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David J. Van Tol

CL Covidien Lp: 39 patents #112 of 2,878Top 4%
PS Penn State: 1 patents #667 of 1,788Top 40%
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🗺 Colorado: #636 of 40,980 inventorsTop 2%
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Patents All Time

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Showing 1–25 of 40 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
12426912 Surgical instruments, systems, and methods for frequency dithering control functionality Jing Zhao, Keith W. Malang, Matthew S. Cowley 2025-09-30
12414793 Devices, systems, and methods of manufacturing fluid-cooled ultrasonic surgical instruments Matthew S. Cowley, Michael B. Lyons 2025-09-16
12310615 Articulating ultrasonic surgical instruments and systems James R. Fagan, Thomas E. Drochner, Michael B. Lyons, Matthew S. Cowley 2025-05-27
12127761 Surgical instruments incorporating ultrasonic and electrosurgical functionality Thomas W. Meiser, Daniel A. Friedrichs, Rachael L. Kabala 2024-10-29
12004769 Ultrasonic transducer assembly for an ultrasonic surgical instrument Matthew S. Cowley 2024-06-11
11974771 Ultrasonic surgical device and method for detection of attachment of ultrasonic probe Robert B. Stoddard 2024-05-07
11883058 Jaw members, end effector assemblies, and ultrasonic surgical instruments including the same Kenneth E. Netzel 2024-01-30
11871954 Reusable ultrasonic transducer and generator assemblies, surgical instruments including the same, and methods of manufacturing the same Weng-Kai K. Lee, Michael Clifton, James R. Fagan, Titus Horton, Keith W. Malang +3 more 2024-01-16
11844563 Energy-based surgical instruments incorporating cooling features Allen Honegger, Michael B. Lyons 2023-12-19
11766275 Articulating ultrasonic surgical instruments and systems James R. Fagan, Thomas E. Drochner, Michael B. Lyons, Matthew S. Cowley 2023-09-26
11684387 Methods and ultrasonic devices and systems for vessel sealing Kelly E. Goodman, Keith W. Malang, Christopher T. Tschudy 2023-06-27
11589889 Surgical instruments incorporating ultrasonic and electrosurgical functionality Thomas W. Meiser, Daniel A. Friedrichs, Rachael L. Kabala 2023-02-28
11564733 Surgical instruments incorporating ultrasonic and electrosurgical functionality Thomas W. Meiser 2023-01-31
11446079 Surgical instruments incorporating ultrasonic and electrosurgical functionality Rachael L. Kabala, Anthony B. Ross, Robert B. Stoddard, Robert B. Smith 2022-09-20
11331115 Reusable ultrasonic transducer and generator assemblies, surgical instruments including the same, and methods of manufacturing the same Weng-Kai K. Lee, Michael Clifton, James R. Fagan, Titus Horton, Keith W. Malang +3 more 2022-05-17
11304717 Cutting mechanisms for surgical end effector assemblies, instruments, and systems Thomas E. Drochner, Duane E. Kerr, Gary M. Couture, James D. Allen, IV, Robert M. Sharp 2022-04-19
11304719 Ultrasonic dissector and sealer Anthony B. Ross, Robert B. Stoddard 2022-04-19
11123094 Ultrasonic surgical instruments and methods for sealing and/or cutting tissue Anthony B. Ross 2021-09-21
11123096 Ultrasonic surgical device and method for detection of attachment of ultrasonic probe Keith W. Malang 2021-09-21
11076880 Temperature estimation and tissue detection of an ultrasonic dissector from frequency response monitoring Anthony B. Ross, David Price 2021-08-03
11026761 Methods of determining a relative state of charge of a battery for a surgical instrument and surgical instruments and computer-readable media implementing the same Scott E. M. Frushour 2021-06-08
10955387 Temperature estimation and tissue detection of an ultrasonic dissector from frequency response monitoring Anthony B. Ross, David Price 2021-03-23
10869682 Cutting mechanisms for surgical end effector assemblies, instruments, and systems Thomas E. Drochner, James D. Allen, IV, Gary M. Couture, William H. Nau, Jr., Robert M. Sharp 2020-12-22
10682154 Cutting mechanisms for surgical end effector assemblies, instruments, and systems Thomas E. Drochner, Duane E. Kerr, Gary M. Couture, James D. Allen, IV, Robert M. Sharp 2020-06-16
10677764 Temperature estimation and tissue detection of an ultrasonic dissector from frequency response monitoring Anthony B. Ross, David Price 2020-06-09