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Paul R. Romero
Also filed as: ROMERO PAUL R · ROMERO PAUL RAY
38 granted patents·5 pending applications·15,371 citations·filing 2001–2018
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43 records- 0199USD628289SSurgical instrument handleTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 30, 2010·559 cites·1 claims
- 0299USD628290SSurgical instrument handleTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 30, 2010·572 cites·1 claims
- 0399USD627066SSurgical instrument handleTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 9, 2010·351 cites·1 claims
- 0499USD541938SOpen vessel sealer with mechanical cutterSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 2004·Granted May 1, 2007·1.1k cites·1 claims
- 0599USD533942SOpen vessel sealer with mechanical cutterSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 19, 2006·1.1k cites·1 claims
- 0699USD531311SPistol grip style elongated dissecting and dividing instrumentSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 31, 2006·1.4k cites·1 claims
- 0799USD499181SHandle for a vessel sealer and dividerSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 30, 2004·1.1k cites·1 claims
- 0899USD496997SVessel sealer and dividerSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 5, 2004·1.5k cites·1 claims
- 0998USD575401SVessel sealerTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 19, 2008·813 cites·1 claims
- 1098USD535027SLow profile vessel sealing and cutting mechanismSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 9, 2007·1.3k cites·1 claims
- 1197US8162965B2Low profile cutting assembly with a return springRESCHKE ARLEN J·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 24, 2012·1.1k cites·8 claims
- 1297US7766910B2Vessel sealer and divider for large tissue structuresTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 3, 2010·660 cites·16 claims
- 1397US7131970B2Open vessel sealing instrument with cutting mechanismSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 7, 2006·638 cites·13 claims
- 1497US7118570B2Vessel sealing forceps with disposable electrodesSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 10, 2006·634 cites·11 claims
- 1596US8784418B2Endoscopic surgical forcepsROMERO PAUL R·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 22, 2014·369 cites·9 claims
- 1696US7922718B2Open vessel sealing instrument with cutting mechanismCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 12, 2011·145 cites·9 claims
- 1796US7252667B2Open vessel sealing instrument with cutting mechanism and distal lockoutSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 7, 2007·640 cites·12 claims
- 1895USD661394SDevice jawROMERO PAUL R·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 5, 2012·368 cites·1 claims
- 1994US8394096B2Open vessel sealing instrument with cutting mechanismMOSES MICHAEL C·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 12, 2013·95 cites·18 claims
- 2094US7811283B2Open vessel sealing instrument with hourglass cutting mechanism and over-ratchet safetyCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 12, 2010·361 cites·2 claims
- 2193US8357159B2Open vessel sealing instrument with pivot assemblyCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 22, 2013·82 cites·8 claims
- 2292US8070748B2Vessel sealer and divider for large tissue structuresHIXSON DAVID·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 6, 2011·93 cites·14 claims
- 2390US9943357B2Split electrode for use in a bipolar electrosurgical instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 17, 2018·31 cites·14 claims
- 2487US8162937B2High volume fluid seal for electrosurgical handpieceCUNNINGHAM JAMES S·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 24, 2012·15 cites·20 claims
- 2586US8574230B2Open vessel sealing instrument with pivot assemblyCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 5, 2013·16 cites·3 claims
- 2685USD601150SConnector hub assemblyTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 29, 2009·31 cites·1 claims
- 2784US8623017B2Open vessel sealing instrument with hourglass cutting mechanism and overratchet safetyMOSES MICHAEL C·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 7, 2014·30 cites·10 claims
- 2883US6558383B2Inert gas inhanced electrosurgical apparatusSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 2001·Granted May 6, 2003·137 cites·34 claims
- 2982US9107672B2Vessel sealing forceps with disposable electrodesTETZLAFF PHILIP M·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 18, 2015·27 cites·7 claims
- 3080US8591511B2Open vessel sealing instrument with pivot assemblyCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 26, 2013·8 cites·6 claims
- 3180US8357142B2Connector hub assemblyCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 22, 2013·20 cites·13 claims
- 3274US8361071B2Vessel sealing forceps with disposable electrodesCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 29, 2013·10 cites·5 claims
- 3373US8491617B2Low profile cutting assembly with a return springRESCHKE ARLEN J·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 23, 2013·5 cites·19 claims
- 3469US10172668B2Vessel sealing forcepsCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 8, 2019·1 cites·16 claims
- 3566USD621507SConnector hub assemblyTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 10, 2010·13 cites·1 claims
- 3657USRE46570EOpen vessel sealing instrument with pivot assemblyCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 17, 2017·0 cites·19 claims
- 3757US2017135746A1Vessel sealing forcepsCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 3856US11364068B2Split electrode for use in a bipolar electrosurgical instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 21, 2022·0 cites·14 claims
- 3953US8361069B2Energized needles for wound sealingCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 29, 2013·0 cites·4 claims
- 4051US2010076430A1Electrosurgical Instrument Having a Thumb Lever and Related System and Method of UseTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4145US2015066026A1Switch assemblies for multi-function, energy-based surgical instrumentsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 4243US2013304066A1Apparatus for Activating an Electrosurgical Vessel Sealing Instrument Having an Electrical Cutting MechanismKERR DUANE E·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 4340US2012059409A1Retractable Ratchet Mechanism for Surgical InstrumentsRESCHKE ARLEN J·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
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