• Basket
  • Log in

Join
today

Boliven PRO is more than just patent search

  • Build and save lists using the powerful Lists feature
  • Analyze and download your search results
  • Share patent search results with your clients

New to Patents? Find out more from CambridgeIP ®

Patents »

US8201721: Powered surgical instrument

Share

Share on Linked In Share on Facebook Share by Email

Filing Information

Inventor(s) Michael A. Zemlok · David C. Racenet ·
Assignee(s) Tyco Healthcare Group LP ·
Primary Examiner Lindsay Low ·
Application Number US13043687
Filing date 03/09/2011
Issue date 06/19/2012
Prior Publication Data
Predicted expiration date 10/16/2028
U.S. Classifications 227/176.1  · 606/219  · 227/19  · 227/175.1  ·
International Classifications A61B17068  ·
Kind CodeB2
Related U.S. Application DataCROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
The present application is a Continuation of, and claims the benefits of and priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/252,427, which was filed on Oct. 16, 2008 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,922,063. The present application also claims the benefits of and priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/001,241 filed on Oct. 31, 2007. The entire contents of each of which are incorporated herein by reference.
30 Claims, 23 Drawings


Abstract

A surgical instrument including a handle assembly, a first endoscopic portion, a motor, and a first end effector is disclosed. The first endoscopic portion is selectively connectable to a distal portion of the handle assembly and defines a longitudinal axis. The first endoscopic portion includes a housing adjacent its proximal portion and includes an actuation member. The motor is disposed in mechanical cooperation with the housing of the first endoscopic portion and is operatively connected to the actuation member for moving the actuation member substantially along the longitudinal axis. The first end effector is selectively connectable to a distal portion of the first endoscopic portion and is configured to perform a first stapling function.

Independent Claims | See all claims (30)

  1. 1. A surgical stapling instrument, comprising: a handle assembly including a first detector; an endoscopic portion disposed in mechanical cooperation with a portion of the handle assembly and defining a longitudinal axis, the endoscopic portion including; a contact for communicating electrical power with a conductive portion of the handle assembly, and a knob for allowing rotation of the endoscopic portion with respect to the handle assembly, the conductive portion of the handle assembly being circular for allowing substantially continuous contact between the conductive portion and the contact during rotation of the endoscopic portion with respect to the handle assembly; a first end effector selectively connectable with a distal portion of the endoscopic portion, the first end effector configured to perform a first stapling function; and a second detector disposed on the first end effector, the second detector being configured to communicate with the first detector to determine the type of end effector that is engaged with the endoscopic portion.
  2. 16. A surgical stapling instrument, comprising: a handle assembly including a first detector; an endoscopic portion disposed in mechanical cooperation with a portion of the handle assembly and defining a longitudinal axis; a first end effector selectively connectable with a distal portion of the endoscopic portion, the first end effector configured to perform a first stapling function; a second detector disposed on the first end effector, the second detector being configured to communicate with the first detector to determine the type of end effector that is engaged with the endoscopic portion; and a third detector included on the endoscopic portion, the third detector being configured to communicate with at least one of the first detector and the second detector to determine the type of endoscopic portion that is engaged with the handle assembly.

