Method for operating a powered articulatable surgical instrument
JL Harris, FE Shelton IV, GJ Bakos… - US Patent …, 2022 - Google Patents
2018-10-12 Assigned to ETHICON LLC reassignment ETHICON LLC ASSIGNMENT OF
ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: BAXTER, CHESTER …
ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: BAXTER, CHESTER …
Powered articulatable surgical instruments with clutching and locking arrangements for linking an articulation drive system to a firing drive system
FE Shelton IV, JL Harris - US Patent 10,842,492, 2020 - Google Patents
A surgical instrument that includes a surgical end effector as well as a first drive member and
a second drive member that are configured to apply actuation motions to the surgical end …
a second drive member that are configured to apply actuation motions to the surgical end …
Surgical fastener cartridge
FE Shelton IV, JL Harris, GJ Bakos - US Patent App. 29/569,264, 2019 - Google Patents
5, 271, 543 A 5, 271, 544 A RE34, 519 E 5, 275, 323 A 5, 275, 608 A 5, 279, 416 A 5, 281,
216 A 5, 282, 806 A 5, 282, 829 A 5, 284, 128 A 5, 285, 945 A 5, 289, 963 A 5, 290, 271 A 5 …
216 A 5, 282, 806 A 5, 282, 829 A 5, 284, 128 A 5, 285, 945 A 5, 289, 963 A 5, 290, 271 A 5 …
Surgical fastener cartridge
FE Shelton IV, JL Harris, GJ Bakos - US Patent App. 29/569,259, 2019 - Google Patents
5, 271, 543 A 5, 271, 544 A RE34, 519 E 5, 275, 323 A 5, 275, 608 A 5, 279, 416 A 5, 281,
216 A 5, 282, 806 A 5, 282, 829 A 5, 284, 128 A 5, 285, 945 A 5, 289, 963 A 5, 290, 271 A 5 …
216 A 5, 282, 806 A 5, 282, 829 A 5, 284, 128 A 5, 285, 945 A 5, 289, 963 A 5, 290, 271 A 5 …
Surgical instrument system configured to evaluate the load applied to a firing member at the initiation of a firing stroke
FE Shelton IV, JR Giordano - US Patent 10,433,918, 2019 - Google Patents
A surgical instrument assembly disclosed herein can comprise an end effector configured to
capture tissue, an electric motor couplable with a power supply, and a rotatable drive shaft …
capture tissue, an electric motor couplable with a power supply, and a rotatable drive shaft …
Control systems for surgical instruments
RL Leimbach, MD Overmyer, SR Adams - US Patent 11,266,406, 2022 - Google Patents
A61B17/07207—Surgical staplers, eg containing multiple staples or clamps for applying a
row of staples in a single action, eg the staples being applied simultaneously the staples …
row of staples in a single action, eg the staples being applied simultaneously the staples …
Interface systems for use with surgical instruments
MD Overmyer, BE Swensgard, SR Adams… - US Patent …, 2022 - Google Patents
2020-07-30 Assigned to ETHICON LLC reassignment ETHICON LLC ASSIGNMENT OF
ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: ADAMS, SHANE R …
ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: ADAMS, SHANE R …
Articulatable motor powered surgical instruments with dedicated articulation motor arrangements
JL Harris, FE Shelton IV, CO Baxter III - US Patent 11,253,256, 2022 - Google Patents
2018-10-30 Assigned to ETHICON LLC reassignment ETHICON LLC ASSIGNMENT OF
ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: HARRIS, JASON L …
ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: HARRIS, JASON L …
Surgical stapling system comprising a lockable firing assembly
FE Shelton IV, JL Harris, JB Volz… - US Patent 11,317,917, 2022 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND The present invention relates to surgical instruments and, in various
arrangements, to surgical stapling and cutting instruments and staple cartridges for use …
arrangements, to surgical stapling and cutting instruments and staple cartridges for use …
Surgical stapler anvils with staple directing protrusions and tissue stability features
JL Harris, FE Shelton IV, CJ Hess… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
An anvil for a surgical stapler. The anvil includes a staple-forming undersurface that has
lines of staple-forming pockets that are configured to establish a flexible staple line. A …
lines of staple-forming pockets that are configured to establish a flexible staple line. A …