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| 3015961, |
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| 3513848, |
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| 3526219, |
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| 3614484, |
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| 3636943, |
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| 3776238, |
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| 3805787, |
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| 3862630, |
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| 3900823, |
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| 3918442, |
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Sep 24 1993 |
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Ultrasonic instrument for surgical applications |
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Ultrasonically driven blade with a radial hook that defines a circular recess |
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May 10 1995 |
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Ultrasonic surgical cutting instrument |
| 5690269, |
Apr 20 1993 |
United States Surgical Corporation |
Endoscopic stapler |
| 5694936, |
Sep 17 1994 |
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Ultrasonic apparatus for thermotherapy with variable frequency for suppressing cavitation |
| 5713896, |
Nov 01 1991 |
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Impedance feedback electrosurgical system |
| 5733074, |
Dec 16 1994 |
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Manual tool for removing material from brittle and/or non-ductile stock |
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Jun 02 1995 |
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Phacoemulsification handpiece, sleeve, and tip |
| 5810859, |
Feb 28 1997 |
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc |
Apparatus for applying torque to an ultrasonic transmission component |
| 5827323, |
Jul 21 1993 |
KLIEMAN, CHARLES H , M D |
Surgical instrument for endoscopic and general surgery |
| 5828160, |
Nov 25 1994 |
U.S. Philips Corporation |
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| 5843109, |
May 29 1996 |
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Ultrasonic handpiece with multiple piezoelectric elements and heat dissipator |
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Jun 03 1996 |
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. |
Internal ultrasonic tip amplifier |
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Oct 10 1997 |
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc |
Ultrasonic clamp coagulator apparatus having dual rotational positioning |
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Apr 16 1997 |
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.; Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc |
Ultrasonic generator with supervisory control circuitry |
| 5913869, |
Mar 16 1998 |
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Universal cartridge |
| 5935143, |
Apr 29 1993 |
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Ultrasonic knife |
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Apr 09 1998 |
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. |
Double sealed acoustic isolation members for ultrasonic |
| 5938633, |
Jul 09 1997 |
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. |
Ultrasonic surgical devices |
| 5944718, |
Mar 12 1996 |
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. |
Electrosurgical instrument end effector |
| 5944737, |
Oct 10 1997 |
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. |
Ultrasonic clamp coagulator apparatus having improved waveguide support member |
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Oct 10 1997 |
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. |
Coagulator apparatus having indexed rotational positioning |
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Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc |
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Ultrasonic interlock and method of using the same |
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Oct 10 1997 |
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc |
Ultrasonic clamp coagulator apparatus having improved clamp arm pivot mount |
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Oct 17 1996 |
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc |
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Feb 28 1997 |
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc |
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Balanced ultrasonic blade including a plurality of balance asymmetries |
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Mar 16 1999 |
The University of Sydney; Unisearch Limited |
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Feb 22 1999 |
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Articulating ultrasonic surgical shears |
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Feb 01 2000 |
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Electrosurgical knife |
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Aug 10 2000 |
KALTENBACH & VOIGT GMBH & CO |
Medical and/or dental instrument with oscillatory rod |
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Apr 05 2000 |
Abbott Diabetes Care Inc |
Reusable ceramic skin-piercing device |
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Oct 20 2000 |
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Method for driving an ultrasonic system to improve acquisition of blade resonance frequency at startup |
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Oct 20 2000 |
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Method for detecting blade breakage using rate and/or impedance information |
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Oct 23 2000 |
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc |
Electrosurgical systems and techniques for sealing tissue |
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Oct 20 2000 |
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc |
Method for detecting presence of a blade in an ultrasonic system |
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Feb 03 1997 |
Cytonix LLC |
Hydrophobic coating compositions, articles coated with said compositions, and processes for manufacturing same |
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Jan 23 2002 |
EHTICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC |
Feedback light apparatus and method for use with an electrosurgical instrument |
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Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. |
Output displacement control using phase margin in an ultrasonic surgical hand piece |
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Method for detecting transverse vibrations in an ultrasonic hand piece |
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Aug 14 1997 |
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May 23 2000 |
SAUER GmbH |
Device with ultrasound adapter |
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Nov 16 2000 |
DEPUY SYNTHES SALES, INC ; DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC; DEPUY MITEK HOLDING CORPORATION; Depuy Synthes Products, LLC; DEPUY SPINE, LLC |
Apparatus and method for attaching soft tissue to bone |
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Nov 07 2001 |
Takesho Co., Ltd. |
Spindle structure in ultrasonic machine and supporting horn used in the same |
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Oct 22 2001 |
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc |
Electrosurgical jaw structure for controlled energy delivery |
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Oct 05 1999 |
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. |
Blades with functional balance asymmetries for use with ultrasonic surgical instruments |
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Jul 09 2003 |
Cilag GmbH International |
Surgical stapling instrument incorporating an articulation joint for a firing bar track |
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Nov 14 2002 |
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc |
Ultrasonic horn assembly with fused stack components |
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Oct 15 1997 |
Olympus Corporation |
Ultrasonic treatment appliance |
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Sep 13 2001 |
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc |
Electrosurgical working end with resistive gradient electrodes |
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Sep 19 2000 |
STMICROELECTRONICS S R L |
High-efficiency driver circuit for capacitive loads |
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Sep 19 1996 |
United States Surgical Corporation; Misonix, Inc. |
Ultrasonic dissector |
| 6875220, |
Dec 30 2002 |
GYRUS ACMI, INC D B A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA |
Dual probe |
| 6905497, |
Oct 22 2001 |
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc |
Jaw structure for electrosurgical instrument |
| 6908472, |
Oct 20 2000 |
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. |
Apparatus and method for altering generator functions in an ultrasonic surgical system |
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May 01 2001 |
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc |
Electrosurgical working end and method for obtaining tissue samples for biopsy |
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Nov 09 2001 |
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Electrosurgical instrument |
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Ultrasonic devices and methods for ablating and removing obstructive matter from anatomical passageways and blood vessels |
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Electrosurgical jaw structure for controlled energy delivery |
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Finger operated switch for controlling a surgical handpiece |
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Apr 12 2002 |
SAN DIEGO SWISS MACHINING, INC |
Ultrasonic microtube dental instruments and methods of using same |
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Blades with functional balance asymmetries for use with ultrasonic surgical instruments |
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Oct 20 2000 |
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. |
Detection circuitry for surgical handpiece system |
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Apr 12 2000 |
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Longitudinal-torsional ultrasonic tissue dissection |
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Jaw structure for electrosurgical instrument and method of use |
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Ethicon, Inc. |
Medical devices having durable and lubricious polymeric coating |
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Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc |
Electrosurgical working end with replaceable cartridges |
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