References Cited

U.S. Patent Documents

Document NumberAssigneesInventorsIssue/Pub Date
US37165 Gary Dec 1862
US2511382 EARL STONEHOUSE Stonehouse Jun 1950
US3079606 SERGEEVICH BOBROV BORIS Bobrov et al. Mar 1963
US3209754 ERNEST C WOOD Brown Oct 1965
US3273562 RENE G LE VAUX Brown Sep 1966
US3490675 UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP Green et al. Jan 1970
US3499591 UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP Green Mar 1970
US3528693 UNITED CARR INC Pearson et al. Sep 1970
US3744495 JOHNSON M Johnson Jul 1973
US3862631 DOWN BROS Austin Jan 1975
US3949924 United States Surgical Corporation Green Apr 1976
US4060089 United States Surgical Corporation Noiles Nov 1977
US4204623 United States Surgical Corporation Green May 1980
US4216891 BEHLKE HAROLD O Behike Aug 1980
US4217902 MARCH ALFRED L March Aug 1980
US4263903 Richards Manufacturing Co., Inc. Griggs Apr 1981
US4273281 Franklin G. Smith Smith et al. Jun 1981
US4275813 United States Surgical Corporation Noiles Jun 1981
US4304236 United States Surgical Corporation Conta et al. Dec 1981
US4331277 United States Surgical Corporation Green May 1982
US4383634 United States Surgical Corporation Green May 1983
US4428376 Ethicon Inc. Mericle Jan 1984
US4429695 United States Surgical Corporation Green Feb 1984
US4444181 Queen's University at Kingston Wevers et al. Apr 1984
US4454875 Techmedica, Inc. Pratt et al. Jun 1984
US4456006 Queen's University at Kingston Wevers et al. Jun 1984
US4485816 Alchemia Krumme Dec 1984
US4485817 United States Surgical Corporation Swiggett Dec 1984
US4488523 United States Surgical Corporation Shichman Dec 1984
US4508253 United States Surgical Corporation Green Apr 1985
US4508523 Ferag Ag Leu Apr 1985
US4522206 Dyonics, Inc. Whipple et al. Jun 1985
US4534350 Ethicon, Inc. Golden et al. Aug 1985
US4535772 Kells Medical, Incorporated Sheehan Aug 1985
US4566620 United States Surgical Corporation Green et al. Jan 1986
US4570623 Pfizer Hospital Products Group Inc. Ellison et al. Feb 1986
US4606343 United States Surgical Corporation Conta et al. Aug 1986
US4606344 Ethicon, Inc. Di Giovanni Aug 1986
US4610383 Senmed, Inc. Rothfuss et al. Sep 1986
US4612923 Ethicon, Inc. Kronenthal Sep 1986
US4612933 Senmed, Inc. Brinkerhoff et al. Sep 1986
USD286442 United States Surgical Corporation Korthoff et al. Oct 1986
US4627437 Ethicon, Inc. Bedi et al. Dec 1986
US4635637 Schreiber Jan 1987
US4662371 WHIPPLE TERRY L Whipple et al. May 1987
US4671280 Ethicon, Inc. Dorband et al. Jun 1987
US4705038 Dyonics, Inc. Sjostrom et al. Nov 1987
US4712550 SINNETT KEVIN B Sinnett Dec 1987
US4719917 Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company Barrows et al. Jan 1988
US4724839 Ethicon, Inc. Bedi et al. Feb 1988
US4805617 Ethicon, Inc. Bedi et al. Feb 1989
US4807628 Edward Weck & Company, Inc. Peters et al. Feb 1989
US4852558 Outerbridge Aug 1989
US4913144 D.A.O. s.r.l. DelMedico Apr 1990
US4960420 MARLOWE GOBLE E Goble et al. Oct 1990
US4962877 HERVAS PEDRO L Hervas Oct 1990
US4990153 Ophthalmic Ventures Limited Partnership Richards Feb 1991
US4994073 United States Surgical Corp. Green Feb 1991
US4995877 Richard Wolf GmbH Ams et al. Feb 1991
US5040715 United States Surgical Corporation Green et al. Aug 1991
US5065929 Ethicon, Inc. Schulze et al. Nov 1991
US5071052 United States Surgical Corporation Rodak et al. Dec 1991
US5089009 United States Surgical Corporation Green Feb 1992
US5108422 United States Surgical Corporation Green et al. Apr 1992
US5114399 Intramed Laboratories Kovalcheck May 1992
US5129570 Ethicon, Inc. Schulze et al. Jul 1992
US5143453 G.I.R. Weynant nee Girones Sep 1992
US5203864 PHILLIPS EDWARD H Phillips Apr 1993
US5207697 Stryker Corporation Carusillo et al. May 1993
US5209756 Bahaa Botros Seedhom Seedhom et al. May 1993
US5246443 MAI CHRISTIAN Mai Sep 1993
US5258008 WILK PETER J Wilk Nov 1993
US5271543 Ethicon, Inc. Grant et al. Dec 1993
USRE34519 Ethicon, Inc. Fox et al. Jan 1994
US5282829 United States Surgical Corporation Hermes Feb 1994
US5300081 United States Surgical Corporation Young et al. Apr 1994
US5307976 Ethicon, Inc. Olson et al. May 1994
US5312023 United States Surgical Corporation Green et al. May 1994
US5312024 Ethicon, Inc. Grant et al. May 1994
US5318221 United States Surgical Corporation Green et al. Jun 1994
US5326013 United States Surgical Corporation Green et al. Jul 1994
US5330486 WILK PETER J Wilk Jul 1994
US5332142 Ethicon, Inc. Robinson et al. Jul 1994
US5342376 Dermagraphics, Inc. Ruff Aug 1994
US5350355 Automated Medical Instruments, Inc. Sklar Sep 1994
