Inventor · disambiguated record
Kenneth H. Whitfield
Also filed as: WHITFIELD KENNETH · WHITFIELD KENNETH H
101 granted patents·14 pending applications·42,613 citations·filing 1993–2024
99Inventor score
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115 records- 0199US10111665B2Electromechanical surgical systemsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 30, 2018·866 cites·7 claims
- 0299US9763668B2Endoscopic surgical clip applierCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 19, 2017·967 cites·11 claims
- 0399US8409223B2Endoscopic surgical clip applier with clip retentionSORRENTINO GREGORY·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 2, 2013·1.5k cites·18 claims
- 0499US8403945B2Articulating endoscopic surgical clip applierWHITFIELD KENNETH H·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 26, 2013·2k cites·13 claims
- 0599US8281973B2Surgical stapling deviceWENCHELL THOMAS·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 9, 2012·1.8k cites·19 claims
- 0699US8113408B2Surgical stapling deviceWENCHELL THOMAS·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 14, 2012·1.4k cites·8 claims
- 0799US8033440B2Surgical stapling deviceTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 11, 2011·1.4k cites·16 claims
- 0899US7905890B2Endoscopic surgical clip applierTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 15, 2011·1.2k cites·12 claims
- 0998US10849621B2Surgical stapler with small diameter endoscopic portionCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 1, 2020·590 cites·15 claims
- 1098US10363045B2Endoscopic surgical clip applierCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 30, 2019·213 cites·21 claims
- 1198US10159484B2Endoscopic surgical clip applier with connector plateCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 25, 2018·82 cites·19 claims
- 1298US9931116B2Buttress compositionCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 3, 2018·1.1k cites·20 claims
- 1398US9737310B2Articulating clip applierCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 22, 2017·354 cites·28 claims
- 1498US9717505B2Articulating clip applier cartridgeCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 1, 2017·106 cites·22 claims
- 1598US9610080B2Staple line reinforcement for anvil and cartridgeCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 4, 2017·1.2k cites·33 claims
- 1698US9545254B2Endoscopic surgical clip applier with connector plateCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 17, 2017·109 cites·19 claims
- 1798US9358011B2Endoscopic surgical clip applier with connector plateCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 7, 2016·113 cites·20 claims
- 1898US9358015B2Endoscopic surgical clip applier with wedge plateSORRENTINO GREGORY·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 7, 2016·1.1k cites·35 claims
- 1998US9265500B2Surgical stapleSORRENTINO GREGORY·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 23, 2016·1.1k cites·14 claims
- 2098US8968337B2Articulating clip applierWHITFIELD KENNETH·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 3, 2015·2k cites·18 claims
- 2198US8961542B2Articulating clip applier cartridgeCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 24, 2015·542 cites·20 claims
- 2298US8920438B2Apparatus for applying surgical clipsARANYI ERNEST·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 30, 2014·1.4k cites·12 claims
- 2398US8506580B2Surgical clip applierZERGIEBEL EARL M·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 13, 2013·1.5k cites·24 claims
- 2498US8409222B2Endoscopic surgical clip applierWHITFIELD KENNETH H·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 2, 2013·1.6k cites·19 claims
- 2598US8403946B2Articulating clip applier cartridgeWHITFIELD KENNETH·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 26, 2013·1.4k cites·17 claims
- 2698US8382773B2Endoscopic surgical clip applierCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 26, 2013·1.2k cites·22 claims
- 2798US8267946B2Endoscopic surgical clip applierWHITFIELD KENNETH H·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 18, 2012·1.5k cites·22 claims
- 2898US7891534B2Surgical stapling deviceTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 22, 2011·384 cites·7 claims
- 2998US7819886B2Endoscopic surgical clip applierTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 26, 2010·1.6k cites·29 claims
- 3098US7717926B2Endoscopic surgical clip applierTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2005·Granted May 18, 2010·1k cites·9 claims
- 3197US10349950B2Apparatus for applying surgical clipsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 16, 2019·61 cites·10 claims
- 3297US10258346B2Surgical clip applierCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 16, 2019·61 cites·20 claims
- 3397US10231738B2Endoscopic surgical clip applier with wedge plateCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 19, 2019·61 cites·13 claims
- 3497US9936951B2Interchangeable tip reloadCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 10, 2018·1k cites·2 claims
- 3597US9113893B2Endoscopic surgical clip applier with clip retentionCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 25, 2015·258 cites·20 claims
- 3697US9089334B2Endoscopic surgical clip applier with connector plateSORRENTINO GREGORY·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 28, 2015·133 cites·19 claims
- 3797US8491608B2Endoscopic surgical clip applier with clip retentionSORRENTINO GREGORY·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 23, 2013·151 cites·20 claims
- 3897US8419752B2Endoscopic surgical clip applier with connector plateSORRENTINO GREGORY·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 16, 2013·158 cites·23 claims
- 3997US8418904B2Surgical stapling deviceWENCHELL THOMAS·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 16, 2013·409 cites·16 claims
- 4097US8357171B2Endoscopic surgical clip applierCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 22, 2013·162 cites·9 claims
- 4197US8286848B2Surgical stapling deviceWENCHELL THOMAS·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 16, 2012·267 cites·20 claims
- 4297US8128643B2Apparatus for applying surgical clipsARANYI ERNEST·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 6, 2012·1.5k cites·22 claims
- 4397US5833696AApparatus for applying surgical clipsUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 10, 1998·2.1k cites·19 claims
- 4497US5700271AApparatus for applying surgical clipsUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 23, 1997·339 cites·25 claims
- 4596US11666330B2Surgical stapling device with lockout mechanismCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 6, 2023·6 cites·20 claims
- 4696US10617415B2Surgical stapling deviceCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 14, 2020·23 cites·14 claims
- 4796US10166027B2Apparatus for applying surgical clipsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 1, 2019·81 cites·19 claims
- 4896US9498227B2Surgical clip applierCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 22, 2016·110 cites·20 claims
- 4996US9439654B2Endoscopic surgical clip applierCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 13, 2016·114 cites·11 claims
- 5096US9398917B2Endoscopic surgical clip applierCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 26, 2016·92 cites·18 claims
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