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Method of applying a buttress to a surgical stapler
5 Dec 23
A method of applying a buttress to a surgical stapler end effector comprises positioning a buttress assembly between an anvil and a staple cartridge of the end effector.
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Rao S. Bezwada, Jason L Harris, Prudence A. Vulhop, Mark S. Zeiner, Charles J. Scheib
Filed: 22 Dec 20
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Methods and devices for controlling the size of emphysematous bullae
5 Dec 23
An implantable device for control over the size of emphysematous bullae in a lung, including: an elongated central region having a fixed axial length; a first end including a first anchor; and a second end including a second anchor.
Rudolph Cedro, Jr., Kevin S. Weadock, Leo B. Kriksunov
Filed: 4 Nov 19
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Surgical instrument having a flexible circuit
5 Dec 23
A flexible circuit of a surgical instrument includes a rigid section and a flexible section.
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L. Harris
Filed: 29 Jun 18
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Surgical devices with articulating end effectors and methods of using surgical devices with articulating end effectors
5 Dec 23
Methods and devices for using surgical devices with articulating end effectors are provided.
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Chester O. Baxter, III, Charles J. Scheib, Gregory W. Johnson, John R. Dugan
Filed: 7 Jul 21
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Using real-time images for augmented-reality visualization of an ophthalmology surgical tool
5 Dec 23
A system includes a processor and a display.
Assaf Govari, Vadim Gliner
Filed: 23 Apr 20
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Unilateral implant holders and related methods
5 Dec 23
Various embodiments of unilateral implant holders and related methods are disclosed herein.
Kevin Lee, Mark Hall
Filed: 26 Feb 21
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Surgical systems with autonomously adjustable control programs
5 Dec 23
A surgical feedback system includes a surgical instrument, a data source, and a surgical hub configured to communicably couple to the data source and the surgical instrument.
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L. Harris, Michael J. Vendely, Mark S. Zeiner
Filed: 6 Nov 18
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Robotic surgical tool with replaceable carriage
5 Dec 23
A method of assembling a robotic surgical tool includes providing a handle having first and second ends, a lead screw, and a spline extendable between the first and second ends.
Andrew T. Beckman, Charles J. Scheib
Filed: 23 Jul 20
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Asymmetric gear drive for robotic surgical tools
5 Dec 23
A robotic surgical tool includes an elongate shaft extended through a handle and having an end effector arranged at a distal end thereof, a rack extending along a portion of the shaft and operatively coupled to a knife located at the end effector, a first actuation system housed within the handle and operable to drive the rack and thereby advance or retract the knife at the end effector, the first actuation system including a sector gear engageable with the rack and including a tooth-free zone, and a second actuation system housed within the handle and operable to cause z-axis translation of the shaft through the handle.
Charles J. Scheib, Eric N. Johnson
Filed: 21 Jan 21
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Robotic surgical tool with motor mounted to translating carriage
5 Dec 23
A robotic surgical tool includes a drive housing having a first end, a second end, and a lead screw extending between the first and second ends, a carriage movably mounted to the lead screw, and an activating mechanism coupled to the carriage.
Andrew T. Beckman, Charles J. Scheib, Travis Michael Schuh
Filed: 22 Jun 20
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Handling ectopic beats in electro-anatomical mapping of the heart
5 Dec 23
Medical apparatus includes a probe configured for insertion into a chamber of a heart of a patient and including one or more intracardiac electrodes.
Assaf Govari
Filed: 17 Aug 22
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Technologies for monitoring bone ingrowth of an orthopaedic prosthesis
5 Dec 23
A system for monitoring bone ingrowth includes an orthopaedic prosthesis having a circuit configured to transmit force sensor data indicative of an amount of force applied to a stem of the orthopaedic prosthesis in response to receiving power from an external power supply.
Jason T. Sherman, Daniel D. Auger
Filed: 31 Mar 20
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Analyzing surgical trends by a surgical system
5 Dec 23
Various surgical systems configured to analyze surgical procedure trends are disclosed.
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L. Harris
Filed: 30 Dec 19
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Optimized writing of refractive index structures in IOLs using variable passes
5 Dec 23
A laser scanning method for forming a Fresnel type gradient index lens in an intraocular lens IOL.
Georg Schuele, David A. Dewey, Jenny Wang, Richard Hofer, Alexander Vankov
Filed: 9 Apr 20
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Orthopaedic prosthetic system for a hinged-knee prosthesis
5 Dec 23
An orthopaedic prosthetic includes a femoral component including a pair of condyles spaced apart to define an intercondylar notch.
Nathan C. Reeder, Tyler S. Hathaway
Filed: 11 Aug 20
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Cleansing compositions
5 Dec 23
A cleansing composition and method of using a cleansing composition, the cleansing composition including a blend of three different emollients, the emollients including a first stearic ester, a second stearic ester, and a branched hydrocarbon, where the first stearic ester and second stearic ester are different from each other.
Jasmin Figueroa, Diana Johnson, Marcee Martinez, Abhijit Bidaye, Farahdia Edouard
Filed: 19 Oct 22
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Serum albumin-binding fibronectin type III domains
5 Dec 23
Fibronectin type III domains (FN3) that specifically bind to serum albumin, related polynucleotides capable of encoding serum albumin-specific FN3 domains, cells expressing the FN3 domains, as well as associated vectors, detectably labeled FN3 domains and FN3 domains fused to a heterologous moiety are useful in extending the half-life of molecules in diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
Michael Diem, Steven Jacobs, Karyn O'Neil, Thomas Rutkoski
Filed: 20 Jan 21
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Rapid cure silicone lubricious coatings
5 Dec 23
Novel, lubricious coatings for medical devices are disclosed.
Duan Li Ou
Filed: 16 Dec 21
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Structural exoskeleton for robotic surgical tool
5 Dec 23
A robotic surgical tool includes a handle having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, an exoskeleton extending between the first and second ends and having a non-circular cross-section and a carriage movably arranged within the exoskeleton and having a non-circular cross-section compatible with the non-circular cross-section of the exoskeleton.
Andrew T. Beckman, Charles J. Scheib, Aren Hill, Yanan Huang
Filed: 22 Jun 20
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Ophthalmic devices derived from grafted polymeric networks and processes for their preparation and use
5 Dec 23
Provided are ophthalmic devices comprised of a reaction product of a composition comprising: (i) a crosslinked substrate network containing covalently bound activatable free radical initiators; and (ii) a grafting composition containing one or more ethylenically unsaturated compounds.
Brian Aitken, Charles Scales, Scott Joslin, Yong Zhang, Dola Sinha, Shivkumar Mahadevan, Patricia Martin, Fang Lu, Donnie Duis, Stephen C. Arnold
Filed: 25 Feb 21