US5356064 United States Surgical Corporation Green et al. Oct 1994
US5359993 Symbiosis Corporation Slater et al. Nov 1994
US5364001 United States Surgical Corporation Bryan Nov 1994
US5381943 Ethicon, Inc. Allen et al. Jan 1995
US5383874 EP Technologies, Inc. Jackson et al. Jan 1995
US5383880 Ethicon, Inc. Hooven Jan 1995
US5389098 Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. Tsuruta et al. Feb 1995
US5395030 Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. Kuramoto et al. Mar 1995
US5395033 Ethicon, Inc. Byrne et al. Mar 1995
US5403312 Ethicon, Inc. Yates et al. Apr 1995
US5405344 Ethicon, Inc. Williamson et al. Apr 1995
US5411508 The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York Bessler et al. May 1995
US5413267 United States Surgical Corporation Solyntjes et al. May 1995
US5431323 Ethicon, Inc. Smith et al. Jul 1995
US5464144 United States Surgical Corporation Guy et al. Nov 1995
US5467911 Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. Tsuruta et al. Nov 1995
US5478344 United States Surgical Corporation Stone et al. Dec 1995
US5482100 Newell Operating Company Kuhar Jan 1996
US5485947 Ethicon, Inc. Olson et al. Jan 1996
US5487499 United States Surgical Corporation Sorrentino et al. Jan 1996
US5497933 United States Surgical Corporation DeFonzo et al. Mar 1996
US5500000 United States Surgical Corporation Feagin et al. Mar 1996
US5503320 United States Surgical Corporation Webster et al. Apr 1996
US5507743 ZoMed International Edwards et al. Apr 1996
US5518163 Ethicon, Inc. Hooven May 1996
US5518164 Ethicon, Inc. Hooven May 1996
US5526822 Biopsys Medical, Inc. Burbank et al. Jun 1996
US5529235 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Boiarski et al. Jun 1996
US5531744 Medical Scientific, Inc. Nardella et al. Jul 1996
US5533661 Ethicon, Inc. Main et al. Jul 1996
US5535934 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Boiarski et al. Jul 1996
US5535937 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Boiarski et al. Jul 1996
US5558671 Yates Sep 1996
US5560532 United States Surgical Corporation DeFonzo et al. Oct 1996
US5562239 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Boiarski et al. Oct 1996
US5571116 United States Surgical Corporation Bolanos et al. Nov 1996
US5571285 Ethicon, Inc. Chow et al. Nov 1996
US5575799 United States Surgical Corporation Bolanos et al. Nov 1996
US5582611 Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. Tsuruta et al. Dec 1996
US5584835 Greenfield Dec 1996
US5601224 Ethicon, Inc. Bishop et al. Feb 1997
US5601558 Smith & Nephew Endoscopy, Inc. Torrie et al. Feb 1997
US5607095 Ethicon, Inc. Smith et al. Mar 1997
US5609285 Ethicon, Inc. Grant et al. Mar 1997
US5609560 Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. Ichikawa et al. Mar 1997
US5624452 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Yates Apr 1997
US5632433 Ethicon, Inc. Grant et al. May 1997
US5634926 Jobe Jun 1997
US5642848 Hilti Aktiengesellschaft Ludwig et al. Jul 1997
US5653374 United States Surgical Corporation Young et al. Aug 1997
US5655698 Yoon Aug 1997
US5658300 Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. Bito et al. Aug 1997
US5658312 United States Surgical Corporation Green et al. Aug 1997
US5662259 Yoon Sep 1997
US5662662 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Bishop et al. Sep 1997
US5665085 Medical Scientific, Inc. Nardella Sep 1997
US5667513 Smith & Nephew Dyonics Inc. Torrie et al. Sep 1997
US5667517 Ethicon, Inc. Hooven Sep 1997
US5667527 Holobeam, Inc. Cook Sep 1997
US5669544 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Schulze et al. Sep 1997
US5673841 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Schulze et al. Oct 1997
US5676674 Bolanos et al. Oct 1997
US5680981 United States Surgical Corporation Mililli et al. Oct 1997
US5680982 Ethicon ENdo-Surgery, Inc. Schulze et al. Oct 1997
US5692668 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Schulze et al. Dec 1997
US5695524 Tracor Aerospace, Inc. Kelley et al. Dec 1997
US5702447 Tornier S.A. Walch et al. Dec 1997
US5704534 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Huitema et al. Jan 1998
US5713505 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Huitema Feb 1998
US5713896 Medical Scientific, Inc. Nardella Feb 1998
US5715987 Tracor Incorporated Kelley et al. Feb 1998
US5716366 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Yates Feb 1998
US5720753 United States Surgical Corporation Sander et al. Feb 1998
US5725529 Innovasive Devices, Inc. Nicholson et al. Mar 1998
US5728110 United States Surgical Corporation Vidal et al. Mar 1998
US5728116 Ethicon, Inc. Rosenman Mar 1998
