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Robert Nering
Also filed as: NERING ROBERT · NERING ROBERT J
31 granted patents·8 pending applications·1,514 citations·filing 1997–2022
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39 records- 0196US5935138ASpiral needle for endoscopic surgeryETHICON INC·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 10, 1999·214 cites·11 claims
- 0294US9770317B2Curved surgical fasteners for securing prosthetic devices to tissueETHICON INC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 26, 2017·42 cites·12 claims
- 0393US9498211B2Methods of using applicator instruments for securing prosthetic devices to tissueETHICON INC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 22, 2016·46 cites·24 claims
- 0493US6616661B2Surgical device for clamping, ligating, and severing tissueETHICON INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 9, 2003·303 cites·20 claims
- 0592US9855041B2Surgical fasteners for securing prosthetic devices to tissueETHICON LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 2, 2018·46 cites·22 claims
- 0692US9055945B2Surgical fasteners having articulating joints and deflectable tipsETHICON INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 16, 2015·61 cites·19 claims
- 0792US8894669B2Surgical fasteners, applicator instruments, and methods for deploying surgical fastenersNERING ROBERT·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 25, 2014·80 cites·27 claims
- 0889US8579920B2Surgical fasteners, applicator instruments, and methods for deploying surgical fastenersNERING ROBERT·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 12, 2013·86 cites·27 claims
- 0988US6652562B2Suture anchoring and tensioning deviceETHICON INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 25, 2003·229 cites·24 claims
- 1087USD744646SSurgical fastenerETHICON INC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 1, 2015·35 cites·1 claims
- 1187US8771314B2Surgical anchor deviceCROMBIE JOHN·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 8, 2014·67 cites·15 claims
- 1285US8728098B2Surgical fasteners, applicator instruments, and methods for deploying surgical fastenersDANIEL MATTHEW DAVID·Filed 2009·Granted May 20, 2014·44 cites·21 claims
- 1383US10368860B2Absorbable surgical fasteners for securing prosthetic devices to tissueETHICON INC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 6, 2019·19 cites·21 claims
- 1482US7628066B2Apparatus and method for evaluating peel adhesionETHICON INC·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 8, 2009·8 cites·17 claims
- 1580US7686830B2Suture anchoring deviceETHICON INC·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 30, 2010·26 cites·22 claims
- 1678US11974740B2Applicator instruments for dispensing surgical fasteners having deflectable staging assembliesETHICON INC·Filed 2022·Granted May 7, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 1777USD782674SMulti-barbed anchorETHICON INC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 28, 2017·16 cites·1 claims
- 1875USD754855SCurved tissue fastening deviceETHICON INC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 26, 2016·4 cites·1 claims
- 1975US7371244B2Deployment apparatus for suture anchoring deviceETHICON INC·Filed 2003·Granted May 13, 2008·86 cites·37 claims
- 2069US9198648B2Method and device for approximating tissueCROMBIE JOHN STEPHEN·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 1, 2015·7 cites·23 claims
- 2168US7335221B2Suture anchoring and tensioning device and method for using sameETHICON INC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 26, 2008·55 cites·10 claims
- 2265US11413039B2Applicator instruments for dispensing surgical fasteners having firing systems with slower piloting stages and faster dispensing stagesETHICON INC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 16, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 2360US10470864B2Multi-plane curved surgical fasteners for securing prosthetic devices to tissueETHICON INC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 12, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 2459US10729433B2Applicator instruments for dispensing surgical fasteners having distal end caps with castling for engaging opposing surfacesETHICON INC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 4, 2020·0 cites·18 claims
- 2558USD790060SCurved tissue fastening deviceETHICON INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 20, 2017·0 cites·1 claims
- 2656US6679892B2Surgical device for ligating and severing vesselsETHICON INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 20, 2004·24 cites·19 claims
- 2756US2018333247A1Surgical fasteners having curved legs and applicator systems for dispensing surgical fastenersETHICON INC·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 2852US9095336B2Knotless suture deviceDENG MENG·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 4, 2015·3 cites·9 claims
- 2952US2014276968A1Applicator systems for surgical fastenersETHICON INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3051USD768297SMulti-barbed anchorETHICON INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 4, 2016·6 cites·1 claims
- 3151US2010234794A1System and method for reducing surgical site infectionWEADOCK KEVIN SHAUN·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 3250US2020360040A1Laproscopic instrument depth stopETHICON INC·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 3349US9044223B2Implant insertion systems and methods of useSMITH DANIEL JOSEPH·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 2, 2015·1 cites·29 claims
- 3449USD698021SSurgical fastenerNERING ROBERT·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 21, 2014·6 cites·1 claims
- 3547US2008039880A1Cutting blade for morcellatorNOHILLY MARTIN J·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3647US2011082485A1Cutting blade for morcellatorETHICON INC·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 3744US2004097919A1Surgical device for clamping, ligating, and severing tissueETHICON INC·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 3841US10772653B2Laproscopic instrument depth stopNERING ROBERT·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 15, 2020·0 cites·18 claims
- 3941US2004193759A1Method and system for providing a smart card scripting toolFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
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