Average Co-Inventor Count = 4.89
ph-index = 21
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 (14 from 3,629 patents)
2. Ethicon Endo-surgery, Inc. (12 from 2,207 patents)
3. Cilag International Gmbh (9 from 2,244 patents)
4. Other (2 from 832,347 patents)
37 patents:
1. 12364502 - Articulation features for ultrasonic surgical instrument
2. 12364498 - Surgical instrument with selectively actuated gap-setting features for end effector
3. 12167866 - Switch arrangements for ultrasonic surgical instruments
4. 11963691 - Surgical instrument with selectively actuated gap-setting features for end effector
5. 11744607 - Ultrasonic surgical instrument with blade replacement features
6. 11607240 - Articulation features for ultrasonic surgical instrument
7. 11589890 - Ultrasonic surgical instrument with dual modes
8. 11419626 - Switch arrangements for ultrasonic surgical instruments
9. 11116532 - Surgical instrument with selectively actuated gap-setting features for end effector
10. 10973542 - Ultrasonic surgical instrument with blade replacement features
11. 10517627 - Switch arrangements for ultrasonic surgical instruments
12. 10327796 - Ultrasonic surgical instrument with dual modes
13. 10231749 - Ultrasonic surgical instrument with blade replacement features
14. 10172636 - Articulation features for ultrasonic surgical instrument
15. 10004528 - Sleeve features for ultrasonic blade of a surgical instrument