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Frederick E. Shelton, IV

Johnson & Johnson: 1400 patents #1 of 7,810Top 1%
CICilag Gmbh International: 1245 patents #1 of 874Top 1%
MPMegadyne Medical Products: 9 patents #8 of 36Top 25%
CICllag Gmbh International: 5 patents #1 of 36Top 3%
DPDevicor Medical Products: 1 patents #120 of 164Top 75%
Cincinnati, OH: #1 of 8,043 inventorsTop 1%
Ohio: #1 of 73,341 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #7 of 4,157,543Top 1%
2667 Patents All Time

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 2,576–2,600 of 2,667 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
7845537 Surgical instrument having recording capabilities John N. Ouwerkerk, Eugene L. Timperman 2010-12-07
7833236 Surgical suturing apparatus with collapsible vacuum chamber Michael J. Stokes, Mark S. Ortiz 2010-11-16
7832408 Surgical instrument having a directional switching mechanism Chad P. Boudreaux, Richard W. Timm 2010-11-16
7828812 Surgical suturing apparatus with needle release system Michael J. Stokes, Mark S. Zeiner, Mark S. Ortiz 2010-11-09
7819299 Surgical instrument having a common trigger for actuating an end effector closing system and a staple firing system Richard W. Timm 2010-10-26
7819298 Surgical stapling apparatus with control features operable with one hand Steven G. Hall, Randall J. Tanguay, Jeffrey D. Messerly, Galen C. Robertson, Andrew M. Zwolinski +6 more 2010-10-26
7819296 Surgical stapling apparatus with retractable firing systems Geoffrey C. Hueil, Douglas B. Hoffman, Patrick A. Weizman, Dean B. Bruewer, Steven G. Hall +5 more 2010-10-26
7819297 Surgical stapling apparatus with reprocessible handle assembly Kevin R. Doll, Bret W. Smith, William D. Kelly, Joshua R. Uth, Charles J. Scheib 2010-10-26
7810692 Disposable loading unit with firing indicator Steven G. Hall, Randall J. Tanguay, Jeffrey D. Messerly, Galen C. Robertson, Andrew M. Zwolinski 2010-10-12
7799039 Surgical instrument having a hydraulically actuated end effector Jerome R. Morgan 2010-09-21
7793812 Disposable motor-driven loading unit for use with a surgical cutting and stapling apparatus Kyle P. Moore, William B. Weisenburgh, II, Jerome R. Morgan, Mark H. Ransick, Eugene L. Timperman 2010-09-14
7794475 Surgical staples having compressible or crushable members for securing tissue therein and stapling instruments for deploying the same Christopher J. Hess, Jerome R. Morgan, William B. Weisenburgh, II, James W. Voegele, Mark S. Ortiz +3 more 2010-09-14
7784663 Surgical stapling instrument having load sensing control circuitry 2010-08-31
7780685 Adhesive and mechanical fastener John V. Hunt, Daniel W. Price, Mark S. Ortiz, Christopher W. Widenhouse, Ronald J. Kolata +1 more 2010-08-24
7770775 Motor-driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument with adaptive user feedback John N. Ouwerkerk, Jerome R. Morgan 2010-08-10
7766210 Motor-driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument with user feedback system John N. Ouwerkerk, Jerome R. Morgan 2010-08-03
7766925 Surgical suturing apparatus Michael J. Stokes, Mark S. Ortiz 2010-08-03
7763036 Endoscopic instrument with secondary vacuum source Michael J. Stokes, Mark S. Ortiz 2010-07-27
7753904 Endoscopic surgical instrument with a handle that can articulate with respect to the shaft Jeffrey S. Swayze, Mark S. Ortiz, Leslie M. Fugikawa 2010-07-13
7740646 Adhesives for use with suture system minimize tissue erosion John V. Hunt, Ronald J. Kolata, Mark S. Ortiz, Douglas J. Turner, James W. Voegele +1 more 2010-06-22
7740159 Pneumatically powered surgical cutting and fastening instrument with a variable control of the actuating rate of firing with mechanical power assist Jerome R. Morgan, Eugene L. Timperman, Leslie M. Fugikawa 2010-06-22
7738971 Post-sterilization programming of surgical instruments Jeffrey S. Swayze 2010-06-15
7731072 Surgical stapling and cutting instrument with improved anvil opening features Richard W. Timm, Jeffrey S. Swayze 2010-06-08
7721930 Disposable cartridge with adhesive for use with a stapling device Robert H. McKenna, Randal T. Byrum, Mark S. Ortiz, Paul J. Conrad, Eugene L. Timperman 2010-05-25
7721931 Prevention of cartridge reuse in a surgical instrument James R. Giordano 2010-05-25