Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
2,200Patents
1,596Active
2,200Granted
65Portfolio score
Filing activity: Apr 30, 1993 → Aug 20, 2020 · 776 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5704534A | Articulation assembly for surgical instruments | Human Necessities | 3,426 | Expired |
| US7380695B2 | Surgical stapling instrument having a single lockout mechanism for prevention of firing | Human Necessities | 3,304 | Expired |
| US7404508B2 | Surgical stapling and cutting device | Human Necessities | 3,300 | Active |
| US5465895A | Surgical stapler instrument | Human Necessities | 3,245 | Expired |
| US7000818B2 | Surgical stapling instrument having separate distinct closing and firing systems | Human Necessities | 3,243 | Expired |
| US5632432A | Surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 3,239 | Expired |
| US5624452A | Hemostatic surgical cutting or stapling instrument | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3,186 | Expired |
| US6981628B2 | Surgical instrument with a lateral-moving articulation control | Human Necessities | 3,184 | Expired |
| US7380696B2 | Articulating surgical stapling instrument incorporating a two-piece E-beam firing mechanism | Human Necessities | 3,153 | Expired |
| US7422139B2 | Motor-driven surgical cutting fastening instrument with tactile position feedback | Human Necessities | 3,110 | Expired |
| US7644848B2 | Electronic lockouts and surgical instrument including same | Human Necessities | 3,027 | Expired |
| US7147138B2 | Surgical stapling instrument having an electroactive polymer actuated buttress deployment mechanism | Human Necessities | 3,025 | Expired |
| US7143925B2 | Surgical instrument incorporating EAP blocking lockout mechanism | Human Necessities | 3,017 | Expired |
| US7670334B2 | Surgical instrument having an articulating end effector | Human Necessities | 2,974 | Active |
| US5810811A | Electrosurgical hemostatic device | Human Necessities | 2,955 | Expired |
| US5529235A | Identification device for surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 2,943 | Expired |
| US7845537B2 | Surgical instrument having recording capabilities | Human Necessities | 2,933 | Active |
| US6988649B2 | Surgical stapling instrument having a spent cartridge lockout | Human Necessities | 2,920 | Expired |
| US5531744A | Alternative current pathways for bipolar surgical cutting tool | Physics | 2,912 | Expired |
| US5673841A | Surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 2,904 | Expired |
| US5662662A | Surgical instrument and method | Human Necessities | 2,893 | Expired |
| US6978921B2 | Surgical stapling instrument incorporating an E-beam firing mechanism | Human Necessities | 2,869 | Expired |
| US7464849B2 | Electro-mechanical surgical instrument with closure system and anvil alignment components | Human Necessities | 2,868 | Expired |
| US5716366A | Hemostatic surgical cutting or stapling instrument | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2,847 | Expired |
| US7246734B2 | Rotary hydraulic pump actuated multi-stroke surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 2,846 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.