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Kevin Sniffin
Also filed as: SNIFFIN KEVIN · SNIFFIN KEVIN S
62 granted patents·14 pending applications·27,592 citations·filing 1997–2023
99Inventor score
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76 records- 0199US10085754B2Cartridge for applying varying amounts of tissue compressionCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 2, 2018·830 cites·15 claims
- 0299US8496156B2Cartridge for applying varying amounts of tissue compressionSNIFFIN KEVIN·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 30, 2013·1.8k cites·9 claims
- 0399US8256655B2Cartridge for applying varying amounts of tissue compressionSNIFFIN KEVIN·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 4, 2012·1.8k cites·15 claims
- 0499US8028884B2Cartridge for applying varying amounts of tissue compressionTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 4, 2011·1.8k cites·15 claims
- 0599US7845536B2Annular adhesive structureTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 7, 2010·2k cites·17 claims
- 0699US7823592B2Annular adhesive structureTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 2, 2010·2.1k cites·15 claims
- 0799US7546940B2Pivoting anvil assembly for surgical stapling deviceTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 16, 2009·2k cites·9 claims
- 0899US7303106B2Surgical stapling device with visual indicatorTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 4, 2007·2.1k cites·18 claims
- 0999US6024748ASingleshot anastomosis instrument with detachable loading unit and methodUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 15, 2000·2.3k cites·30 claims
- 1098US9351728B2Articulating apparatus for endoscopic proceduresCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted May 31, 2016·1k cites·35 claims
- 1198US9254131B2Surgical staple with augmented compression areaCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 9, 2016·953 cites·9 claims
- 1298US9220504B2Annular adhesive structureCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 29, 2015·708 cites·12 claims
- 1398US8684250B2Annular adhesive structureBETTUCHI MICHAEL J·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 1, 2014·1.7k cites·9 claims
- 1498US8348972B2Surgical staple with augmented compression areaCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 8, 2013·1.5k cites·9 claims
- 1598US8292906B2Flexible endoscopic stitching devicesTAYLOR ERIC J·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 23, 2012·777 cites·29 claims
- 1697US10154840B2Annular adhesive structureCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 18, 2018·67 cites·19 claims
- 1797US9907550B2Stitching device with long needle deliveryCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 6, 2018·258 cites·15 claims
- 1897US9867620B2Articulation joint for apparatus for endoscopic proceduresCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 16, 2018·881 cites·18 claims
- 1997US9358004B2Articulating apparatus for endoscopic proceduresCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 7, 2016·693 cites·12 claims
- 2097US8511533B2Annular adhesive structureVIOLA FRANK J·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 20, 2013·372 cites·16 claims
- 2197US8312885B2Annular adhesive structureBETTUCHI MICHAEL J·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 20, 2012·362 cites·15 claims
- 2297US8308045B2Annular adhesive structureBETTUCHI MICHAEL J·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 13, 2012·356 cites·8 claims
- 2397US8146791B2Annular adhesive structureBETTUCHI MICHAEL J·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 3, 2012·357 cites·17 claims
- 2496US8096460B2Surgical stapling apparatusBLIER KENNETH·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 17, 2012·294 cites·6 claims
- 2595US9364225B2Cartridge for applying varying amounts of tissue compressionCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 14, 2016·64 cites·10 claims
- 2691US10835341B2Endoscopic surgical clip applier and handle assemblies for use therewithCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 17, 2020·13 cites·19 claims
- 2791US9668730B2Articulating apparatus for endoscopic procedures with timing systemCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 6, 2017·36 cites·20 claims
- 2889US10905411B2Surgical suturing and grasping deviceCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 2, 2021·9 cites·8 claims
- 2988US9783329B2Articulating apparatus with shipping wedgeCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 10, 2017·23 cites·10 claims
- 3088US7169158B2Anastomosis instrument and method for performing sameTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 30, 2007·211 cites·9 claims
- 3185US10813636B2Annular adhesive structureCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 27, 2020·3 cites·16 claims
- 3285US10188387B2Articulating apparatus for endoscopic proceduresCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 29, 2019·5 cites·13 claims
- 3385US9675340B2Stitching device with long needleCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 13, 2017·15 cites·5 claims
- 3482US10709442B2Stitching device with long needleCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 14, 2020·3 cites·13 claims
- 3581US8795325B2Handle assembly for articulated endoscopic instrumentsTAYLOR ERIC J·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 5, 2014·25 cites·13 claims
- 3680US8517242B2Surgical fastener-applying apparatuses with sequential firingMARCZYK STANISLAW·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 27, 2013·8 cites·5 claims
- 3779US10588627B2Articulating apparatus for endoscopic procedures with timing systemCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 17, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 3878US11116500B2Surgical fastener applying device, kits and methods for endoscopic proceduresCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 14, 2021·3 cites·20 claims
- 3978US8348122B2Surgical stapling deviceTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 8, 2013·13 cites·20 claims
- 4074US9173677B2Apparatus and method for transvaginal surgeryMARCZYK STANISLAW·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 3, 2015·6 cites·14 claims
- 4174US2025143817A1Automatic adaptive mode for surgical robotic systemCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4274US2025143821A1User-activated adaptive mode for surgical robotic systemCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4371US10045830B2Storage device for medical components and method of useCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 14, 2018·2 cites·19 claims
- 4471US2025312108A1User-activated adaptive mode for surgical robotic systemCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4570US11298126B2Shipping wedge for end effector installation onto surgical devicesCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 12, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 4670US8162895B2Endoluminal access deviceSNIFFIN KEVIN·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 24, 2012·6 cites·20 claims
- 4769US10888309B2Surgical fastener devices with geometric tubesCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 12, 2021·1 cites·19 claims
- 4869US9597105B2Vibrating surgical instruments for blunt dissectionCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 21, 2017·3 cites·18 claims
- 4968US11779328B2Shipping wedge for end effector installation onto surgical devicesCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 10, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 5068US8925784B2Surgical fastener-applying apparatuses with sequential firingCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 6, 2015·2 cites·4 claims
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