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David N. Heard

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Patents All Time

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Showing 1–25 of 72 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
12357369 Bipolar electrosurgical instrument with movable electrode and related systems and methods Joe D. Sartor, Arlen K. Ward 2025-07-15
11883028 Systems and methods for post-operative anastomotic leak detection Osvaldo Andres Barrera, Jeffrey A. Miller, Kasey A. Grim, Joe D. Sartor 2024-01-30
11864822 Deployment mechanisms for surgical instruments John J. Kappus 2024-01-09
11571193 Methods and devices for vein harvesting Ashish Sharma, Joe D. Sartor 2023-02-07
11318032 Sphincter assist device and method of use John J. Kappus, Joe D. Sartor, John A. Hammerland, III 2022-05-03
11241272 Bipolar electrosurgical instrument with movable electrode and related systems and methods Joe D. Sartor, Arlen K. Ward 2022-02-08
11166759 Surgical forceps John J. Kappus, Joe D. Sartor 2021-11-09
11147580 Devices, systems, and methods for cooling a surgical instrument Robert B. Stoddard, Eric R. Larson, Scott E. M. Frushour 2021-10-19
10945751 System for myomectomy and morcellation Joe D. Sartor 2021-03-16
10912601 Multi-function surgical instruments John J. Kappus 2021-02-09
10772674 Deployment mechanisms for surgical instruments John J. Kappus 2020-09-15
10772642 Surgical forceps John J. Kappus, Joe D. Sartor 2020-09-15
10709496 Surgical forceps Tony Moua, Jonathan Allen Coe, John J. Kappus, Peter M. Mueller, Raymond A. Sirianne +1 more 2020-07-14
10646210 Methods and devices for vein harvesting Ashish Sharma, Joe D. Sartor 2020-05-12
10631914 Bipolar electrosurgical instrument with movable electrode and related systems and methods Joe D. Sartor, Arlen K. Ward 2020-04-28
10603199 Sphincter assist device and method of use John J. Kappus, Joe D. Sartor, John A. Hammerland, III 2020-03-31
10524850 Electrosurgical devices, systems and methods of using the same Joe D. Sartor 2020-01-07
10456156 Devices, systems, and methods for cooling a surgical instrument Robert B. Stoddard, Eric R. Larson, Scott E. M. Frushour 2019-10-29
10441305 Surgical forceps John J. Kappus 2019-10-15
10342605 Method of forming a member of an end effector John J. Kappus, William Scott Darrow 2019-07-09
10342566 Devices, systems, and methods for cooling a surgical instrument Robert B. Stoddard, Eric R. Larson, Scott E. M. Frushour 2019-07-09
10335227 Electrosurgical tissue sealer and cutter 2019-07-02
D844139 Monopolar assembly of a multi-function surgical instrument Dylan R. Kingsley, Judd Nutting, Daniel A. Joseph, James D. Allen, IV 2019-03-26
10213221 Surgical instruments including cam surfaces John J. Kappus 2019-02-26
10194934 Active cooling system and apparatus for controlling temperature of a fluid used during treatment of biological tissue Steven P. Buysse 2019-02-05