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Kim V. Brandt
Also filed as: BRANDT KIM · BRANDT KIM V
53 granted patents·10 pending applications·4,312 citations·filing 1982–2024
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63 records- 0198US9713491B2Method for manufacturing an electrode assembly configured for use with an electrosurigcal instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 25, 2017·39 cites·7 claims
- 0298US9211657B2Surgical tissue sealerCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 15, 2015·76 cites·4 claims
- 0398US8898888B2System for manufacturing electrosurgical seal platesBRANDT KIM V·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 2, 2014·53 cites·7 claims
- 0498US8756785B2Surgical instrument shafts and methods of manufacturing shafts for surgical instrumentsALLEN IV JAMES D·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 24, 2014·94 cites·19 claims
- 0598US8266783B2Method and system for manufacturing electrosurgical seal platesBRANDT KIM V·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 18, 2012·125 cites·12 claims
- 0698US8112871B2Method for manufacturing electrosurgical seal platesBRANDT KIM V·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 14, 2012·135 cites·15 claims
- 0797US8968308B2Multi-circuit seal platesHORNER GLENN A·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 3, 2015·917 cites·19 claims
- 0897US8752264B2Surgical tissue sealerACKLEY JOANNA·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 17, 2014·1.6k cites·10 claims
- 0997US8623018B2Sealing plate temperature controlHORNER GLENN A·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 7, 2014·78 cites·18 claims
- 1097US8568412B2Apparatus and method of controlling cutting blade travel through the use of etched featuresBRANDT KIM V·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 29, 2013·349 cites·19 claims
- 1196US10058376B2Method of manufacturing a jaw member of an electrosurgical end effector assemblyCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 28, 2018·24 cites·8 claims
- 1296US9750561B2System for manufacturing electrosurgical seal platesCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 5, 2017·5 cites·13 claims
- 1396US9375264B2Multi-circuit seal platesCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 28, 2016·75 cites·20 claims
- 1496US8887373B2Vessel sealing instrument with reduced thermal spread and method of manufacture thereforBRANDT KIM V·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 18, 2014·133 cites·7 claims
- 1595US9265571B2Surgical forcepsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 23, 2016·27 cites·15 claims
- 1695US8968360B2Surgical instrument with resilient driving member and related methods of useGARRISON DAVID M·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 3, 2015·72 cites·19 claims
- 1794US9204919B2Vessel sealing instrument with reduced thermal spread and method of manufacturing thereforCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 8, 2015·27 cites·12 claims
- 1894US8439913B2Pressure sensing sealing plateHORNER GLENN A·Filed 2010·Granted May 14, 2013·97 cites·6 claims
- 1993US9011435B2Method for manufacturing vessel sealing instrument with reduced thermal spreadBRANDT KIM V·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 21, 2015·64 cites·8 claims
- 2092US10231777B2Methods of manufacturing jaw members of an end-effector assembly for a surgical instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 19, 2019·6 cites·7 claims
- 2192US10188454B2System for manufacturing electrosurgical seal platesCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 29, 2019·2 cites·14 claims
- 2292US9265552B2Method of manufacturing electrosurgical seal platesCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 23, 2016·5 cites·16 claims
- 2392US9034009B2Surgical forcepsTWOMEY JOHN R·Filed 2012·Granted May 19, 2015·49 cites·16 claims
- 2490US9918783B2Method of constructing a jaw member for an end effector assemblyCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 20, 2018·6 cites·3 claims
- 2590US9636169B2Electrosurgical instrumentALLEN IV JAMES D·Filed 2011·Granted May 2, 2017·37 cites·2 claims
- 2688US9974605B2Surgical instrument with resilient driving member and related methods of useCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted May 22, 2018·5 cites·14 claims
- 2788US2025009412A1Surgical instrument with resilient driving member and related methods of useCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2885US9468491B2Vessel sealing instrument with reduced thermal spread and method of manufacture thereforCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 18, 2016·4 cites·16 claims
- 2984US11324545B2Surgical instrument with resilient driving member and related methods of useCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Granted May 10, 2022·1 cites·18 claims
- 3082US10639095B2Surgical instrument with resilient driving member and related methods of useCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2018·Granted May 5, 2020·2 cites·19 claims
- 3182US9795402B2Surgical instrument shafts and methods of manufacturing shafts for surgical instrumentsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 24, 2017·3 cites·13 claims
- 3282US9318691B2Method of constructing a jaw member for an end effector assemblyCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 19, 2016·10 cites·3 claims
- 3381US9486220B2Surgical tissue occluding deviceTWOMEY JOHN R·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 8, 2016·14 cites·5 claims
- 3480US12114913B2Surgical instrument with resilient driving member and related methods of useCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 15, 2024·0 cites·18 claims
- 3579US9867659B2Vessel sealing instrument with reduced thermal spread and method of manufacture thereforCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 16, 2018·2 cites·17 claims
- 3679US9161806B2Vessel sealing instrument with reduced thermal spread and method of manufacture thereforCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 20, 2015·7 cites·17 claims
- 3778US11026741B2Electrosurgical seal platesCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 8, 2021·1 cites·18 claims
- 3878US9717550B2Multi-circuit seal platesCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 1, 2017·2 cites·12 claims
- 3977US11490955B2Electrosurgical seal platesCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 8, 2022·0 cites·18 claims
- 4075US6949004B1Method for reducing pole and alumina recession on magnetic recording headsMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 27, 2005·16 cites·55 claims
- 4175US6700746B1Disk drive suspension having controlled slider attachmentMAXTOR CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 2, 2004·14 cites·55 claims
- 4274US11557714B2Method of constructing a jaw member for an end effector assemblyCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 17, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 4372US10130413B2Temperature-sensing electrically-conductive tissue-contacting plate and methods of manufacturing sameCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 20, 2018·5 cites·10 claims
- 4471US10716641B2Method and apparatus to account for transponder tagged objects used during clinical procedures, employing a trocarCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 21, 2020·2 cites·5 claims
- 4566US10869715B2Double bevel blade tip profile for use in cutting of tissueCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 22, 2020·2 cites·16 claims
- 4664US2021369330A1Temperature-sensing electrically-conductive plate for an end effector of an electrosurgical instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 4763US5981024AInsulating element and method and plant for producing and packagingROCKWOOL INT·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 9, 1999·46 cites·97 claims
- 4863US4553892ASelf aligning, load capacity enhancing, workpiece handling device for use with a robotic systemSTORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1982·Granted Nov 19, 1985·34 cites·22 claims
- 4962US10862021B2Method of constructing a jaw member for an end effector assemblyCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 8, 2020·0 cites·5 claims
- 5054US11090109B2Temperature-sensing electrically-conductive tissue-contacting plate configured for use in an electrosurgical jaw member, electrosurgical system including same, and methods of controlling vessel sealing using sameCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 17, 2021·0 cites·12 claims
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