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John F. Cummings
Also filed as: CUMMINGS JOHN F
19 granted patents·4 pending applications·6,599 citations·filing 2002–2024
97Inventor score
Technology areasA61B
Files withCILAG GMBH INT3ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC3ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC3CUMMINGS JOHN F2ETHICON LLC2
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23 records- 0199US11517306B2Surgical instrument with detection sensorsETHICON LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 6, 2022·105 cites·15 claims
- 0299US10426467B2Surgical instrument with detection sensorsETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 1, 2019·987 cites·23 claims
- 0398US11317910B2Surgical instrument with detection sensorsCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2019·Granted May 3, 2022·230 cites·24 claims
- 0498US9737358B2Heat management configurations for controlling heat dissipation from electrosurgical instrumentsETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 22, 2017·253 cites·20 claims
- 0598US9149324B2Surgical instrument comprising an articulatable end effectorHUANG ZHIFAN F·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 6, 2015·1.4k cites·12 claims
- 0697US11266430B2End effector control and calibrationETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 8, 2022·56 cites·17 claims
- 0797US9603599B2Feature to reengage safety switch of tissue staplerMILLER CHRISTOPHER C·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 28, 2017·936 cites·17 claims
- 0897US9186148B2Tissue stapler anvil feature to prevent premature jaw openingFELDER KEVIN D·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 17, 2015·1.2k cites·10 claims
- 0996US9005199B2Heat management configurations for controlling heat dissipation from electrosurgical instrumentsBECKMAN ANDREW T·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 14, 2015·344 cites·23 claims
- 1096US8979844B2Electrosurgical cutting and sealing instrumentWHITE BRADLEY E·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 17, 2015·289 cites·20 claims
- 1196US8834466B2Surgical instrument comprising an articulatable end effectorCUMMINGS JOHN F·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 16, 2014·324 cites·19 claims
- 1296US8764747B2Electrosurgical instrument comprising sequentially activated electrodesCUMMINGS JOHN F·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 1, 2014·325 cites·21 claims
- 1390US9549738B2Ratcheting feature on tissue staple trigger to prevent premature jaw openingMANDAKOLATHUR VASUDEVAN VENKATARAMANAN·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 24, 2017·49 cites·8 claims
- 1490US9095340B2Tissue stapler safety switch feature to prevent premature jaw openingFELDER KEVIN D·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 4, 2015·47 cites·13 claims
- 1589US9220505B2Surgical stapling instrument with locking feature to lock anvil actuatorVASUDEVAN VENKATARAMANAN MANDAKOLATHUR·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 29, 2015·57 cites·20 claims
- 1679US2024390024A1End effector control and calibrationCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1774US11998230B2End effector control and calibrationCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2022·Granted Jun 4, 2024·0 cites·21 claims
- 1867US9717496B2Surgical stapling instrument with locking feature to lock anvil actuatorETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 1, 2017·1 cites·20 claims
- 1954US10631867B2Feature to reengage safety switch of tissue staplerETHICON LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 28, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 2053US10226246B2Tissue stapler anvil feature to prevent premature jaw openingETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 12, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 2147US2008081948A1Apparatus for cleaning a distal scope end of a medical viewing scopeETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 2245US2005004569A1Coagulating electrosurgical instrument with tissue damFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 2342US2002111624A1Coagulating electrosurgical instrument with tissue damFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
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