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Surgical stapling device with multiple stacked actuator wedge cams for driving staple drivers App 20070262116 - Hueil; Joseph C. ;   et al. | 2007-11-15 |
Endoscopic instrument with secondary vacuum source App 20070239176 - Stokes; Michael J. ;   et al. | 2007-10-11 |
Method for instrument insertion through a body orifice App 20070239177 - Stokes; Michael J. ;   et al. | 2007-10-11 |
Method for securing a suture App 20070239175 - Stokes; Michael J. ;   et al. | 2007-10-11 |
Suture with adhesive/sealant delivery mechanism App 20070239206 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2007-10-11 |
Endoscopic Ancillary Attachment Devices App 20070232850 - Stokes; Michael J. ;   et al. | 2007-10-04 |
Articulatable drive shaft arrangements for surgical cutting and fastening instruments App 20070233053 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2007-10-04 |
Articulating Endoscopic Accessory Channel App 20070225562 - Spivey; James T. ;   et al. | 2007-09-27 |
Surgical Fastener And Cutter With Mimicking End Effector App 20070221701 - Ortiz; Mark S. ;   et al. | 2007-09-27 |
Methods And Devices For Controlling Articulation App 20070221700 - Ortiz; Mark S. ;   et al. | 2007-09-27 |
Surgical stapling device with staple drivers of different height App 20070194079 - Hueil; Joseph C. ;   et al. | 2007-08-23 |
Surgical stapling device with anvil having staple forming pockets of varying depths App 20070194082 - Morgan; Jerome R. ;   et al. | 2007-08-23 |
Surgical stapling devices that produce formed staples having different lengths App 20070194081 - Hueil; Joseph C. ;   et al. | 2007-08-23 |
Surgical stapling device with staple driver that supports multiple wire diameter staples App 20070194080 - Swayze; Jeffrey S. ;   et al. | 2007-08-23 |
Surgical instrument having recording capabilities App 20070175964 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2007-08-02 |
Disposable staple cartridge having an anvil with tissue locator for use with a surgical cutting and fastening instrument and modular end effector system therefor App 20070175950 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2007-08-02 |
Motor-driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument with user feedback system App 20070175958 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2007-08-02 |
Surgical cutting and fastening instrument with closure trigger locking mechanism App 20070175955 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2007-08-02 |
Electronic lockouts and surgical instrument including same App 20070175956 - Swayze; Jeffrey S. ;   et al. | 2007-08-02 |
Surgical instrument having a feedback system App 20070175949 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2007-08-02 |
Surgical instrument having a removable battery App 20070175960 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2007-08-02 |
Motor-driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument with loading force feedback App 20070175952 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2007-08-02 |
Gearing selector for a powered surgical cutting and fastening instrument App 20070175951 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2007-08-02 |
Motor-driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument with tactile position feedback App 20070175962 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2007-08-02 |
Electro-mechanical surgical cutting and fastening instrument having a rotary firing and closure system with parallel closure and anvil alignment components App 20070175961 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2007-08-02 |
Endoscopic surgical instrument with a handle that can articulate with respect to the shaft App 20070179476 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2007-08-02 |
Motor-driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument with adaptive user feedback App 20070175957 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2007-08-02 |
Motor-driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument with mechanical closure system App 20070175953 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2007-08-02 |
Surgical Fastener And Cutter With Single Cable Actuator App 20070175947 - Ortiz; Mark S. ;   et al. | 2007-08-02 |
Motor-driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument with articulatable end effector App 20070175959 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2007-08-02 |
Disposable loading unit and surgical instruments including same App 20070170225 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2007-07-26 |
Rotary Hydraulic Pump Actuated Multi-stroke Surgical Instrument App 20070125826 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV | 2007-06-07 |
Articulation joint with improved moment arm extension for articulating an end effector of a surgical instrument App 20070102474 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2007-05-10 |
