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Brian D. Bertke
Also filed as: BERTKE BRIAN · BERTKE BRIAN D
25 granted patents·5 pending applications·12,053 citations·filing 2005–2025
98Inventor score
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30 records- 0199US7731724B2Surgical clip advancement and alignment mechanismETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 8, 2010·1.6k cites·18 claims
- 0298US9724118B2Techniques for cutting and coagulating tissue for ultrasonic surgical instrumentsETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 8, 2017·1.4k cites·6 claims
- 0398US9237921B2Devices and techniques for cutting and coagulating tissueETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 19, 2016·1.6k cites·22 claims
- 0498US7297149B2Surgical clip applier methodsETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 20, 2007·1.9k cites·6 claims
- 0597US10398466B2Ultrasonic end effectors with increased active lengthETHICON LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 3, 2019·153 cites·24 claims
- 0697US9743946B2Rotation features for ultrasonic surgical instrumentETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 29, 2017·405 cites·21 claims
- 0797US9700343B2Devices and techniques for cutting and coagulating tissueETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 11, 2017·220 cites·21 claims
- 0897US9414853B2Ultrasonic end effectors with increased active lengthETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 16, 2016·239 cites·15 claims
- 0997US8523889B2Ultrasonic end effectors with increased active lengthSTULEN FOSTER B·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 3, 2013·311 cites·48 claims
- 1097US8075571B2Surgical clip applier methodsVITALI DARIO·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 13, 2011·1.8k cites·14 claims
- 1196US9901358B2Ultrasonic surgical instrument with integral blade cleaning featureETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 27, 2018·330 cites·8 claims
- 1296US9788851B2Surgical instrument with tissue density sensingDANNAHER WILLIAM D·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 17, 2017·1.5k cites·18 claims
- 1396US7288098B2Force limiting mechanism for medical instrumentETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 30, 2007·220 cites·9 claims
- 1494US9782181B2Surgical clip applier methodsETHICON LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 10, 2017·81 cites·8 claims
- 1594US8915930B2Force limiting mechanism for medical instrumentHUITEMA THOMAS W·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 23, 2014·125 cites·16 claims
- 1694US8753356B2Surgical clip applier methodsVITALI DARIO·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 17, 2014·153 cites·18 claims
- 1785US11690641B2Ultrasonic end effectors with increased active lengthCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 4, 2023·3 cites·20 claims
- 1883US12324602B2Ultrasonic end effectors with increased active lengthCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2023·Granted Jun 10, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 1983US2025235233A1Rotation features for ultrasonic surgical instrumentCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2078US12295608B2Rotation features for ultrasonic surgical instrumentCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2022·Granted May 13, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2176US11389190B2Rotation features for ultrasonic surgical instrumentETHICON LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 19, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 2275US10470792B2Rotation features for ultrasonic surgical instrumentETHICON LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 12, 2019·1 cites·15 claims
- 2373US11051835B2Alignment features for ultrasonic surgical instrumentETHICON LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 6, 2021·1 cites·13 claims
- 2471US10653437B2Surgical instrument with tissue density sensingETHICON LLC·Filed 2017·Granted May 19, 2020·1 cites·19 claims
- 2565US2021236151A1Alignment features for ultrasonic surgical instrumentETHICON LLC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 2660US10667824B2Surgical clip applier methodsETHICON LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 2, 2020·0 cites·12 claims
- 2748US11471212B2Electrosurgical devices with monopolar and bipolar functionalityETHICON LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 18, 2022·0 cites·17 claims
- 2847US2013345732A1Ultrasonic device for cutting and coagulatingETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 2946US2020315688A1Monopolar and bipolar functionalityETHICON LLC·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 3041US2010331873A1Ultrasonic device for cutting and coagulatingDANNAHER WILLIAM D·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
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