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- 77 4,990 US PATENTS IN FORCE
 - 1,618 US APPLICATIONS PENDING
 - Feb 01, 2018 most recent publication
 
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- 4,990 Issued Patents
 - 2,024 Issued in last 3 years
 - 1,329 Published in last 3 years
 
- 326,837 Total Citation Count
 - Jun 02, 1992 Earliest Filing
 - 1,161 Expired/Abandoned/Withdrawn Patents
 
Patent Activity in the Last 10 Years
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Top Patents (by citation)
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							Patent #
							Title
							Filing Date
		
							Issue Date
							Intl Class
							CITATIONS
						
					
					
						
								
									5797537 
								
								Articulated surgical instrument with improved firing mechanism
								Feb 20, 96
								Aug 25, 98
								[A61B]
								936
							
							
							
							
							
								
									6443973 
								
								Electromechanical driver device for use with anastomosing, stapling, and resecting instruments
								Jun 02, 99
								Sep 03, 02
								[A61B]
								883
							
							
							
								
									6264087 
								
								Expanding parallel jaw device for use with an electromechanical driver device
								Jul 12, 99
								Jul 24, 01
								[A61B, B31B]
								863
							
							
							
								
									5725536 
								
								Articulated surgical instrument with improved articulation control mechanism
								Feb 20, 96
								Mar 10, 98
								[A61B]
								836
							
							
							
								
									6698643 
								
								Expanding parallel jaw device for use with an electromechanical driver device
								Jan 13, 03
								Mar 02, 04
								[A61B]
								817
							
							
							
							
							
								
									5820009 
								
								Articulated surgical instrument with improved jaw closure mechanism
								Feb 20, 96
								Oct 13, 98
								[A61B]
								792
							
							
							
								
									6315184 
								
								Stapling device for use with an electromechanical driver device for use with anastomosing, stapling, and resecting instruments
								Jun 02, 99
								Nov 13, 01
								[A61B]
								780
							
							
							
							
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Recent Publications
		
						Publication #
						Title
						Filing Date
						Pub Date
						Intl Class
				
			
				
						
							2018/0028,212 
						
						RECIPROCATING ROTARY SURGICAL CUTTING DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR TISSUE RESECTING, AND METHOD FOR ITS USE
						Jul 28, 16
						Feb 01, 18
						[A61B]
					
						
					
						
							2018/0028,271 
						
						ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEMS, INSTRUMENT DRIVE UNITS, AND DRIVE ASSEMBLIES
						Mar 09, 16
						Feb 01, 18
						[A61B, F16H, F16C]
					
						
					
						
					
						
					
						
							2018/0021,062 
						
						METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS USING A SURGICAL PORT ASSEMBLY
						Oct 13, 15
						Jan 25, 18
						[A61B]
					
						
					
						
					
						
					
						
					
						
							2018/0014,876 
						
						DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TISSUE SEALING AND MECHANICAL CLIPPING
						Jun 20, 17
						Jan 18, 18
						[A61B]
					
						
					
						
							2018/0014,897 
						
						REPOSITIONING METHOD OF INPUT DEVICE FOR ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM
						Jan 20, 16
						Jan 18, 18
						[B25J]
					
						
					
						
					
						
					
						
					
						
					
						
							2018/0008,272 
						
						LOADING UNIT LOCKING COLLAR WITH LINEARLY ACTUATED RELEASE
						Jul 08, 16
						Jan 11, 18
						[A61B]
					
						
					
						
					
						
							2018/0008,298 
						
						CUTTING MECHANISMS FOR SURGICAL END EFFECTOR ASSEMBLIES, INSTRUMENTS, AND SYSTEMS
						Jul 08, 16
						Jan 11, 18
						[A61B]
					
						
					
						
							2018/0008,338 
						
						ROBOTIC SURGICAL ASSEMBLIES AND ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENTS THEREOF
						Jan 20, 16
						Jan 11, 18
						[A61B]
					
						
					
						
					
						
							2018/0008,341 
						
						SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING AN ACTIVE HEATING ZONE DURING AN ABLATION PROCEDURE
						Jul 06, 16
						Jan 11, 18
						[A61B]
					
						
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Recent Patents
		
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						Title
						Filing Date
						Issue Date
						Intl Class
				
			
				
						
							9877651 
						
						Intermittent operating battery-less wireless sensor and pulse oximeter
						Mar 13, 15
						Jan 30, 18
						[A61B, H04W, H04B]
					
						
					
						
					
						
					
						
					
						
							9877772 
						
						Electrosurgical generator controller for regulation of electrosurgical generator output power
						Jun 24, 16
						Jan 30, 18
						[A61B, H02M]
					
						
					
						
					
						
							9877777 
						
						Surgical instrument having a bipolar end effector assembly and a deployable monopolar assembly
						Jul 17, 15
						Jan 30, 18
						[A61N, A61B]
					
						
					
						
					
						
					
