Issued Patents 2021
Showing 51–75 of 183 patents
| Patent # | Title | Co-Inventors | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11109859 | Surgical instrument comprising a lockable battery housing | Mark D. Overmyer, Michael D. Auld, Shane R. Adams, Frederick E. Shelton, IV | 2021-09-07 |
| 11103268 | Surgical clip applier comprising adaptive firing control | Frederick E. Shelton, IV | 2021-08-31 |
| 11103243 | Curved tip surgical stapler buttress assembly applicator with compression layer pocket feature | Gregory J. Bakos, Pamela M. Ridgley, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Michael J. Vendely, Mark S. Zeiner | 2021-08-31 |
| 11103244 | Surgical stapling end effector jaw with tip deflecting toward other jaw | Gregory J. Bakos, Chester O. Baxter, III, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Daniel L. Baber | 2021-08-31 |
| 11103245 | Knife for surgical stapler and associated method of manufacture with MIM and hip | Anil K. Nalagatla, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Chester O. Baxter, III, Jerome R. Morgan | 2021-08-31 |
| 11096688 | Rotary driven firing members with different anvil and channel engagement features | Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Chester O. Baxter, III, Gregory J. Bakos | 2021-08-24 |
| 11096689 | Shaft assembly comprising a lockout | Mark D. Overmyer, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Andrew T. Beckman, Robert L. Koch, Jr., Frederick E. Shelton, IV | 2021-08-24 |
| 11096693 | Adjustment of staple height of at least one row of staples based on the sensed tissue thickness or force in closing | Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Gregory J. Bakos, Chester O. Baxter, III | 2021-08-24 |
| 11100631 | Use of laser light and red-green-blue coloration to determine properties of back scattered light | David C. Yates, Fergus P. Quigley, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Tamara Widenhouse | 2021-08-24 |
| 11090047 | Surgical instrument comprising an adaptive control system | Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Gregory J. Bakos | 2021-08-17 |
| 11090046 | Systems and methods for controlling displacement member motion of a surgical stapling and cutting instrument | Frederick E. Shelton, IV, David C. Yates | 2021-08-17 |
| 11083458 | Powered surgical instruments with clutching arrangements to convert linear drive motions to rotary drive motions | Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Chester O. Baxter, III | 2021-08-10 |
| 11083453 | Surgical stapling system including a flexible firing actuator and lateral buckling supports | Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Chester O. Baxter, III, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Jerome R. Morgan | 2021-08-10 |
| 11083454 | Mechanisms for compensating for drivetrain failure in powered surgical instruments | Frederick E. Shelton, IV | 2021-08-10 |
| 11083455 | Surgical instrument comprising an articulation system ratio | Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Gregory J. Bakos | 2021-08-10 |
| 11076921 | Adaptive control program updates for surgical hubs | Frederick E. Shelton, IV, David C. Yates | 2021-08-03 |
| 11071560 | Surgical clip applier comprising adaptive control in response to a strain gauge circuit | Andrew C. Deck, Jeffery D. Bruns, Bradley A. Arnold, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Chester O. Baxter, III | 2021-07-27 |
| 11071554 | Closed loop feedback control of motor velocity of a surgical stapling and cutting instrument based on magnitude of velocity error measurements | Raymond E. Parfett, Shane R. Adams, Frederick E. Shelton, IV | 2021-07-27 |
| 11071543 | Surgical end effectors with clamping assemblies configured to increase jaw aperture ranges | Frederick E. Shelton, IV | 2021-07-27 |
| 11064997 | Surgical stapling instrument | Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Anil K. Nalagatla, Sudhir B. Patel | 2021-07-20 |
| 11065048 | Flexible circuit arrangement for surgical fastening instruments | Jeffrey D. Messerly, David C. Yates, Frederick E. Shelton, IV | 2021-07-20 |
| 11058419 | Method of applying a buttress to a surgical stapler end effector | Michael J. Vendely, Trevor J. Barton, Charles J. Scheib, Emily A. Schellin, Prudence A. Turner +11 more | 2021-07-13 |
| 11058424 | Surgical instrument comprising an offset articulation joint | Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Michael W. Goldenbogen, Taylor W. Aronhalt, Gregory J. Bakos | 2021-07-13 |
| 11058426 | Staple cartridge assembly comprising various tissue compression gaps and staple forming gaps | Anil K. Nalagatla, Brian F. DiNardo, Disha V. Labhasetwar, Chester O. Baxter, III, Jeffrey S. Swayze +2 more | 2021-07-13 |
| 11058422 | Mechanisms for compensating for battery pack failure in powered surgical instruments | David C. Yates, Frederick E. Shelton, IV | 2021-07-13 |