US5730757 Cardiothoracic Systems, Inc. Nenetti et al. Mar 1998
US5735848 Ethicon, Inc. Yates et al. Apr 1998
US5738474 Blewett Apr 1998
US5752644 United States Surgical Corporation Bolanos et al. May 1998
US5755726 United States Surgical Corporation Pratt et al. May 1998
US5759171 ThermoGenesis Corp. Coelho et al. Jun 1998
US5779130 United States Surgical Corporation Alesi et al. Jul 1998
US5782396 United States Surgical Corporation Mastri et al. Jul 1998
US5782397 Alpha Surgical Technologies, Inc. Koukline Jul 1998
US5785713 Jobe Jul 1998
US5788698 Savornin Aug 1998
US5810811 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Yates et al. Sep 1998
US5823066 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Huitema et al. Oct 1998
US5829662 Ethicon, Inc. Allen et al. Nov 1998
US5830121 Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Enomoto et al. Nov 1998
US5849023 Mericle Dec 1998
US5849028 Irvine Biomedical, Inc. Chen Dec 1998
US5855311 Ethicon Endo-Surgery Hamblin et al. Jan 1999
US5861005 X-Site, L.L.C. Kontos Jan 1999
US5865361 United States Surgical Corporation Milliman et al. Feb 1999
US5876401 Ethicon Endo Surgery, Inc. Schulze et al. Mar 1999
US5891156 Diehl Ident GmbH Gessner et al. Apr 1999
US5893813 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Yamamoto Apr 1999
US5895396 Ethicon, Inc. Day et al. Apr 1999
US5897562 United States Surgical Corporation Bolanos et al. Apr 1999
US5906607 Cardiothoracic Systems, Inc. Taylor et al. May 1999
US5911721 Innovasive Devices, Inc. Nicholson et al. Jun 1999
US5918791 United States Surgical Corporation Sorrentino et al. Jul 1999
US5928222 Kleinerman Jul 1999
US5944717 The Regents of the University of California Lee et al. Aug 1999
US5944736 Cardiothoracic Systems, Inc. Taylor et al. Aug 1999
US5954259 United States Surgical Corporation Viola et al. Sep 1999
US5961521 Smith & Nephew, Inc. Roger Oct 1999
US5964394 United States Surgical Corporation Robertson Oct 1999
US5968044 Innovasive Devices, Inc. Nicholson et al. Oct 1999
US5976171 Cardiothoracic Systems, Inc. Taylor Nov 1999
US5980518 Carr et al. Nov 1999
US5980548 Kensey Nash Corporation Evans et al. Nov 1999
US5991355 Siemens Elema AB Dahlke Nov 1999
US5991650 EP Technologies, Inc. Swanson et al. Nov 1999
US5992724 Snyder Nov 1999
US5997552 United States Surgical Corporation Person et al. Dec 1999
US6004335 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Vaitekunas et al. Dec 1999
US6007550 Computer Motion, Inc. Wang et al. Dec 1999
US6010054 Imagyn Medical Technologies Johnson et al. Jan 2000
US6013077 Harwin Jan 2000
US6015417 Reynolds, Jr. Jan 2000
US6017354 Stryker Corporation Culp et al. Jan 2000
US6030410 Zurbrugg Feb 2000
US6032849 United States Surgical Mastri et al. Mar 2000
US6039731 Engineering & Research Associates, Inc. Taylor et al. Mar 2000
US6051007 Corvascular, Inc. Hogendijk Apr 2000
US6063078 Medtronic, Inc. Wittkampf May 2000
US6063095 Computer Motion, Inc. Wang et al. May 2000
US6077246 DEKA Products Limited Partnership Kullas et al. Jun 2000
US6079606 United States Surgical Corporation Milliman et al. Jun 2000
US6080150 Rita Medical Systems, Inc. Gough Jun 2000
US6083242 Holobeam, Inc. Cook Jul 2000
US6086600 Symbiosis Corporation Kortenbach et al. Jul 2000
US6090123 Stryker Corporation Culp et al. Jul 2000
US6092422 International Business Machines Corporation Binnig et al. Jul 2000
US6099537 Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. Sugai et al. Aug 2000
US6109500 United States Surgical Corporation Alli et al. Aug 2000
US6113592 Engineering & Research Associates, Inc. Taylor Sep 2000
US6123702 Scimed Life Systems, Inc. Swanson et al. Sep 2000
USH1904 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Yates et al. Oct 2000
US6126058 Scimed Life Systems, Inc. Adams et al. Oct 2000
US6126651 Mayer Oct 2000
US6127811 VLSI Technology, Inc. Shenoy et al. Oct 2000
US6132425 Gough Oct 2000
US6165169 EP Technologies, Inc. Panescu et al. Dec 2000
US6166538 Linvatec Corporation D'Alfonso Dec 2000
US6179840 Ethicon, Inc. Bowman Jan 2001
US6187009 Synthes (U.S.A.) Herzog et al. Feb 2001
US6187019 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Stefanchik et al. Feb 2001
US6190401 United States Surgical Corporation Green et al. Feb 2001
US6193501 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois Masel et al. Feb 2001
US6202914 United States Surgical Corporation Geiste et al. Mar 2001
US6217573 Cordis Webster Webster Apr 2001
US6228534 Wilson Greatbatch Ltd. Takeuchi et al. May 2001
US6231565 United States Surgical Corporation Tovey et al. May 2001
