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Gary M. Couture
Also filed as: COUTURE GARY M
54 granted patents·12 pending applications·14,660 citations·filing 2002–2021
99Inventor score
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66 records- 0199US7276068B2Vessel sealing instrument with electrical cutting mechanismSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 2, 2007·1.3k cites·13 claims
- 0298US9211657B2Surgical tissue sealerCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 15, 2015·76 cites·4 claims
- 0398US8128624B2Electrosurgical instrument that directs energy delivery and protects adjacent tissueCOUTURE GARY M·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 6, 2012·1.7k cites·8 claims
- 0498US7931649B2Vessel sealing instrument with electrical cutting mechanismTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 26, 2011·481 cites·8 claims
- 0598US7837685B2Switch mechanisms for safe activation of energy on an electrosurgical instrumentCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 23, 2010·1k cites·20 claims
- 0698US7270664B2Vessel sealing instrument with electrical cutting mechanismSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 18, 2007·363 cites·16 claims
- 0797US9717548B2Electrode for use in a bipolar electrosurgical instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 1, 2017·403 cites·18 claims
- 0897US8752264B2Surgical tissue sealerACKLEY JOANNA·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 17, 2014·1.6k cites·10 claims
- 0997US8512336B2Optimal geometries for creating current densities in a bipolar electrode configurationCOUTURE GARY M·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 20, 2013·319 cites·13 claims
- 1097US7131971B2Vessel sealer and dividerSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 7, 2006·406 cites·14 claims
- 1197US7090673B2Vessel sealer and dividerSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 15, 2006·2k cites·6 claims
- 1296US10285750B2Systems and methods for operating an electrosurgical generatorCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted May 14, 2019·393 cites·14 claims
- 1396US8882766B2Method and system for controlling delivery of energy to divide tissueCOUTURE GARY M·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 11, 2014·263 cites·10 claims
- 1496US7744615B2Apparatus and method for transecting tissue on a bipolar vessel sealing instrumentCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 29, 2010·292 cites·11 claims
- 1596US7083618B2Vessel sealer and dividerSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 1, 2006·948 cites·5 claims
- 1695US8663222B2Dynamic and static bipolar electrical sealing and cutting deviceANDERSON SARA E·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 4, 2014·483 cites·10 claims
- 1795US8267935B2Electrosurgical instrument reducing current densities at an insulator conductor junctionCOUTURE GARY M·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 18, 2012·195 cites·14 claims
- 1895US7828798B2Laparoscopic bipolar electrosurgical instrumentCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 9, 2010·123 cites·7 claims
- 1995US7377920B2Laparoscopic bipolar electrosurgical instrumentSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 2005·Granted May 27, 2008·195 cites·8 claims
- 2095US6726686B2Bipolar electrosurgical instrument for sealing vesselsSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 27, 2004·366 cites·17 claims
- 2194US8641712B2Local optimization of electrode current densitiesCOUTURE GARY M·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 4, 2014·96 cites·13 claims
- 2294US8333765B2Vessel sealing instrument with electrical cutting mechanismJOHNSON KRISTIN D·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 18, 2012·73 cites·17 claims
- 2394US7510556B2Vessel sealing instrumentCOVIDEN AG·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 31, 2009·388 cites·12 claims
- 2493US9498278B2Asymmetrical electrodes for bipolar vessel sealingCOUTURE GARY M·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 22, 2016·64 cites·11 claims
- 2593US8961513B2Surgical tissue sealerALLEN IV JAMES D·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 24, 2015·70 cites·18 claims
- 2693US8551091B2Vessel sealing instrument with electrical cutting mechanismCOUTURE GARY M·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 8, 2013·70 cites·14 claims
- 2793US8162940B2Vessel sealing instrument with electrical cutting mechanismJOHNSON KRISTIN D·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 24, 2012·85 cites·12 claims
- 2893US7241296B2Bipolar electrosurgical instrument for sealing vesselsSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 10, 2007·309 cites·5 claims
- 2992US10231776B2Tissue sealing instrument with tissue-dissecting electrodeCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 19, 2019·57 cites·20 claims
- 3091US10478243B2Surgical instruments and methods for performing tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy proceduresCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 19, 2019·15 cites·8 claims
- 3191US8192433B2Vessel sealing instrument with electrical cutting mechanismJOHNSON KRISTIN D·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 5, 2012·75 cites·9 claims
- 3291US7963965B2Bipolar electrosurgical instrument for sealing vesselsCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 21, 2011·64 cites·13 claims
- 3389US7955332B2Mechanism for dividing tissue in a hemostat-style instrumentCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 7, 2011·58 cites·13 claims
- 3487US8597297B2Vessel sealing instrument with multiple electrode configurationsCOUTURE GARY M·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 3, 2013·52 cites·9 claims
- 3586US8740901B2Vessel sealing instrument with electrical cutting mechanismJOHNSON KRISTIN D·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 3, 2014·15 cites·11 claims
- 3685US9375262B2Limited use medical devicesCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 28, 2016·20 cites·9 claims
- 3784US8123743B2Mechanism for dividing tissue in a hemostat-style instrumentARTS GENE H·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 28, 2012·33 cites·20 claims
- 3883US10869682B2Cutting mechanisms for surgical end effector assemblies, instruments, and systemsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 22, 2020·5 cites·6 claims
- 3982US11304717B2Cutting mechanisms for surgical end effector assemblies, instruments, and systemsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 19, 2022·1 cites·19 claims
- 4081US10682154B2Cutting mechanisms for surgical end effector assemblies, instruments, and systemsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 16, 2020·3 cites·6 claims
- 4179US9259263B2Dynamic and static bipolar electrical sealing and cutting deviceCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 16, 2016·8 cites·9 claims
- 4278US10966779B2Bipolar surgical instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 6, 2021·10 cites·20 claims
- 4377US9585716B2Vessel sealing instrument with electrical cutting mechanismCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 7, 2017·5 cites·6 claims
- 4476US9192427B2Bipolar cutting end effectorJOHNSON KRISTIN D·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 24, 2015·13 cites·19 claims
- 4575US10537384B2Vessel sealing instrument with electrical cutting mechanismCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 21, 2020·1 cites·6 claims
- 4673US10987160B2Vessel sealing instrument with cutting mechanismCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 27, 2021·0 cites·19 claims
- 4768US2020129227A1Vessel sealing instrument with electrical cutting mechanismCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 4866US9861429B2Mechanical cutting system for surgical forcepsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 9, 2018·1 cites·14 claims
- 4964US8668690B2Apparatus and method for optimal tissue separationCOUTURE GARY M·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 11, 2014·2 cites·8 claims
- 5064US2022008121A1Cutting mechanisms for surgical end effector assemblies, instruments, and systemsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
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