Average Co-Inventor Count = 4.07
ph-index = 245
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. Ethicon, Gmbh (156 from 3,628 patents)
2. Cilag International Gmbh (138 from 2,226 patents)
3. Ethicon Endo-surgery, Inc. (122 from 2,207 patents)
4. Acclarent, Inc. (3 from 345 patents)
5. Cllag Gmbh International (1 from 12 patents)
6. Cilag Gmbh Intemational (1 from 4 patents)
7. Ehticon LLC (1 from 2 patents)
422 patents:
1. 12414768 - Staple cartridge electrical contacts
2. 12396631 - Robotic surgical system with virtual control panel for tool actuation
3. 12369911 - Firing system lockout arrangements for surgical instruments
4. 12369908 - Stapling assembly comprising a supported firing bar
5. 12343013 - Interconnected joint segments forming drive tube for stapling assembly
6. 12336709 - Smart cartridge wake up operation and data retention
7. 12336713 - Surgical staples comprising hardness variations for improved fastening of tissues
8. 12310681 - Surgical system with augmented reality display
9. 12257013 - Robotic surgical systems with mechanisms for scaling camera magnification according to proximity of surgical tool to tissue
10. 12245764 - Shaft assembly comprising a lockout
11. 12181579 - Controlling an emitter assembly pulse sequence
12. 12171434 - End effector coupling arrangements for a surgical cutting and stapling instrument
13. 12171507 - Surgical tool with manual control of end effector jaws
14. 12161329 - Surgical systems comprising a control circuit including a timer
15. 12137913 - Staple cartridge assembly comprising various tissue compression gaps and staple forming gaps