US6236874 Aspect Medical Systems, Inc. Declin et al. May 2001
US6237604 Scimed Life Systems, Inc. Burnside et al. May 2001
US6241139 Milliman et al. Jun 2001
US6245065 Scimed Life Systems, Inc. Panescu et al. Jun 2001
US6248117 Blatter Jun 2001
US6250532 United States Surgical Corporation Green et al. Jun 2001
US6258111 Scieran Technologies, Inc. Ross et al. Jul 2001
US6264086 McGuckin, Jr. Jul 2001
US6264087 PowerMed, Inc. Whitman Jul 2001
US6264653 C. R. Band, Inc. Falwell Jul 2001
US6281471 GSI Lumonics, Inc. Smart Aug 2001
US6288534 CTS Corporation Starkweather et al. Sep 2001
US6290701 Enayati Sep 2001
US6293943 EP Technologies, Inc. Panescu et al. Sep 2001
US6295330 Siemens-Elema AB Skog et al. Sep 2001
US6312437 Symbiosis Corporation Kortenbach Nov 2001
US6315184 Powermed, Inc. Whitman Nov 2001
US6329778 Stryker Corporation Culp et al. Dec 2001
US6330965 United States Surgical Corporation Milliman et al. Dec 2001
US6346104 Western Sydney Area Health Service Daly et al. Feb 2002
US6355066 Kim Mar 2002
US6364884 Ethicon, Inc. Bowman et al. Apr 2002
US6387092 SCIMED Life Systems, Inc. Burnside et al. May 2002
US6388240 Masimo Corporation Schulz et al. May 2002
US6402766 Ethicon, Inc. Bowman et al. Jun 2002
USH2037 Yates et al. Jul 2002
US6412279 Caterpillar Inc. Coleman et al. Jul 2002
US6425903 Voegele Jul 2002
US6436097 Medical Scientific, Inc. Nardella Aug 2002
US6436107 Computer Motion, Inc. Wang et al. Aug 2002
US6436110 Ethicon, Inc. Bowman et al. Aug 2002
US6443973 Power Medical Interventions, Inc. Whitman Sep 2002
US6447517 Ethicon, Inc. Bowman Sep 2002
US6461372 SRI International Jensen et al. Oct 2002
US6478210 Scimed Life Systems, Inc. Adams et al. Nov 2002
US6494888 ndo surgical, Inc. Laufer et al. Dec 2002
US6497707 Ethicon, Inc. Bowman et al. Dec 2002
US6505768 Power Medical Interventions, Inc. Whitman Jan 2003
US6515273 Masimo Corporation Al-Ali Feb 2003
US6517565 Power Medical Interventions, Inc. Whitman et al. Feb 2003
US6524316 Ethicon, Inc. Nicholson et al. Feb 2003
US6533157 Power Medical Interventions, Inc. Whitman Mar 2003
US6540751 Enayati Apr 2003
US6544273 AMS Research Corporation Harari et al. Apr 2003
US6551328 Symbiosis Corporation Kortenbach Apr 2003
US6554852 Oberlander Apr 2003
US6558400 Satiety, Inc. Deem et al. May 2003
US6562071 Jarvinen May 2003
US6578579 SciMed Life Systems, Inc. Burnside et al. Jun 2003
US6601748 Modern Medical Equip. MFG., Ltd. Fung et al. Aug 2003
US6601749 SciMed Life Systems, Inc. Sullivan et al. Aug 2003
US6602252 Starion Instruments Corporation Mollenauer Aug 2003
US6611793 SCIMED Life Systems, Inc. Burnside et al. Aug 2003
US6616821 Broadley Technologies Corporation Broadley et al. Sep 2003
US6629986 Scieran Technologies, Inc. Ross et al. Oct 2003
US6651669 SciMed Life Systems, Inc. Burnside Nov 2003
US6656177 Truckai et al. Dec 2003
US6663640 Symbiosis Corporation Kortenbach Dec 2003
US6669073 United States Surgical Corporation Milliman et al. Dec 2003
US6669705 Axya Medical, Inc. Westhaver et al. Dec 2003
US6696008 Westar Photonics Inc. Brandinger Feb 2004
US6698643 Power Medical Interventions, Inc. Whitman Mar 2004
US6699177 Computer Motion, Inc. Wang et al. Mar 2004
US6716233 Power Medical Interventions, Inc. Whitman Apr 2004
US6736085 Ultimate Medical Pty. Ltd. Esnouf May 2004
US6767352 Onux Medical, Inc. Field et al. Jul 2004
US6792390 SciMed Life Systems, Inc. Burnside et al. Sep 2004
US6817508 Tyco Healthcare Group, LP Racenet et al. Nov 2004
US6821285 ndo surgical, Inc. Laufer et al. Nov 2004
US6830174 Cerebral Vascular Applications, Inc. Hillstead et al. Dec 2004
US6835199 Rex Medical, L.P. McGuckin, Jr. et al. Dec 2004
US6843403 Power Medical Interventions, Inc. Whitman Jan 2005
US6846307 Power Medical Interventions, Inc. Whitman et al. Jan 2005
US6846308 Power Medical Interventions, Inc. Whitman et al. Jan 2005
US6846309 Power Medical Interventions, Inc. Whitman et al. Jan 2005
US6849071 Power Medical Interventions, Inc. Whitman et al. Feb 2005
US6861639 Masimo Corporation Al-Ali Mar 2005
US6872214 Medigus Ltd. Sonnenschein et al. Mar 2005
US6899538 J. Morita Manufacturing Corporation Matoba May 2005
US6900004 Konica Corporation Satake May 2005
US6905057 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Swayze et al. Jun 2005
US6926636 Jerry Luper Luper Aug 2005
US6953139 United States Surgical Corporation Milliman et al. Oct 2005
US6959852 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Shelton et al. Nov 2005
US6974453 Arthrocare Corporation Woloszko et al. Dec 2005
US6979328 The Regents of the University of California Baerveldt et al. Dec 2005
