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Kenneth E. Netzel
Also filed as: NETZEL KENNETH E
32 granted patents·13 pending applications·115 citations·filing 2011–2025
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45 records- 0191US10582944B2Ultrasonic surgical instrument with torque assist featureCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 10, 2020·12 cites·13 claims
- 0282US2025331882A1Jaw drive arm for surgical instruments and surgical instruments incorporating the sameCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 0381US11304721B2Ultrasonic surgical instrument with torque assist featureCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 19, 2022·1 cites·16 claims
- 0481US9962221B2Bipolar surgical instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted May 8, 2018·12 cites·18 claims
- 0579USD744644SDisposable housing for open vessel sealer with mechanical cutterCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 1, 2015·19 cites·1 claims
- 0678US10966779B2Bipolar surgical instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 6, 2021·10 cites·20 claims
- 0777USD818584SDisposable housing for open vessel sealer with mechanical cutterCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted May 22, 2018·15 cites·1 claims
- 0877USD774190SOpen vessel sealer with mechanical cutterCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 13, 2016·12 cites·1 claims
- 0977USD736920SOpen vessel sealer with mechanical cutterCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 18, 2015·14 cites·1 claims
- 1074US11123093B2Jaw drive arm for surgical instruments and surgical instruments incorporating the sameCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 21, 2021·1 cites·14 claims
- 1173US10159507B2Devices, systems, and methods facilitating insertion and removal of components from surgical instrumentsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 25, 2018·2 cites·14 claims
- 1272US12357335B2Jaw drive arm for surgical instruments and surgical instruments incorporating the sameCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 15, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1372US10959770B2Method of assembling an electrosurgical instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 30, 2021·1 cites·12 claims
- 1470US12446914B2Ultrasonic surgical instruments for detecting wear in jaw linerCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 21, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1570US11826090B2Bipolar surgical instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 28, 2023·0 cites·16 claims
- 1670US11331115B2Reusable ultrasonic transducer and generator assemblies, surgical instruments including the same, and methods of manufacturing the sameCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2019·Granted May 17, 2022·1 cites·18 claims
- 1770US10603065B2Surgical instruments and jaw members thereofCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 31, 2020·1 cites·20 claims
- 1869US8857167B2Integral accumulator/reservoir systemJOHNSON DANIEL S·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 14, 2014·4 cites·20 claims
- 1968US11871954B2Reusable ultrasonic transducer and generator assemblies, surgical instruments including the same, and methods of manufacturing the sameCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 16, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2068US9566109B2Limited-use surgical devicesCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 14, 2017·3 cites·5 claims
- 2164US11571237B2Surgical instruments and jaw members thereofCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 7, 2023·0 cites·19 claims
- 2260US12484926B2Surgical instruments, systems, and methods incorporating an offset end effectorCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 2, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 2359US11806038B2Surgical instrument and method facilitating testing jaw force of the surgical instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 7, 2023·0 cites·14 claims
- 2459US10231772B2Wire retention unit for a surgical instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 19, 2019·1 cites·18 claims
- 2559US2025235257A1High temperature spacer for jaw member and method for manufacturing sameCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2659US2025221756A1Thermal cutting assembly with conductive bridgeCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2756US10966746B2Devices, systems, and methods facilitating insertion and removal of components from surgical instrumentsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 6, 2021·0 cites·18 claims
- 2855US12048472B2Electrosurgical instruments, jaw members thereof, and methods of manufacturingCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 30, 2024·0 cites·19 claims
- 2954US2024238039A1Surgical instruments, systems, and methods incorporating ultrasonic and electrosurgical functionalityCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 3053US11617599B2Ultrasonic surgical instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 4, 2023·0 cites·18 claims
- 3153US2023380879A1End effector assembly with thermal cutting elementCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 3253US2023310063A1Thermal cutting elements, electrosurgical instruments including thermal cutting elements, and methods of manufacturingCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 3353US2023380885A1Thermal cutting elements and electrosurgical instruments including thermal cutting elementsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 3453US2023285064A1Electrosurgical instruments, systems, and methods including use of thermal cutting elementsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 3553US2023397946A1End effector assembly with multi-axis thermal cutting elementCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 3653US2023285065A1Electrosurgical instruments including thermal cutting elementsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 3752US10603102B2Limited-use surgical devicesCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 31, 2020·0 cites·14 claims
- 3851US12491023B2Fine dissection end effector assemblyCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 9, 2025·0 cites·16 claims
- 3950US2021282837A1Thermal cutting-assisted tissue resection devices and systemsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 4049US11883058B2Jaw members, end effector assemblies, and ultrasonic surgical instruments including the sameCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 30, 2024·0 cites·23 claims
- 4149US10987124B2Surgical instruments and jaw members thereofCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 27, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 4249USD726910SReusable forceps for open vessel sealer with mechanical cutterCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 14, 2015·6 cites·1 claims
- 4347US11076910B2Jaw members for surgical instruments and surgical instruments incorporating the sameCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 3, 2021·0 cites·16 claims
- 4447US2023285070A1End effector assembly with thin seal platesCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 4545US2015066026A1Switch assemblies for multi-function, energy-based surgical instrumentsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
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