Inventor

Lauren S. Weaner

Inventor

Cincinnati, OH, US

Overview

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Patents

2008–2021

Patent span

Human necessities

Primary field (CPC A)

Patents· 42 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

A61Bprimary

A61BDiagnosis37%

A61FFilters implantable into blood vessels11%

A61LMethods or apparatus for sterilising materials or objects in general9%

B29CShaping or joining of plastics9%

B29LIndexing scheme associated with subclass b29c, relating to particular articles9%

B29KIndexing scheme associated with subclasses b29b, b29c or b29d, relating to moulding materials or to materials for moulds, reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts7%

A61MDevices for introducing media into, or onto, the body2%

B05DProcesses for applying fluent materials to surfaces, in general2%

B25CHand-held nailing or stapling tools2%

B32BLayered products, i.e. products built-up of strata of flat or non-flat, e.g. cellular or honeycomb, form2%

PatentTitleYear

11,058,425Implantable layers for a surgical instrument2021 10,980,536No-cartridge and spent cartridge lockout arrangements for surgical staplers2021 10,959,727Articulatable surgical end effector with asymmetric shaft arrangement2021 10,905,418Staple cartridge comprising a tissue thickness compensator2021 10,835,249Implantable layers for a surgical instrument2020 10,786,316Robotic surgical tools with latching mechanism2020 10,653,413Surgical instruments with an end effector that is highly articulatable relative to an elongate shaft assembly2020 10,617,418Implantable layers for a surgical instrument2020 10,603,039Progressively releasable implantable adjunct for use with a surgical stapling instrument2020 10,588,625Articulatable surgical instruments with off-axis firing beam arrangements2020 10,542,988End effector comprising an anvil including projections extending therefrom2020 10,524,788Compressible adjunct with attachment regions2020 10,470,764Surgical instruments with closure stroke reduction arrangements2019 10,433,837Surgical instruments with multiple link articulation arrangements2019 10,413,291Surgical instrument articulation mechanism with slotted secondary constraint2019 10,405,863Movable firing beam support arrangements for articulatable surgical instruments2019 10,245,029Surgical instrument with articulating and axially translatable end effector2019 10,213,198Actuator for releasing a tissue thickness compensator from a fastener cartridge2019 10,182,818Surgical end effectors with positive jaw opening arrangements2019 10,178,992Push/pull articulation drive systems for articulatable surgical instruments2019 10,154,841Surgical stapling instruments with lockout arrangements for preventing firing system actuation when a cartridge is spent or missing2018 10,052,104Staple cartridge comprising a tissue thickness compensator2018 9,924,944'Staple cartridge comprising an adjunct material'2018 9,884,456'Implantable layers and methods for altering one or more properties of implantable layers for use with fastening instruments'2018 9,839,422'Implantable layers and methods for altering implantable layers for use with surgical fastening instruments'2017 9,795,384'Fastener cartridge comprising a tissue thickness compensator and a gap setting element'2017 9,757,124'Implantable layer assemblies'2017 9,750,629'Implantable restriction system tension release mechanism'2017 9,700,317'Fastener cartridge comprising a releasable tissue thickness compensator'2017 9,693,777'Implantable layers comprising a pressed region'2017 9,572,577'Fastener cartridge comprising a tissue thickness compensator including openings therein'2017 9,332,984'Fastener cartridge assemblies'2016 8,876,761'Intestinal brake inducing intraluminal therapeutic substance eluting devices and methods'2014 8,727,964'Tissue interface for implantable restriction system'2014 8,663,255'Gastric band with overmold'2014 8,636,751'Methods and devices for the rerouting of chyme to induce intestinal brake'2014 8,523,885'Implantable restriction system with load monitor'2013 8,357,080'Tissue contrasting gastric band'2013 7,775,215'System and method for determining implanted device positioning and obtaining pressure data'2010 7,618,365'Method of implating a medical device using a suture tab extender'2009 7,367,937'Gastric band'2008 7,364,542'Gastric band suture tab extender'2008

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2008–2020Patents assigned to ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC (22)· patent assignee history

2008–2013Based in Beavercreek, OH, US· patent location history

2013–2017Patents assigned to WEANER LAUREN S (7)· patent assignee history

2013–2017Patents assigned to DLUGOS JR DANIEL F (5)· patent assignee history

2013–2021Based in Cincinnati, OH, US· patent location history

2016–2021Patents assigned to ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC (20)· patent assignee history

2017–2021Patents assigned to ETHICON LLC (28)· patent assignee history

2018–2021Based in West Chester, OH, US· patent location history

2020Based in Cincinnai, OH, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
ETHICON LLC	28	2017–2021
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC	22	2008–2020
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC	20	2016–2021
WEANER LAUREN Sself	7	2013–2017
DLUGOS JR DANIEL F	5	2013–2017

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Cincinnati, OH, US	24	2013–2021
West Chester, OH, US	12	2018–2021
Beavercreek, OH, US	5	2008–2013
Cincinnai, OH, US	1	2020