US6981628 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Wales Jan 2006
US6981941 Power Medical Interventions Whitman et al. Jan 2006
US6988649 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Shelton et al. Jan 2006
US6997931 LSI Solutions, Inc. Sauer et al. Feb 2006
US7000819 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Swayze et al. Feb 2006
US7032798 Power Medical Interventions, Inc. Whitman et al. Apr 2006
US7044353 United States Surgical Corporation Mastri et al. May 2006
US7048687 OB Scientific, Inc. Reuss et al. May 2006
US7059508 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Shelton et al. Jun 2006
US7077856 Power Medical Interventions, Inc. Whitman Jul 2006
US7083075 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Swayze et al. Aug 2006
US7083630 SciMed Life Systems, Inc. DeVries et al. Aug 2006
US7097089 Tyco Healthcare Group LP Marczyk Aug 2006
US7097650 Satiety, Inc. Weller et al. Aug 2006
US7111769 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Wales et al. Sep 2006
US7118564 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Ritchie et al. Oct 2006
US7122029 CoolTouch Incorporated Koop et al. Oct 2006
US7128253 United States Surgical Corporation Mastri et al. Oct 2006
US7128254 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Shelton et al. Oct 2006
US7140528 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Shelton, IV Nov 2006
US7143924 Tyco Healthcare Group LP Scirica et al. Dec 2006
US7143925 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Shelton, IV et al. Dec 2006
US7143926 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Shelton, IV Dec 2006
US7147138 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Shelton, IV Dec 2006
US7186966 Masimo Corporation Al-Ali Mar 2007
US7193519 Optim, Inc. Root et al. Mar 2007
US7217269 UAB Research Foundation El-Galley et al. May 2007
US7220232 TIMI 3 Systems, Inc. Suorsa et al. May 2007
US7240817 Max Co., Ltd. Higuchi Jul 2007
US7241270 Timi 3 Systems Inc. Jorzewski et al. Jul 2007
US7246734 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Shelton, IV Jul 2007
US7303108 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Shelton, IV Dec 2007
US7328828 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc, Ortiz et al. Feb 2008
US7335169 Timi 3 Systems, Inc. Thompson et al. Feb 2008
US7364061 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Swayze et al. Apr 2008
US7380695 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Doll et al. Jun 2008
US7380696 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Shelton, IV et al. Jun 2008
US7404508 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Smirh et al. Jul 2008
US7422136 Tyco Healthcare Group LP Marczyk Sep 2008
US7464846 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Shelton, IV et al. Dec 2008
US20020025891 Colosky et al. Feb 2002
US20020078967 Sixto, Jr. et al. Jun 2002
US20020103489 Ku Aug 2002
US20020111641 Incisive Surgical, Inc. Peterson et al. Aug 2002
US20020165541 Whitman Nov 2002
US20030050654 Entire Interest Whitman Mar 2003
US20030073981 Whitman et al. Apr 2003
US20030114851 Truckai et al. Jun 2003
US20030120285 SYMBIOSIS CORPORATION Kortenbach Jun 2003
US20030120306 Vascular Control System Burbank et al. Jun 2003
US20030139746 Groiso Jul 2003
US20040010271 Symbiosis Corporation Kortenbach Jan 2004
US20040087976 DeVries et al. May 2004
US20040094597 Whitman et al. May 2004
US20040215216 Gannoe et al. Oct 2004
US20040232199 Shelton, IV et al. Nov 2004
US20040232201 Wenchell et al. Nov 2004
US20040243176 Hahnen et al. Dec 2004
US20050006429 Wales et al. Jan 2005
US20050006430 Wales Jan 2005
US20050006431 Shelton, IV et al. Jan 2005
US20050006434 Wales et al. Jan 2005
US20050010235 Frister Jan 2005
US20050023324 Doll et al. Feb 2005
US20050067458 Swayze et al. Mar 2005
US20050070925 Shelton, IV et al. Mar 2005
US20050070958 Swayze et al. Mar 2005
US20050072827 Starion Instruments Corporation Mollenauer Apr 2005
US20050131390 Heinrich et al. Jun 2005
US20050139636 Schwemberger et al. Jun 2005
US20050145674 Medigus Ltd. Sonnenschein et al. Jul 2005
US20050149072 DeFries et al. Jul 2005
US20050177176 Gerbi et al. Aug 2005
US20050178813 Swayze et al. Aug 2005
US20050187576 Whitman et al. Aug 2005
US20050192609 Whitman et al. Sep 2005
US20050203547 Weller et al. Sep 2005
US20050203548 Weller et al. Sep 2005
US20050228341 EDGERLEY DAVID Edgerley Oct 2005
US20050247753 KELLY WILLIAM D Kelly et al. Nov 2005
US20050256533 ROTH ALEX T Roth et al. Nov 2005
US20060000867 SHELTON FREDERICK E IV Shelton, IV et al. Jan 2006
