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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

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Showing 2,426–2,450 of 2,667 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
8746535 Tissue thickness compensator comprising detachable portions Chester O. Baxter, III, Taylor W. Aronhalt, Charles J. Scheib, Todd Phillip Omaits 2014-06-10
8746529 Accessing data stored in a memory of a surgical instrument David C. Yates 2014-06-10
8740037 Compressible fastener cartridge Jerome R. Morgan, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Steven G. Hall, Charles J. Scheib 2014-06-03
8740038 Staple cartridge comprising a releasable portion Chester O. Baxter, III, Taylor W. Aronhalt, Jerome R. Morgan, Joseph E. Young 2014-06-03
8740034 Surgical stapling instrument with interchangeable staple cartridge arrangements Jerome R. Morgan 2014-06-03
8734478 Rectal manipulation devices Tamara Widenhouse, Andrew Yoo, Chester O. Baxter, III, Barry C. Worrell, James R. Janszen +4 more 2014-05-27
8727964 Tissue interface for implantable restriction system Daniel F. Dlugos, Jr., Thomas E. Adams, Randal T. Byrum, Sean P. Conlon, Rocco Crivelli +21 more 2014-05-20
8720766 Surgical stapling instruments and staples Christopher J. Hess, William B. Weisenburgh, II, Jerome R. Morgan, James W. Voegele, Joshua R. Uth 2014-05-13
8721630 Methods and devices for controlling articulation Mark S. Ortiz, James T. Spivey 2014-05-13
8708213 Surgical instrument having a feedback system Jerome R. Morgan, Kevin R. Doll, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Eugene L. Timperman 2014-04-29
8702704 Electrosurgical cutting and sealing instrument Matthew C. Miller, James R. Giordano, Craig N. Faller 2014-04-22
8701958 Curved end effector for a surgical stapling device Jerome R. Morgan, Stephen J. Balek, Douglas J. Siebenaler 2014-04-22
8684253 Surgical instrument with wireless communication between a control unit of a robotic system and remote sensor James R. Giordano, Jeffrey S. Swayze 2014-04-01
8672207 Transwall visualization arrangements and methods for surgical circular staplers John W. Willis 2014-03-18
8657178 Surgical stapling apparatus Geoffrey C. Hueil, Mark S. Ortiz, Douglas B. Hoffman, Patrick A. Weizman, Dean B. Bruewer +2 more 2014-02-25
8657176 Tissue thickness compensator for a surgical stapler Chester O. Baxter, III 2014-02-25
8657174 Motorized surgical cutting and fastening instrument having handle based power source David C. Yates, James R. Giordano 2014-02-25
8652120 Surgical instrument with wireless communication between control unit and sensor transponders James R. Giordano, Jeffrey S. Swayze 2014-02-18
8646674 Methods and apparatus for delivering tissue treatment compositions to stapled tissue John B. Schulte, Rebecca J. Mollere, Patrick D. Dugan, Michael D. Cronin, Jerome R. Morgan +7 more 2014-02-11
8641728 Attachment apparatus for coupling with an endoscope Michael J. Stokes, Thomas Albrecht, Mark S. Ortiz, Mark S. Zeiner, Andrew M. Zwolinski 2014-02-04
8636736 Motorized surgical cutting and fastening instrument David C. Yates 2014-01-28
8636751 Methods and devices for the rerouting of chyme to induce intestinal brake Thomas Albrecht, Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Sean P. Conlon, Michael S. Cropper, Denzel Z. Herrera-Davis +20 more 2014-01-28
8636187 Surgical stapling systems that produce formed staples having different lengths Joseph C. Hueil, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Jerome R. Morgan 2014-01-28
8632462 Trans-rectum universal ports Andrew Yoo, Edward G. Chekan, Steven G. Hall 2014-01-21
8632535 Interlock and surgical instrument including same James R. Giordano 2014-01-21