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William R. Whitney
Also filed as: WHITNEY WILLIAM · WHITNEY WILLIAM R · WHITNEY WILLIAM ROSS
15 granted patents·16 pending applications·62 citations·filing 2011–2025
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31 records- 0192US10231776B2Tissue sealing instrument with tissue-dissecting electrodeCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 19, 2019·57 cites·20 claims
- 0287US11737844B2End effector assembly for use in a robotic surgical instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 29, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
- 0384US2025387183A1Articulation assembly for robotic deviceCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 0482US11896333B2Robotic surgical instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 13, 2024·1 cites·21 claims
- 0579US12226178B2Robotic surgical instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2024·Granted Feb 18, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 0676US12419705B2Articulation assembly for robotic deviceCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 23, 2025·0 cites·17 claims
- 0774US11224478B2Electrosurgical instruments for controlling thermal damageCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 18, 2022·2 cites·18 claims
- 0874US2025090189A1End effector assemblies for surgical instruments such as for use in robotic surgical systemsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 0972US2025288348A1Anti-backdrive mechanism for vessel sealing instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1070US12396783B2Electrosurgical instruments for controlling thermal damageCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 26, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 1165US2022409266A1Anti-backdrive mechanism for vessel sealing instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 1260US12496119B2Jaw member, end effector assembly, and method of manufacturing a jaw member of an electrosurgical instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 16, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 1360US11350983B2Tissue sealing instrument with tissue-dissecting electrodeCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 7, 2022·0 cites·19 claims
- 1458US12446983B2Articulation mechanisms for surgical instruments such as for use in robotic surgical systemsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 21, 2025·0 cites·14 claims
- 1558US12185964B2End effector assemblies for surgical instruments such as for use in robotic surgical systemsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 7, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1656US2023094871A1Anti-backdrive mechanism for vessel sealing instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 1755US2023172654A1End effector assembly of a surgical instrument and surgical instrument such as for use in surgical robotic systemsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 1854US2022409265A1Anti-backdrive assembly for vessel sealing instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 1954US2022409264A1Anti-backdrive mechanism for vessel sealing instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2053US2023181207A1End effector assembly, instrument, system, and method facilitating testing and/or calibration of a surgical instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2152US12161386B2Surgical instruments having an articulating section such as for use in robotic surgical systemsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 10, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2251US11660109B2Cutting elements for surgical instruments such as for use in robotic surgical systemsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Granted May 30, 2023·0 cites·18 claims
- 2350US12357372B2End effector assembly for use in a robotic surgical instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 15, 2025·0 cites·13 claims
- 2450US11925406B2End effector assemblies for surgical instrumentsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 12, 2024·0 cites·18 claims
- 2549US2023047289A1End effector drive mechanisms for surgical instruments such as for use in robotic surgical systemsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 2649US2023047599A1End effector drive mechanisms for surgical instruments such as for use in robotic surgical systemsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 2749US2023046473A1End effector drive mechanisms for surgical instruments such as for use in robotic surgical systemsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 2847US2022079660A1Surgical instruments having an articulating section such as for use in robotic surgical systemsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 2947US2022079662A1End effector assemblies for surgical instrumentsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 3040US2013079774A1End-Effector Assemblies for Electrosurgical Instruments and Methods of Manufacturing Jaw Assembly Components of End-Effector AssembliesWHITNEY WILLIAM ROSS·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 3140US2017112560A1Surgical instruments with cooling assemblyCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
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