Average Co-Inventor Count = 3.25
ph-index = 769
The patent ph-index is calculated by counting the number of publications for which an author has been cited by other authors at least that same number of times.
Company Filing History:
1. Cilag International Gmbh (1,232 from 2,226 patents)
2. Ethicon, Gmbh (901 from 3,628 patents)
3. Ethicon Endo-surgery, Inc. (501 from 2,207 patents)
4. Megadyne Medical Products, Inc. (7 from 95 patents)
5. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (6 from 155 patents)
6. Cllag Gmbh International (5 from 12 patents)
7. Cilag Gmbh Intemational (3 from 4 patents)
8. Other (2 from 831,952 patents)
9. Ehticon LLC (2 from 2 patents)
10. Devicor Medical Products, Inc. (1 from 299 patents)
11. Thicon Endo-surgery, Inc. (1 from 1 patent)
2,664 patents:
1. 12419637 - Surgical stapling instrument
2. 12414768 - Staple cartridge electrical contacts
3. 12414771 - Surgical stapler anvil having staple forming pockets with laterally varying orientations
4. 12414767 - Surgical system with motor relative capacity interrogations
5. 12402906 - Modular battery powered handheld surgical instrument and methods therefor
6. 12402879 - Surgical instrument having force feedback capabilities
7. 12396727 - Adaptation of independent firing and closure powered stapling systems
8. 12396806 - Adjustment of a surgical device function based on situational awareness
9. 12396780 - Electrosurgical adaptation techniques of energy modality for combination electrosurgical instruments based on shorting or tissue impedance irregularity
10. 12396724 - Surgical instrument with multiple interface configurations
11. 12390220 - Surgical stapler cartridge having raised surface to promote buttress adhesion
12. 12390264 - Systems and methods for managing fluid and suction in electrosurgical systems
13. 12383264 - Evaluating operational capacity of a power surgical system
14. 12383259 - Method for creating a flexible staple line
15. 12383115 - Method for smart energy device infrastructure