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Jerry R. Griffiths
Also filed as: GRIFFITHS JERRY R · GRIFFITHS JERRY RICHARD
37 granted patents·10 pending applications·4,020 citations·filing 1993–2025
98Inventor score
Files withENDOEVOLUTION LLC16INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS5GRIFFITHS JERRY R4TNCO INC4JONES DANIEL B3
Top patents by PatentIndex Score
47 records- 0198US9474523B2Apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturingENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 25, 2016·1.1k cites·28 claims
- 0298US8123764B2Apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturingMEADE JOHN C·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 28, 2012·450 cites·37 claims
- 0397US7776065B2End effector mechanism for a surgical instrumentSYMMETRY MEDICAL NEW BEDFORD I·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 17, 2010·1.1k cites·22 claims
- 0495US9451948B2Apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturingENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 27, 2016·54 cites·22 claims
- 0594US9962155B2Apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturingENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2017·Granted May 8, 2018·12 cites·18 claims
- 0694US8821519B2Apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturingMEADE JOHN C·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 2, 2014·44 cites·4 claims
- 0794US7862572B2Apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturingENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 4, 2011·134 cites·16 claims
- 0893US9597071B1Apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturingENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 21, 2017·10 cites·22 claims
- 0992US9872691B2System and method for forming a curved tunnel in boneSPECIALTY SURGICAL INSTR INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 23, 2018·32 cites·15 claims
- 1091US9962154B2Apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturingENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2017·Granted May 8, 2018·6 cites·20 claims
- 1191US9962153B2Apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturingENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2017·Granted May 8, 2018·6 cites·20 claims
- 1291US9936944B2Apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturingENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 10, 2018·6 cites·20 claims
- 1391US9700301B2Suturing needlesENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 11, 2017·6 cites·18 claims
- 1491US9700302B2Suturing needlesENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 11, 2017·7 cites·31 claims
- 1591US9642613B1Apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturingENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2016·Granted May 9, 2017·7 cites·22 claims
- 1691US9642614B1Apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturingENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2016·Granted May 9, 2017·7 cites·15 claims
- 1790US9808238B2Apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturingENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 7, 2017·5 cites·20 claims
- 1890US9795376B2Apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturingENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 24, 2017·5 cites·12 claims
- 1990US9795377B2Apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturingENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 24, 2017·5 cites·19 claims
- 2089US5766196ASurgical instrument with steerable distal endTNCO INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 16, 1998·482 cites·18 claims
- 2187US9642629B2System and method for forming a curved tunnel in boneSPECIALTY SURGICAL INSTR INC·Filed 2013·Granted May 9, 2017·35 cites·21 claims
- 2286US7771439B2Gastric band insertion instrumentSYMMETRY MEDICAL NEW BEDFORD I·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 10, 2010·34 cites·8 claims
- 2385US10111654B2Apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturingENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 30, 2018·2 cites·20 claims
- 2484US6238414B1Laparoscopic instrument with parallel actuated jawsFiled 2000·Granted May 29, 2001·168 cites·15 claims
- 2581US11253249B2Apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturingINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 22, 2022·1 cites·22 claims
- 2681US2022202413A1Apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturingINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2776US11172922B2Apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturingINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 16, 2021·0 cites·31 claims
- 2876US5344428AMiniature surgical instrumentAUBURN INT·Filed 1993·Granted Sep 6, 1994·201 cites·1 claims
- 2968US9381263B2Flash sterilization containerSPECIALTY SURGICAL INSTRUMENTATION INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 5, 2016·2 cites·22 claims
- 3064US2025213245A1Apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturingINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3159US2023248355A1Apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturingINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3257US7938839B2Interlocking trigger assembly for a suturing deviceSymmetry Medical New Bedford Inc·Filed 2004·Granted May 10, 2011·21 cites·16 claims
- 3356US5728108ARotary drive mechanism for instrument handleTNCO INC·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 17, 1998·79 cites·13 claims
- 3454US9308010B2Surgical rotary capture instrument for gastric band closingJONES DANIEL B·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 12, 2016·0 cites·8 claims
- 3553US9044258B2Instrument with removable tipATTAR MATTHEW J·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 2, 2015·2 cites·6 claims
- 3653US2008255590A1Apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturingMEADE JOHN C·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3747US2006178564A1Surgical rotary capture instrument for gastric band closingJONES DANIEL B·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 3844US9636178B2System and method for an articulating shaftSPECIALTY SURGICAL INSTR INC·Filed 2012·Granted May 2, 2017·0 cites·20 claims
- 3943US6015426ARotatable linkage for micro-instrumentTNCO INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 18, 2000·35 cites·20 claims
- 4043US2006241653A1Surgical hook instrument for gastric band closingJONES DANIEL B·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4139US8333775B2Gastric band insertion instrumentGRIFFITHS JERRY R·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 18, 2012·0 cites·10 claims
- 4239US2018368910A1Electrosurgical Forceps with Embedded Heat PipeKIRWAN SURGICAL PRODUCTS LLC·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 4338US2013150831A1System and method for an articulating distal end of an endoscopic medical deviceGRIFFITHS JERRY R·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 4437US5320119ASurgical tools cleansingTNCO INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jun 14, 1994·20 cites·6 claims
- 4537US2014005689A1Suture cutterGRIFFITHS JERRY R·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 4634US2013165935A1Expandable retrograde drillGRIFFITHS JERRY R·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 4730USD708758SMetal bellow valveJACENE MICHAEL·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 8, 2014·1 cites·1 claims
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