US20060022014 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Shelton, IV et al. Feb 2006
US20060022015 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Shelton, IV et al. Feb 2006
US20060049229 MILLIMAN KEITH L Milliman et al. Mar 2006
US20060097025 TYCO HEALTHCARE GRAOUP LLP Milliman et al. May 2006
US20060106288 ROTH ALEX T Roth et al. May 2006
US20060116697 EsophyX, Inc. Carter et al. Jun 2006
US20060116698 EsophyX, Inc. Bayne et al. Jun 2006
US20060122462 ROTH ALEX T Roth Jun 2006
US20060149316 Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. DeVries et al. Jul 2006
US20060151567 Tyco Healthcare LP Roy Jul 2006
US20060151568 WELLER GARY Weller et al. Jul 2006
US20060175375 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Shelton, IV et al. Aug 2006
US20060190018 EsophyX, Inc. Baker et al. Aug 2006
US20060241532 Olympus Corporation Murakami Oct 2006
US20060241661 Boston Scientific Scimed DeVries et al. Oct 2006
US20060271076 WELLER GARY Weller et al. Nov 2006
US20060278680 VIOLA FRANK J Viola et al. Dec 2006
US20070005082 EsophyX, Inc. Kraemer et al. Jan 2007
US20070023476 WHITMAN MICHAEL P Whitman et al. Feb 2007
US20070023477 Whitman et al. Feb 2007
US20070029363 POPOV SERGEY Popov Feb 2007
US20070029364 KRUSZYNSKI MICHAEL L Kruszynski et al. Feb 2007
US20070039995 SCHWEMBERGER RICHARD F Schwemberger et al. Feb 2007
US20070039996 MATHER MICHAEL T Mather et al. Feb 2007
US20070039997 MATHER MICHAEL T Mather et al. Feb 2007
US20070084896 DOLL KEVIN Doll et al. Apr 2007
US20070084897 SHELTON FREDERICK E IV Shelton, IV et al. Apr 2007
US20070088373 EndoGastric Solutions, Inc. Baker Apr 2007
US20070102472 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Shelton, IV May 2007
US20070102473 SHELTON FREDERICK E IV Shelton, IV et al. May 2007
US20070102474 SHELTON FREDERICK E IV Shelton, IV et al. May 2007
US20070102475 ORTIZ MARK S Ortiz et al. May 2007
US20070112363 EndoGastric Solutions, Inc. Adams May 2007
US20070112364 Satiety, Inc. Gerbi et al. May 2007
US20070125826 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Shelton, IV Jun 2007
US20070152014 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Gillum et al. Jul 2007
US20070158385 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Hueil et al. Jul 2007
US20070162056 GERBI CRAIG Gerbi et al. Jul 2007
US20070167960 ROTH ALEX T Roth et al. Jul 2007
US20070167963 DEEM MARK E Beem et al. Jul 2007
US20070175947 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Ortiz et al. Aug 2007
US20070175949 SHELTON FREDERICK E IV Shelton, IV et al. Aug 2007
US20070175950 SHELTON FREDERICK E IV Shelton, IV et al. Aug 2007
US20070175951 SHELTON FREDERICK E IV Shelton, IV et al. Aug 2007
US20070175952 SHELTON FREDERICK E IV Shelton, IV et al. Aug 2007
US20070175953 SHELTON FREDERICK E IV Shelton, IV et al. Aug 2007
US20070175955 SHELTON FREDERICK E IV Shelton, IV et al. Aug 2007
US20070175956 SWAYZE JEFFREY S Swayze et al. Aug 2007
US20070175957 SHELTON FREDERICK E IV Shelton, IV Aug 2007
US20070175958 SHELTON FREDERICK E IV Shelton, IV Aug 2007
US20070175959 SHELTON FREDERICK E IV Shelton, IV Aug 2007
US20070175960 SHELTON FREDERICK E IV Shelton, IV et al. Aug 2007
US20070175961 SHELTON FREDERICK E IV Shelton, IV et al. Aug 2007
US20070175962 Shelton, IV et al. Aug 2007
US20070175964 SHELTON FREDERICK E IV Shelton, IV et al. Aug 2007
US20070187453 KMS Medical LLC Smith et al. Aug 2007
US20070219563 Voegele Sep 2007
US20070233161 SATIETY, INC. Weller et al. Oct 2007
US20070250083 SATIETY, INC. Deem et al. Oct 2007
US20070265640 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Kortenbach et al. Nov 2007
US20070278277 Applied Medical Resources Corporation Wixey et al. Dec 2007
US20080029570 SHELTON FREDERICK E Shelton et al. Feb 2008
US20080029571 SHELTON FREDERICK E Shelton et al. Feb 2008
US20080029572 SHELTON FREDERICK E Shelton et al. Feb 2008
US20080029573 SHELTON FREDERICK E Shelton et al. Feb 2008
US20080029574 SHELTON FREDERICK E Shelton et al. Feb 2008
US20080029575 SHELTON FREDERICK E Shelton et al. Feb 2008
US20080029576 Shelton et al. Feb 2008
US20080029577 SHELTON FREDERICK E Shelton et al. Feb 2008
US20080048002 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Smith et al. Feb 2008
US20080110957 WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. McBride et al. May 2008
US20080135600 MAX CO., LTD. Hiranuma et al. Jun 2008
US20080164296 SHELTON FREDERICK E Shelton et al. Jul 2008
US20080169329 SHELTON FREDERICK E Shelton et al. Jul 2008
US20080185419 SMITH KEVIN W Smith et al. Aug 2008
US20080255607 ZEMLOK MICHAEL A Zemlok Oct 2008