						
							9872673 
						
						System and method for performing surgical procedures with a reusable instrument module
						Jan 07, 16
						Jan 23, 18
						[A61B]
					
						
					
						
					
						
					
						
							9872719 
						
						Systems and methods for generating electrosurgical energy using a multistage power converter
						Feb 13, 14
						Jan 23, 18
						[A61B]
					
						
					
						
					
						
							9872723 
						
						Surgical instruments, systems, and methods incorporating wireless bi-directional communication
						Apr 23, 14
						Jan 23, 18
						[A61B, H02J]
					
						
					
						
					
						
							9872935 
						
						Hydrogel implants with varying degrees of crosslinking
						Dec 07, 15
						Jan 23, 18
						[A61L, A61F, A61K]
					
						
					
						
					
						
							9867561 
						
						Systems and methods for determining whether regional oximetry sensors are properly positioned
						Jan 26, 15
						Jan 16, 18
						[A61B]
					
						
					
						
					
						
					
						
					
						
					
						
					
						
					
						
							9867633 
						
						Endoluminal treatment method and associated surgical assembly including tissue occlusion device
						Aug 25, 09
						Jan 16, 18
						[A61B]
					
						
					
						
							9867651 
						
						Systems and methods for estimating tissue parameters using surgical devices
						Jun 06, 14
						Jan 16, 18
						[A61B]
					
						
					
						
							9867654 
						
						Method and apparatus for vascular tissue sealing with reduced energy consumption
						Dec 22, 14
						Jan 16, 18
						[A61B]
					
						
					
						
					
						
					
						
					
						
							9867659 
						
						Vessel sealing instrument with reduced thermal spread and method of manufacture therefor
						Oct 18, 16
						Jan 16, 18
						[B29K, B29L, A61B, B29C, B29B]
					
						
					
						
					
						
					
						
							9867670 
						
						Microwave ablation system and user-controlled ablation size and method of use
						Sep 25, 13
						Jan 16, 18
						[G06T, A61B, G06F]
					
						
					
						
							9867675 
						
						System and method for performing surgical procedures with a reusable instrument module
						Oct 03, 16
						Jan 16, 18
						[A61B]
					
						
					
						
					
						
							9868198 
						
						Hand held surgical handle assembly, surgical adapters for use between surgical handle assembly and surgical loading units, and methods of use
						May 06, 13
						Jan 16, 18
						[A61B, B25F]
					
						
					
						
							9861317 
						
						Methods and systems for determining regional blood oxygen saturation
						Feb 19, 15
						Jan 09, 18
						[A61B]
					
						
					
						
					
						
					
						
					
						
					
						
					
						
					
						
					
						
							9861424 
						
						Measurement and control systems and methods for electrosurgical procedures
						Jul 11, 07
						Jan 09, 18
						[A61B]
					
						
					
						
							9861425 
						
						System and method for using resonance phasing for measuring impedance
						Aug 20, 13
						Jan 09, 18
						[A61B]
					
						
					
						
					
						
					
						
					
						
					
						
					
						
					
						
							9861776 
						
						Ultrasound-based tracheal tube placement device and method
						May 31, 13
						Jan 09, 18
						[A61M, A61B]
					
						
					
						
					
						
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Expired/Abandoned/Withdrawn Patents
								
						Patent #
						Title
						Status
						Filing Date
						Issue/Pub Date
						Intl Class
				
			
				
						
							2017/0213,014 
						
						SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING SMOKING BEHAVIOR
						ABAN
						Jan 22, 16
						Jul 27, 17
						[A61B, G06F]
			
					
						
					
						
							2017/0172,649 
						
						ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT INCLUDING NESTED KNIFE ASSEMBLY
						ABAN
						Mar 02, 17
						Jun 22, 17
						[A61B]
			
					
						
					
						
					
						
					
						
					
						
					
						
					
						
							2016/0331,377 
						
						ELECTROLYTIC DETACHMENT WITH FLUSH SYSTEM FOR IMPLANT DELIVERY
						ABAN
						May 11, 15
						Nov 17, 16
						[A61B]
			
					
						
					
						
					
						
					
						
					
						
							2016/0220,127 
						
						WELLNESS OR ILLNESS ASSESSMENT SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT
						ABAN
						Feb 03, 15
						Aug 04, 16
						[A61B]
			
					
						
					
						
							2016/0213,302 
						
						SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENSING SATIETY AND NOTIFICATION
						ABAN
						Jan 23, 15
						Jul 28, 16
						[A61B]
			
					
						
					
						
							2016/0206,209 
						
						INSTRUMENT FOR OPTICALLY DETECTING TISSUE ATTRIBUTES
						ABAN
						Mar 28, 16
						Jul 21, 16
						[A61B]
			
					
						
					
						
					
						
					
						
					
						
							2016/0157,889 
						
						ACCESS DEVICE INCLUDING SHAPE MEMORY DEPLOYMENT MECHANISM
						ABAN
						Feb 12, 16
						Jun 09, 16
						[A61B]
			
					
						
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