Surgical instrument having a hydraulically actuated end effector App 20070102473 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2007-05-10 |
Electrosurgical stapling instrument with disposable severing / stapling unit App 20070102472 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV | 2007-05-10 |
Surgical stapling instruments structured for delivery of medical agents App 20070102453 - Morgan; Jerome R. ;   et al. | 2007-05-10 |
Hydraulically and electrically actuated articulation joints for surgical instruments App 20070106317 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2007-05-10 |
Disposable Loading Unit And Surgical Instruments Including Same App 20070102476 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2007-05-10 |
Surgical stapling instruments structured for pump-assisted delivery of medical agents App 20070102452 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2007-05-10 |
Articulating Surgical Stapling Instrument Incorporating A Two-piece E-beam Firing Mechanism App 20070084897 - SHELTON; FREDERICK E. IV ;   et al. | 2007-04-19 |
Surgical stapling instruments having flexible channel and anvil features for adjustable staple heights App 20070083234 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2007-04-12 |
Surgical Stapling Instrument Having Force Controlled Spacing End Effector App 20070075114 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2007-04-05 |
Surgical stapling instrument having preloaded firing assistance mechanism App 20070068990 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2007-03-29 |
Surgical stapling instrument having end effector gripping surfaces App 20070068989 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV | 2007-03-29 |
Surgical stapling instruments with collapsible features for controlling staple height App 20070073340 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2007-03-29 |
Staple cartridges for forming staples having differing formed staple heights App 20070045379 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV | 2007-03-01 |
Surgical stapling instrument having a firing lockout for an unclosed anvil App 20070010838 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2007-01-11 |
Surgical instrument having fluid actuated opposing jaws App 20060289600 - Wales; Kenneth S. ;   et al. | 2006-12-28 |
Surgical suturing apparatus with needle release system App 20060282090 - Stokes; Michael J. ;   et al. | 2006-12-14 |
Surgical suturing apparatus with a non-visible spectrum sensing member App 20060282097 - Ortiz; Mark S. ;   et al. | 2006-12-14 |
Surgical suturing apparatus with collapsible vacuum chamber App 20060282095 - Stokes; Michael J. ;   et al. | 2006-12-14 |
Attachment apparatus for coupling with an endoscope App 20060281970 - Stokes; Michael J. ;   et al. | 2006-12-14 |
Surgical suturing apparatus with needle position indicator App 20060282092 - Stokes; Michael J. ;   et al. | 2006-12-14 |
Method for suture lacing App 20060282099 - Stokes; Michael J. ;   et al. | 2006-12-14 |
Surgical suturing apparatus with anti-backup system App 20060282093 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2006-12-14 |
Quick load mechanism for a surgical suturing apparatus App 20060282096 - Papa; Christopher A. ;   et al. | 2006-12-14 |
Surgical suturing apparatus App 20060282094 - Stokes; Michael J. ;   et al. | 2006-12-14 |
Adjustable vacuum chamber for a surgical suturing apparatus App 20060282091 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2006-12-14 |
Surgical suturing apparatus with detachable handle App 20060282098 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2006-12-14 |
Surgical stapling instrument having load sensing control circuitry App 20060212069 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV | 2006-09-21 |
Surgical stapling instrument incorporating an e-beam firing mechanism App 20060180634 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2006-08-17 |
Surgical stapling instrument incorporating a multi-stroke firing mechanism with return spring rotary manual retraction system App 20060175375 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2006-08-10 |
Surgical stapling instrument incorporating a multi-stroke firing mechanism with a flexible rack App 20060097026 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV | 2006-05-11 |
Multiple firing stroke surgical instrument incorporating electroactive polymer anti-backup mechanism App 20060060630 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2006-03-23 |
Surgical stapling instrument incorporating a multistroke firing mechanism having a rotary slip-clutch transmission App 20060049230 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2006-03-09 |
Electroactive Polymer-based Actuation Mechanism For Grasper App 20060047303 - Ortiz; Mark S. ;   et al. | 2006-03-02 |
Electroactive Polymer-based Actuation Mechanism For Circular Stapler App 20060047308 - Ortiz; Mark S. ;   et al. | 2006-03-02 |
Electroactive Polymer-based Articulation Mechanism For Circular Stapler App 20060047307 - Ortiz; Mark S. ;   et al. | 2006-03-02 |
