Surgical instrument including a handle system for advancing a cutting member

RW Timm, FE Shelton IV - US Patent 12,035,906, 2024 - Google Patents
A surgical instrument comprising a handle system, an elongate shaft assembly, and an end
effector extending from the elongate shaft assembly is disclosed. The elongate shaft …

Method for operating a powered articulatable surgical instrument

JL Harris, FE Shelton IV, GJ Bakos… - US Patent …, 2022 - Google Patents
2018-10-12 Assigned to ETHICON LLC reassignment ETHICON LLC ASSIGNMENT OF
ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: BAXTER, CHESTER …

Powered articulatable surgical instruments with clutching and locking arrangements for linking an articulation drive system to a firing drive system

FE Shelton IV, JL Harris - US Patent 10,842,492, 2020 - Google Patents
A surgical instrument that includes a surgical end effector as well as a first drive member and
a second drive member that are configured to apply actuation motions to the surgical end …

Motor-driven surgical cutting instrument

DC Yates, FE Shelton IV, BW Smith… - US Patent …, 2024 - Google Patents
A motor-driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument that comprises an end effector, an
electric motor, and a motor control circuit. The motor control circuit is for monitoring a …

Compressible adjunct with attachment regions

MJ Vendely, EA Schellin, TW Aronhalt… - US Patent …, 2024 - Google Patents
LCSKNASZPVZHEG-UHFFFAOYSA-N 3, 6-dimethyl-1, 4-dioxane-2, 5-dione; 1, 4-dioxane-
2, 5-dione Chemical compound O= C1COC (= O) CO1. CC1OC (= O) C (C) OC1= O …

Surgical fastener cartridge

FE Shelton IV, JL Harris, GJ Bakos - US Patent App. 29/569,264, 2019 - Google Patents
5, 271, 543 A 5, 271, 544 A RE34, 519 E 5, 275, 323 A 5, 275, 608 A 5, 279, 416 A 5, 281,
216 A 5, 282, 806 A 5, 282, 829 A 5, 284, 128 A 5, 285, 945 A 5, 289, 963 A 5, 290, 271 A 5 …

Surgical fastener cartridge

FE Shelton IV, JL Harris, GJ Bakos - US Patent App. 29/569,259, 2019 - Google Patents
5, 271, 543 A 5, 271, 544 A RE34, 519 E 5, 275, 323 A 5, 275, 608 A 5, 279, 416 A 5, 281,
216 A 5, 282, 806 A 5, 282, 829 A 5, 284, 128 A 5, 285, 945 A 5, 289, 963 A 5, 290, 271 A 5 …

Surgical instrument system configured to evaluate the load applied to a firing member at the initiation of a firing stroke

FE Shelton IV, JR Giordano - US Patent 10,433,918, 2019 - Google Patents
A surgical instrument assembly disclosed herein can comprise an end effector configured to
capture tissue, an electric motor couplable with a power supply, and a rotatable drive shaft …

Control systems for surgical instruments

RL Leimbach, MD Overmyer, SR Adams - US Patent 11,266,406, 2022 - Google Patents
A61B17/07207—Surgical staplers, eg containing multiple staples or clamps for applying a
row of staples in a single action, eg the staples being applied simultaneously the staples …

Interface systems for use with surgical instruments

MD Overmyer, BE Swensgard, SR Adams… - US Patent …, 2022 - Google Patents
2020-07-30 Assigned to ETHICON LLC reassignment ETHICON LLC ASSIGNMENT OF
ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: ADAMS, SHANE R …