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Kip M. Rupp
Also filed as: RUPP KIP · RUPP KIP M
21 granted patents·6 pending applications·5,218 citations·filing 1996–2024
98Inventor score
Files withETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC12ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC4CILAG GMBH INT3PRICE DANIEL W2BALEK STEPHEN J1
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27 records- 0199USD631965SHandle assembly for surgical instrumentETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 1, 2011·457 cites·1 claims
- 0299USD618797SHandle assembly for surgical instrumentETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 29, 2010·399 cites·1 claims
- 0399USD594983SHandle assembly for surgical instrumentETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 23, 2009·489 cites·1 claims
- 0498US9743947B2End effector with a clamp arm assembly and bladeETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 29, 2017·467 cites·21 claims
- 0598US8623027B2Ergonomic surgical instrumentsPRICE DANIEL W·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 7, 2014·911 cites·26 claims
- 0697US10959769B2Surgical instrument with slip ring assembly to power ultrasonic transducerETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 30, 2021·30 cites·5 claims
- 0797US10299810B2Rotatable cutting implements with friction reducing material for ultrasonic surgical instrumentsETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC·Filed 2016·Granted May 28, 2019·154 cites·8 claims
- 0897US9848902B2Ergonomic surgical instrumentsETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 26, 2017·220 cites·21 claims
- 0997US9486236B2Ergonomic surgical instrumentsPRICE DANIEL W·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 8, 2016·221 cites·26 claims
- 1097US8469981B2Rotatable cutting implement arrangements for ultrasonic surgical instrumentsROBERTSON GALEN C·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 25, 2013·325 cites·25 claims
- 1196US9427249B2Rotatable cutting implements with friction reducing material for ultrasonic surgical instrumentsETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 30, 2016·257 cites·22 claims
- 1295US10828059B2Ergonomic surgical instrumentsETHICON LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 10, 2020·35 cites·17 claims
- 1395US10639092B2Electrode configurations for surgical instrumentsETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2014·Granted May 5, 2020·120 cites·23 claims
- 1494US11382642B2Rotatable cutting implements with friction reducing material for ultrasonic surgical instrumentsCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 12, 2022·21 cites·7 claims
- 1589US5797938ASelf protecting knife for curved jaw surgical instrumentsETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 25, 1998·468 cites·7 claims
- 1688US5871490ASuture cartridge assembly for a surgical knotETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 16, 1999·434 cites·9 claims
- 1777US2025025201A1Clamp arm of surgical instrument with adjustable coupling stability and related methodsCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1870US6508786B2Needle position lockETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 21, 2003·50 cites·40 claims
- 1968US5951587ANeedle holder with suture filament grasping abilitiesETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 14, 1999·157 cites·6 claims
- 2065US11925335B2Surgical instrument with slip ring assembly to power ultrasonic transducerCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 12, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2159US9763690B2Surgical instrument with transducer carrier assemblyRUPP KIP M·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 19, 2017·3 cites·16 claims
- 2253US2014222054A1Ultrasonic device for cutting and coagulatingETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 2353US2008200940A1Ultrasonic device for cutting and coagulatingEICHMANN STEPHEN E·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 2452US2016166275A1Ultrasonic device for cutting and coagulatingETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 2549US10117706B2Electrosurgical instrument with integral tissue removal featureETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 6, 2018·0 cites·19 claims
- 2645US2013116717A1Ultrasonic device for cutting and coagulatingBALEK STEPHEN J·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 2741US2012116261A1Surgical instrument with slip ring assembly to power ultrasonic transducerMUMAW DANIEL J·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
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