Issued Patents 2021
Showing 1–25 of 67 patents
| Patent # | Title | Co-Inventors | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11207065 | Method for fabricating surgical stapler anvils | Jason L. Harris, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Chester O. Baxter, III, Gregory J. Bakos, Taylor W. Aronhalt +1 more | 2021-12-28 |
| 11202633 | Surgical stapling buttresses and adjunct materials | Jason L. Harris, Charles J. Scheib, Bret W. Smith, Lucia M. Casella, Frederick E. Shelton, IV | 2021-12-21 |
| 11197670 | Surgical end effectors with pivotal jaws configured to touch at their respective distal ends when fully closed | Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L. Harris | 2021-12-14 |
| 11185325 | End effector including different tissue gaps | Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Lauren S. Weaner, Michael J. Vendely, Taylor W. Aronhalt, Chester O. Baxter, III +1 more | 2021-11-30 |
| 11179152 | Surgical instrument comprising a tissue grasping system | Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L. Harris | 2021-11-23 |
| 11179155 | Anvil arrangements for surgical staplers | Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L. Harris | 2021-11-23 |
| 11154301 | Modular stapling assembly | Andrew T. Beckman, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, David C. Yates, Chester O. Baxter, III, Joshua R. Uth +2 more | 2021-10-26 |
| 11154297 | Layer arrangements for surgical staple cartridges | Jeffrey S. Swayze, Katherine J. Schmid, Frederick E. Shelton, IV | 2021-10-26 |
| 11147547 | Surgical stapler comprising storable cartridges having different staple sizes | Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L. Harris | 2021-10-19 |
| 11141153 | Staple cartridges comprising driver arrangements | Frederick E. Shelton, IV | 2021-10-12 |
| 11135352 | End effector including a gradually releasable medical adjunct | Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Joseph C. Hueil, Leslie M. Fugikawa | 2021-10-05 |
| 11133106 | Surgical instrument assembly comprising a retraction assembly | Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Emily A. Schellin, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Steven G. Hall | 2021-09-28 |
| 11129616 | Surgical stapling system | Frederick E. Shelton, IV | 2021-09-28 |
| 11123069 | Surgical stapler with plurality of cutting elements | Chester O. Baxter, III, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Charles J. Scheib, Michael J. Vendely | 2021-09-21 |
| 11109864 | Surgical stapler with plurality of cutting elements | Chester O. Baxter, III, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Charles J. Scheib, Michael J. Vendely | 2021-09-07 |
| 11109860 | Surgical end effectors for use with hand-held and robotically-controlled rotary powered surgical systems | Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Chester O. Baxter, III, Jeffrey S. Swayze | 2021-09-07 |
| 11103248 | Surgical staples for minimizing staple roll | Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Chester O. Baxter, III, Jeffrey S. Swayze | 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, Jason L. Harris | 2021-08-31 |
| 11083457 | Surgical instrument system including replaceable end effectors | Frederick E. Shelton, IV | 2021-08-10 |
| 11083456 | Articulating surgical instrument incorporating a two-piece firing mechanism | Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Michael E. Setser, Kevin R. Doll | 2021-08-10 |
| 11083452 | Staple cartridge including a tissue thickness compensator | Katherine J. Schmid, Donna L. Korvick, Frederick E. Shelton, IV | 2021-08-10 |
| 11083453 | Surgical stapling system including a flexible firing actuator and lateral buckling supports | Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Chester O. Baxter, III, Jason L. Harris, Jeffrey S. Swayze | 2021-08-10 |
| 11058423 | Stapling system including first and second closure systems for use with a surgical robot | Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Chester O. Baxter, III, Jeffrey S. Swayze | 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 |
| 11058418 | Surgical end effector having buttress retention features | Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Thomas W. Huitema, Jeffrey S. Swayze | 2021-07-13 |