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Russell D. Hempstead
Also filed as: HEMPSTEAD RUSSELL · HEMPSTEAD RUSSELL D · HEMPSTEAD RUSSELL DELMAR
56 granted patents·14 pending applications·6,136 citations·filing 1995–2023
99Inventor score
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70 records- 0198US9375230B2Ultrasonic surgical instrumentsROSS ANTHONY B·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 28, 2016·1k cites·6 claims
- 0298US9211657B2Surgical tissue sealerCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 15, 2015·76 cites·4 claims
- 0398US9161769B2Endoscopic instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 20, 2015·884 cites·8 claims
- 0497US10729458B2Ultrasonic surgical instrumentsSTODDARD ROBERT B·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 4, 2020·922 cites·20 claims
- 0597US8752264B2Surgical tissue sealerACKLEY JOANNA·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 17, 2014·1.6k cites·10 claims
- 0697US8745840B2Surgical forceps and method of manufacturing thereofHEMPSTEAD RUSSELL D·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 10, 2014·114 cites·20 claims
- 0796US9504519B2Surgical forcepsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 29, 2016·35 cites·13 claims
- 0896US9084608B2Knife deployment mechanisms for surgical forcepsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 21, 2015·88 cites·14 claims
- 0996US8974479B2Ultrasonic surgical instrumentsROSS ANTHONY B·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 10, 2015·223 cites·13 claims
- 1095US9867658B2Knife deployment mechanisms for surgical forcepsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 16, 2018·23 cites·18 claims
- 1195US9265569B2Method of manufacturing an electrosurgical forcepsHART KEIR·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 23, 2016·20 cites·13 claims
- 1295US8864795B2Surgical forcepsKERR DUANE E·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 21, 2014·98 cites·11 claims
- 1395US8845636B2Seal plate with insulation displacement connectionALLEN IV JAMES D·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 30, 2014·91 cites·10 claims
- 1494US8747434B2Knife deployment mechanisms for surgical forcepsLARSON ERIC R·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 10, 2014·114 cites·19 claims
- 1591US9060780B2Methods of manufacturing shafts for surgical instrumentsTWOMEY JOHN R·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 23, 2015·49 cites·6 claims
- 1690US9636169B2Electrosurgical instrumentALLEN IV JAMES D·Filed 2011·Granted May 2, 2017·37 cites·2 claims
- 1789US9265847B2Process of cooling surgical device battery before or during high temperature sterilizationCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 23, 2016·4 cites·18 claims
- 1889US6234989B1Extracorporeal blood processing methods and apparatusGAMBRO INC·Filed 1998·Granted May 22, 2001·246 cites·6 claims
- 1988US9707031B2Surgical forceps and method of manufacturing thereofCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 18, 2017·5 cites·15 claims
- 2086US8974478B2Ultrasonic surgical system having a fluid cooled blade and related cooling methods thereforROSS ANTHONY B·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 10, 2015·20 cites·16 claims
- 2185US9113943B2Ultrasonic surgical instrumentsROSS ANTHONY B·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 25, 2015·22 cites·18 claims
- 2284US9114181B2Process of cooling surgical device battery before or during high temperature sterilizationSTODDARD ROBERT B·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 25, 2015·6 cites·10 claims
- 2384US9113897B2Partitioned surgical instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 25, 2015·13 cites·19 claims
- 2484US5795317AExtracorporeal blood processing methods and apparatusCOBE LAB·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 18, 1998·191 cites·18 claims
- 2582US12239337B2Endoscopic instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2023·Granted Mar 4, 2025·0 cites·14 claims
- 2680US9966642B2Insulation of rechargeable battery packCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted May 8, 2018·1 cites·4 claims
- 2779US8603134B2Latch mechanism for surgical instrumentsTWOMEY JOHN R·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 10, 2013·8 cites·4 claims
- 2878US10639053B2Endoscopic instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted May 5, 2020·2 cites·9 claims
- 2978US9186165B2Latch mechanism for surgical instrumentsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 17, 2015·7 cites·10 claims
- 3077US10342597B2Electrosurgical forceps jaw member and seal plateCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 9, 2019·2 cites·10 claims
- 3176US11007000B2Partitioned surgical instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2018·Granted May 18, 2021·1 cites·14 claims
- 3275US10639094B2Knife deployment mechanisms for surgical forcepsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2017·Granted May 5, 2020·1 cites·20 claims
- 3375US8343090B2Gas-enhanced surgical instrument with mechanism for cylinder punctureCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 1, 2013·6 cites·11 claims
- 3473US10376306B2Surgical forcepsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 13, 2019·1 cites·12 claims
- 3570US11730504B2Endoscopic instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 22, 2023·0 cites·9 claims
- 3670US9918777B2Partitioned surgical instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 20, 2018·1 cites·12 claims
- 3769US9717549B2Surgical forcepsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 1, 2017·2 cites·11 claims
- 3868US9987034B2Ultrasonic surgical system having a fluid cooled blade and related cooling methods thereforCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 5, 2018·1 cites·19 claims
- 3968US9247886B2Compact apparatus and methods for non-invasively measuring hemodynamic parametersFINBURGH SIMON E·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 2, 2016·4 cites·16 claims
- 4068US2021038286A1Partitioned surgical instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 4167US9345506B2Transducer/waveguide engagement mechanisms for ultrasonic surgical instrumentsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted May 24, 2016·2 cites·13 claims
- 4267US9044219B2Gas-enhanced surgical instrument with mechanism for cylinder punctureCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 2, 2015·2 cites·11 claims
- 4367US6361518B1Extracorporeal blood processing methods and apparatusGAMBRO INC·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 26, 2002·143 cites·12 claims
- 4466US11523862B2Surgical forcepsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 13, 2022·0 cites·21 claims
- 4565US11707313B2Electrosurgical forceps and method of manufacturing the sameCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 25, 2023·0 cites·13 claims
- 4665US9028515B2Ultrasonic surgical instrumentsROSS ANTHONY B·Filed 2012·Granted May 12, 2015·2 cites·19 claims
- 4765US8083737B2Gas-enhanced surgical instrument with mechanism for cylinder punctureROOKS KATHY E·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 27, 2011·4 cites·13 claims
- 4861US11000308B2Ultrasonic surgical system having a fluid cooled blade and related cooling methods thereforCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2018·Granted May 11, 2021·0 cites·18 claims
- 4959US7946994B2Compact apparatus and methods for non-invasively measuring hemodynamic parametersTENSYS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 24, 2011·17 cites·19 claims
- 5059US2024065716A1Sealer - divider - dissector and related methodsBOLDER SURGICAL LLC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
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