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Hector Chow
Also filed as: CHOW HECTOR
12 granted patents·1 pending application·17,073 citations·filing 1983–2018
96Inventor score
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13 records- 0198US8308040B2Surgical stapling instrument with an articulatable end effectorHUANG ZHIFAN F·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 13, 2012·3.1k cites·19 claims
- 0298US4610383ADisposable linear surgical staplerSENMED INC·Filed 1983·Granted Sep 9, 1986·2.9k cites·34 claims
- 0398US4527724ADisposable linear surgical stapling instrumentSENMED INC·Filed 1983·Granted Jul 9, 1985·2.1k cites·22 claims
- 0497US5571285ASurgical staple for insertion into tissueETHICON INC·Filed 1992·Granted Nov 5, 1996·1.9k cites·9 claims
- 0597US4633861ASurgical stapling instrument with jaw clamping mechanismSENMED INC·Filed 1984·Granted Jan 6, 1987·1.9k cites·22 claims
- 0697US4633874ASurgical stapling instrument with jaw latching mechanism and disposable staple cartridgeSENMED INC·Filed 1985·Granted Jan 6, 1987·3k cites·49 claims
- 0796US10045780B2Method of applying staples in lower anterior bowel resectionETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 14, 2018·112 cites·20 claims
- 0896US5735874AVariable position handle locking mechanismETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 7, 1998·1.7k cites·22 claims
- 0994US10285693B2Surgical stapler with locking translatable pinETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC·Filed 2015·Granted May 14, 2019·36 cites·20 claims
- 1093US10898197B2Releasable coupling features for proximal portions of linear surgical staplerETHICON LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 26, 2021·22 cites·20 claims
- 1180US5792113AUniversal seal for a trocarETHICON ENDO SURGERYM INC·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 11, 1998·322 cites·8 claims
- 1258US10966719B2Method of applying staples in lower anterior bowel resectionETHICON LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 6, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 1348US2008146869A1Adjustable Gastric Band Having Anti-Microbial CoatingsCHOW HECTOR·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
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