 25, 2013·2 cites·19 claims
- 1754US10631867B2Feature to reengage safety switch of tissue staplerETHICON LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 28, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 1853US10226246B2Tissue stapler anvil feature to prevent premature jaw openingETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 12, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 1942US2017325878A1Suction and irrigation sealing grasperETHICON LLC·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
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