Electroactive Polymer-based Actuation Mechanism For Multi-fire Surgical Fastening Instrument App 20060047306 - Ortiz; Mark S. ;   et al. | 2006-03-02 |
Electroactive Polymer-based Articulation Mechanism For Grasper App 20060047302 - Ortiz; Mark S. ;   et al. | 2006-03-02 |
Electroactive Polymer-based Articulation Mechanism For Multi-fire Surgical Fastening Instrument App 20060047305 - Ortiz; Mark S. ;   et al. | 2006-03-02 |
Electroactive Polymer-based Actuation Mechanism For Linear Surgical Stapler App 20060041273 - Ortiz; Mark S. ;   et al. | 2006-02-23 |
Electroactive Polymer-based Articulation Mechanism For Linear Stapler App 20060025817 - Ortiz; Mark S. ;   et al. | 2006-02-02 |
Surgical instrument incorporating an electrically actuated articulation mechanism App 20060025809 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV | 2006-02-02 |
Surgical instrument incorporating EAP complete firing system lockout mechanism App 20060022014 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2006-02-02 |
Surgical instrument incorporating EAP blocking lockout mechanism App 20060022015 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2006-02-02 |
Surgical instrument incorporating an electrically actuated pivoting articulation mechanism App 20060025812 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV | 2006-02-02 |
Surgical instrument incorporating an electrically actuated articulation mechanism App 20060025811 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV | 2006-02-02 |
Surgical stapling instrument having an electroactive polymer actuated buttress deployment mechanism App 20060025816 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV | 2006-02-02 |
Surgical instrument incorporating an electrically actuated articulation locking mechanism App 20060025810 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV | 2006-02-02 |
Surgical stapling instrument incorporating an uneven multistroke firing mechanism having a rotary transmission App 20060000867 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2006-01-05 |
Surgical stapling instrument incorporating a multistroke firing mechanism having a rotary transmission App 20060000868 - Shelton; Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2006-01-05 |
Articulating surgical stapling instrument incorporating a two-piece E-beam firing mechanism App 20050263562 - Shelton, Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2005-12-01 |
Surgical stapling instrument incorporating a multi-stroke firing mechanism with automatic end of firing travel retraction App 20050178813 - Swayze, Jeffrey S. ;   et al. | 2005-08-18 |
Surgical stapling instrument having an electroactive polymer actuated single lockout mechanism for prevention of firing App 20050173490 - Shelton, Frederick E. IV | 2005-08-11 |
Surgical stapling instrument with multistroke firing incorporating an anti-backup mechanism App 20050067457 - Shelton, Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2005-03-31 |
Surgical Stapling Instrument Incorporating A Firing Mechanism Having A Linked Rack Transmission App 20050067459 - Swayze, Jeffrey S. ;   et al. | 2005-03-31 |
Surgical stapling instrument having multistroke firing incorporating a traction-biased ratcheting mechanism App 20050067458 - Swayze, Jeffrey S. ;   et al. | 2005-03-31 |
Surgical stapling instrument having multistroke firing with opening lockout App 20050070925 - Shelton, Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2005-03-31 |
Surgical stapling instrument incorporating a multistroke firing position indicator and retraction mechanism App 20050070958 - Swayze, Jeffrey S. ;   et al. | 2005-03-31 |
Surgical stapling instrument having a single lockout mechanism for prevention of firing App 20050023324 - Doll, Kevin ;   et al. | 2005-02-03 |
Surgical stapling instrument incorporating a tapered firing bar for increased flexibility around the articulation joint App 20050006431 - Shelton, Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2005-01-13 |
Surgical instrument incorporating an articulation mechanism having rotation about the longitudinal axis App 20050006434 - Wales, Kenneth S. ;   et al. | 2005-01-13 |
Surgical stapling instrument having a firing lockout for an unclosed anvil App 20040232199 - Shelton, Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2004-11-25 |
Surgical stapling instrument having separate distinct closing and firing systems App 20040232196 - Shelton, Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2004-11-25 |
Surgical stapling instrument incorporating an e-beam firing mechanism App 20040232197 - Shelton, Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2004-11-25 |
Surgical Stapling Instrument Having A Single Lockout Mechanism For Prevention Of Firing App 20040232195 - Shelton, Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2004-11-25 |
Surgical stapling instrument having a spent cartridge lockout App 20040232200 - Shelton, Frederick E. IV ;   et al. | 2004-11-25 |