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Gerald Hodgkinson
Also filed as: HODGKINSON GERALD · HODGKINSON GERALD N
78 granted patents·19 pending applications·25,278 citations·filing 2010–2024
99Inventor score
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97 records- 0199US10293553B2Buttress brachytherapy and integrated staple line markers for margin identificationCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted May 21, 2019·824 cites·22 claims
- 0299US10194904B2Surgical staple and method of useVIOLA FRANK·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 5, 2019·847 cites·17 claims
- 0399US9055944B2Surgical instrument buttress attachmentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 16, 2015·1.4k cites·15 claims
- 0499US8820606B2Buttress retention system for linear endostaplersHODGKINSON GERALD·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 2, 2014·1.6k cites·8 claims
- 0599US8584920B2Surgical stapling apparatus including releasable buttressHODGKINSON GERALD·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 19, 2013·1.4k cites·29 claims
- 0698US9974542B2Surgical apparatus including surgical buttressCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted May 22, 2018·795 cites·16 claims
- 0798US9675351B2Buttress release from surgical stapler by knife pushingHODGKINSON GERALD·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 13, 2017·1.2k cites·29 claims
- 0898US9572576B2Surgical apparatus including surgical buttressCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 21, 2017·851 cites·17 claims
- 0998US9198660B2Buttress retention system for linear endostaplersCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 1, 2015·178 cites·13 claims
- 1098US9107667B2Surgical stapling apparatus including releasable buttressCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 18, 2015·855 cites·21 claims
- 1198US8870050B2Surgical stapling apparatus including releasable buttressConvidien LP·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 28, 2014·1.6k cites·13 claims
- 1298US8479968B2Surgical instrument buttress attachmentHODGKINSON GERALD N·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 9, 2013·1.5k cites·19 claims
- 1397US10786255B2Buttress assembly for use with surgical stapling deviceCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 29, 2020·552 cites·7 claims
- 1497US10470767B2Surgical stapling instrument having ultrasonic energy deliveryCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 12, 2019·690 cites·8 claims
- 1597US10098639B2Buttress attachment to the cartridge surfaceCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 16, 2018·65 cites·17 claims
- 1697US10092290B2Surgical instrument, loading unit for use therewith and related methodsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 9, 2018·754 cites·16 claims
- 1797US9433420B2Surgical apparatus including surgical buttressCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 6, 2016·1.4k cites·16 claims
- 1897US9351732B2Buttress attachment to degradable polymer zonesHODGKINSON GERALD N·Filed 2012·Granted May 31, 2016·1.3k cites·18 claims
- 1997US9351731B2Surgical stapling apparatus including releasable surgical buttressCARTER SALLY·Filed 2011·Granted May 31, 2016·1.2k cites·13 claims
- 2097US9295466B2Surgical apparatus including surgical buttressCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 29, 2016·1.2k cites·11 claims
- 2197US9237892B2Buttress attachment to the cartridge surfaceCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 19, 2016·1.3k cites·15 claims
- 2297US9010610B2Buttress retention system for linear endostaplersCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 21, 2015·216 cites·15 claims
- 2397US8789737B2Circular stapler and staple line reinforcement materialHODGKINSON GERALD N·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 29, 2014·1.9k cites·15 claims
- 2496US9681936B2Multi-layer porous film materialCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 20, 2017·115 cites·20 claims
- 2596US9597077B2Buttress attachment to the cartridge surfaceCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 21, 2017·163 cites·9 claims
- 2696US9016544B2Circular stapler and staple line reinforcement materialCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 28, 2015·215 cites·10 claims
- 2795US10881395B2Buttress attachment features for surgical stapling apparatusCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 5, 2021·506 cites·16 claims
- 2895US10485540B2Surgical apparatus including surgical buttressCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 26, 2019·29 cites·7 claims
- 2995US9295463B2Shape memory fasteners and method of useVIOLA FRANK·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 29, 2016·93 cites·12 claims
- 3095US9113885B2Buttress assembly for use with surgical stapling deviceHODGKINSON GERALD·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 25, 2015·177 cites·7 claims
- 3195US9107665B2Surgical instrument buttress attachmentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 18, 2015·137 cites·16 claims
- 3291US8323316B2Knotted suture end effectorMAIORINO NICHOLAS·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 4, 2012·37 cites·27 claims
- 3390US10874768B2Drug eluting medical deviceCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 29, 2020·8 cites·19 claims
- 3489US10159850B2Brachytherapy clip and applicatorCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 25, 2018·13 cites·19 claims
- 3588US10722234B2Adherence concepts for non-woven absorbable felt buttressesCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 28, 2020·7 cites·15 claims
- 3687US10918384B2Surgical instrument, loading unit for use therewith and related methodsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 16, 2021·7 cites·14 claims
- 3787US9023081B2Knotted suture end effectorCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2012·Granted May 5, 2015·18 cites·10 claims
- 3887US8888810B2Compound barb medical device and methodHADBA AHMAD ROBERT·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 18, 2014·24 cites·22 claims
- 3987US8454653B2Compound barb medical device and methodHADBA AHMAD ROBERT·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 4, 2013·27 cites·18 claims
- 4086US10357249B2Surgical stapling apparatus including releasable surgical buttressCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 23, 2019·6 cites·18 claims
- 4185US10842485B2Brachytherapy buttressCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 24, 2020·5 cites·20 claims
- 4285US10390827B2Multi-layer porous film materialCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 27, 2019·5 cites·15 claims
- 4385US8679157B2Bioactive substance in a barbed sutureCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 25, 2014·6 cites·21 claims
- 4485US8348973B2Bioactive substance in a barbed sutureCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 8, 2013·7 cites·6 claims
- 4584US12070213B2Surgical medical devicesCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2023·Granted Aug 27, 2024·2 cites·19 claims
- 4684US10420661B2Stents and stent deployment devicesCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 24, 2019·6 cites·9 claims
- 4784US9788832B2Compound barb medical device and methodCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 17, 2017·5 cites·18 claims
- 4883US9687226B2Wound closure device including mesh barrierCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 27, 2017·14 cites·9 claims
- 4982US10576298B2Buttress brachytherapy and integrated staple line markers for margin identificationCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 3, 2020·3 cites·18 claims
- 5082US8968927B2Degradable implantable batteryCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 3, 2015·2 cites·15 claims
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