Foreign Patent Documents

Document NumberAssigneesInventorsIssue/Pub Date
EP0537570United States Surgical CorporationApr 1993
EP0647431United States Surgical CorporationApr 1995
EP0738501Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Oct 1996
EP1813203ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.Aug 2007
EP1970915Hyun Cheol KimSep 2008
EP2044890Tyco Healthcare Group LPApr 2009
WO199729694Aug 1997
WO199740760Nov 1997
WO199952489Oct 1999
WO2003030743TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LPOct 2002
WO2003026511Reiner KUNZApr 2003
WO2004032760TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP, LPApr 2004
WO2007030753Susan D. GIBBENSMar 2007
WO2007118179SYNTHES (U.S.A.)Oct 2007

Other Publications

European Search Report dated Apr. 17, 2007 for Corresponding Patent Application EP06026840.
International Search Report for corresponding PCT Application—PCT/US06/21524—Date of Mailing May 28, 2008 (4 Pages).
Detemple, P., “Microtechnology in Modern Health Care”, Med Device Technol. 9(9):18-25 (1998).
European Search Report for corresponding EP 08252703.7 dated Oct. 31, 2008 (3 pages).
European Search Report dated Feb. 27, 2009 for Corresponding Patent Application 08253184.9.
European Search Report for corresponding EP 08252703.7 dated Oct. 31, 2008 (7 pages).
European Search Report for corresponding EP 08253489 date of mailing is Sep. 29, 2009 (3 pages).
European Search Report for corresponding EP11005057 date of mailing is Nov. 15, 2011 (3 pgs).

Referenced By

The current document is not referenced by other documents.

Patent Family

The current document is not in a family.