Inventor

Doug Souls

Inventor

Andover, NJ, US

Overview

2013–2021

Patent span

Human necessities

Primary field (CPC A)

Patents· 17 as inventor

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

A61Bprimary

A61BDiagnosis58%

A61FFilters implantable into blood vessels35%

LOC248%

PatentTitleYear

11,103,237Systems, devices and methods for storing suture needles and using robotics for delivering selected suture needles through trocars2021 10,743,867Applicator instruments having insertable, changeable cartridges for dispensing surgical fasteners2020 10,687,804Applicator instruments having surgical fastener insertion tools for dispensing surgical fasteners2020 10,675,020Applicator instruments for dispensing surgical fasteners having articulating shafts and articulation control elements2020 10,667,806Applicator instruments with reconfigurable handles for dispensing surgical fasteners2020 10,588,622Applicator instruments having articulating shafts for dispensing surgical fasteners2020 10,568,627Surgical fasteners for mesh and tissue fixation2020 10,299,905Applicator instruments having off-axis surgical fastener delivery2019 10,292,702Applicator instruments for dispensing surgical fasteners having articulating shafts and articulation control elements2019 10,117,734Mesh positioning system for laparoscopic ventral hernia repair2018 9,364,228'Applicator instruments having distal end caps for facilitating the accurate placement of surgical fasteners during open repair procedures'2016 9,119,629'Applicator instruments for dispensing surgical fasteners during open repair procedures'2015 9,119,617'Clamping devices for dispensing surgical fasteners into soft media'2015 D0717431'Applicator instrument'2014 D0707820'Contoured tip'2014 8,740,919'Devices for dispensing surgical fasteners into tissue while simultaneously generating external marks that mirror the number and location of the dispensed surgical fasteners'2014 8,518,055'Applicator instruments for dispensing surgical fasteners during open repair procedures'2013

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2013–2021Patents assigned to ETHICON INC (16)· patent assignee history

2013–2016Patents assigned to CARDINALE MICHAEL (4)· patent assignee history

2013–2016Patents assigned to COHN SIMON (4)· patent assignee history

2013–2016Patents assigned to SOULS DOUG (4)· patent assignee history

2013–2021Based in Andover, NJ, US· patent location history

2014–2016Patents assigned to STRAEHNZ JENS-PETER (3)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
ETHICON INC	16	2013–2021
CARDINALE MICHAEL	4	2013–2016
COHN SIMON	4	2013–2016
SOULS DOUGself	4	2013–2016
STRAEHNZ JENS-PETER	3	2014–2016

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Andover, New Jersey, US	17	2013–2021