Inventor
BENJAMIN D. DICKERSON
Inventor
US
Overview
Patents· 36 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
A61Bprimary
A61BDiagnosis72%
A61NElectrotherapy12%
B25JManipulators8%
A61GTransport, personal conveyances, or accommodation specially adapted for patients or disabled persons2%
A61MDevices for introducing media into, or onto, the body2%
B66DCapstans2%
F16HGearing2%
PatentTitleYear
12,582,467Surgical instrument with hover sensor and related methods202612,508,045Robotic surgical system with knife drive mechanism202512,383,295Actuation mechanisms and load adjustment assemblies for surgical instruments202512,364,502Articulation features for ultrasonic surgical instrument202512,329,486Drive cable accumulation systems for robotic surgical tools202512,318,079Surgical instrument with locking articulation drive wheel202512,185,966Ultrasonic surgical instrument with articulation joint having plurality of locking positions202512,035,935Surgical instrument and carrier kart supporting ultrasonic transducer202412,035,993Multi-function actuation and articulation end effectors202412,029,515Surgical tools with proximally mounted, cable based actuation systems202411,944,341Ultrasonic surgical instrument with a mid-shaft closure system and related methods202411,911,122Instrument insertion carriage for robotic surgical tools202411,883,024Method of operating a surgical instrument202411,864,786System and method to track usage of surgical instrument202411,864,756Surgical instruments with flexible ball chain drive arrangements202411,806,099Articulable wrists for surgical tool end effectors202311,793,584Robotic surgical instruments with rack-based translation and firing transmission202311,723,737Surgical tools with proximally mounted, cable based actuation systems202311,712,228Surgical instrument with locking articulation drive wheel202311,690,690Segmented control inputs for surgical robotic systems202311,660,090Surgical instruments with segmented flexible drive arrangements202311,607,240Articulation features for ultrasonic surgical instrument202311,602,364Surgical instrument with removable end effector components202311,589,892Features to drive fluid toward an ultrasonic blade of a surgical instrument202311,589,890Ultrasonic surgical instrument with dual modes202311,571,236Features and methods to control delivery of cooling fluid to end effector of ultrasonic surgical instrument202311,553,939Surgical instruments with a retention feature that retains a cutting element202311,517,773Ultrasonic surgical instrument clamp arm with snap-on clamp pad202211,497,520Ultrasonic surgical instrument with replaceable clamp pad202211,484,333Method of operating an articulating ultrasonic surgical instrument202211,471,229Robotic surgical systems with selectively lockable end effectors202211,439,424Activation features for ultrasonic surgical instrument202211,432,868Ultrasonic surgical instrument with electrosurgical feature202211,413,060Actuation mechanisms and load adjustment assemblies for surgical instruments202211,357,532Snap fit clamp pad for ultrasonic surgical instrument202211,272,951Ultrasonic surgical instrument with articulation joint having plurality of locking positions2022Career & activity timeline
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2022–2026Patents assigned to CILAG GMBH INT (36)· patent assignee history
2022–2023Patents assigned to ETHICON LLC (10)· patent assignee history
2022–2026Based in US· patent location history
2023Patents assigned to CLLAG GMBH INT (1)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| CILAG GMBH INT | 36 | 2022–2026 |
| ETHICON LLC | 10 | 2022–2023 |
| CLLAG GMBH INT | 1 | 2023 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| US | 36 | 2022–2026 |