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Durrell Tidwell
Also filed as: TIDWELL DURRELL · TIDWELL DURRELL G
21 granted patents·4 pending applications·795 citations·filing 1992–2019
96Inventor score
Files withMEDTRONIC INC7MEDTRONIC PS MEDICAL INC6MIDAS REX PNEUMATIC TOOLS INC3BOYKIN CHRISTOPHER M2MEDTRONIC XOMED INC2
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25 records- 0196US5989257ARedundant safety lock mechanismMIDAS REX L P·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 23, 1999·161 cites·20 claims
- 0288US8523868B2Surgical cutting instrument with dual surface interlocking coupling arrangementBOYKIN CHRISTOPHER M·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 3, 2013·13 cites·26 claims
- 0385US10182826B2Surgical cutting instrument with near-perimeter interlocking coupling arrangementMEDTRONIC PS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 22, 2019·4 cites·20 claims
- 0481US10856885B2Surgical cutting instrument with near-perimeter interlocking coupling arrangementMEDTRONIC PS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 8, 2020·2 cites·18 claims
- 0581US8852221B2Surgical cutting instrument with near-perimeter interlocking coupling arrangementBOYKIN CHRISTOPHER M·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 7, 2014·21 cites·22 claims
- 0680US7011661B2Surgical instrument with rotary cutting member and quick release coupling arrangementMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 14, 2006·122 cites·37 claims
- 0777US7066940B2Surgical instrument with rotary cutting member and quick release coupling arrangementMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 27, 2006·98 cites·31 claims
- 0877US6780189B2Surgical instrument with a collet locking and indexing systemMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 24, 2004·78 cites·23 claims
- 0976US8936597B2Deflectable finger connection feature on surgical saw bladeWANG JOHN XINGHAI·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 20, 2015·17 cites·21 claims
- 1074US9402635B2Surgical cutting instrument with dual surface interlocking coupling arrangementMEDTRONIC PS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 2, 2016·5 cites·23 claims
- 1168US9517074B2Surgical cutting instrument with near-perimeter interlocking coupling arrangementMEDTRONIC PS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 13, 2016·2 cites·20 claims
- 1267US5190547AReplicator for resecting bone to match a patternMIDAS REX PNEUMATIC TOOLS INC·Filed 1992·Granted Mar 2, 1993·130 cites·16 claims
- 1364US8459414B2Lubrication and exhaust system for a powered surgical instrumentMEDTRONIC XOMED INC·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 11, 2013·2 cites·27 claims
- 1461US9603603B2Deflectable finger connection feature on surgical saw bladeMEDTRONIC PS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 28, 2017·1 cites·20 claims
- 1556US5782836AResecting tool for magnetic field environmentMIDAS REX PNEUMATIC TOOLS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 21, 1998·83 cites·12 claims
- 1655US8556922B2Motor assembly for a powered surgical instrumentTIDWELL DURRELL·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 15, 2013·2 cites·20 claims
- 1752US7331950B2Apparatus for containing noise generated by a pneumatically powered surgical instrument and related methodMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 19, 2008·4 cites·8 claims
- 1851US9668753B2Motor assembly for a powered surgical instrumentMEDTRONIC PS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 6, 2017·0 cites·20 claims
- 1951US8763758B2Lubrication and exhaust system for a powered surgical instrumentMEDTRONIC XOMED INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 1, 2014·0 cites·26 claims
- 2049US5540692AReplicator for resecting bone to match a patternMIDAS REX PNEUMATIC TOOLS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jul 30, 1996·48 cites·19 claims
- 2148US8281898B2Lubrication and exhaust system for a powered surgical instrumentDEXTER S SHANE·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 9, 2012·2 cites·20 claims
- 2244US2004186479A1Surgical instrument with collect locking and indexing systemMEDTRONIC INC D B A MEDTRONIC·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 2344US2005203487A1Lubrication system for a powered surgical instrumentMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 2443US2006046856A1Self-lubricating surgical instrumentMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 2540US2006089623A1Surgical instrument with wear-resistant housing and method of operating sameMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
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