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Ethan Collins
Also filed as: COLLINS ETHAN · COLLINS ETHAN A
22 granted patents·3 pending applications·4,670 citations·filing 2013–2025
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25 records- 0198US10631423B2Authentication system for reusable surgical instrumentsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 21, 2020·216 cites·13 claims
- 0298US10251725B2Authentication and information system for reusable surgical instrumentsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 9, 2019·1.1k cites·14 claims
- 0398US10190888B2Surgical stapling instruments with linear position assemblyCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 29, 2019·861 cites·16 claims
- 0498US10175127B2End-effector force measurement drive circuitCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 8, 2019·1.1k cites·10 claims
- 0597US10492814B2Apparatus for endoscopic proceduresCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 3, 2019·695 cites·19 claims
- 0697US9706674B2Authentication system for reusable surgical instrumentsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 11, 2017·660 cites·17 claims
- 0795US12303158B2Apparatus for endoscopic proceduresCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2022·Granted May 20, 2025·2 cites·16 claims
- 0895US11376006B2End effector force measurement with digital drive circuitCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 5, 2022·4 cites·20 claims
- 0991US10303641B2Authentication and information system for reusable surgical instrumentsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2018·Granted May 28, 2019·5 cites·20 claims
- 1087US11886373B2Authentication and information system for reusable surgical instrumentsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 30, 2024·1 cites·13 claims
- 1185US12282445B2Authentication and information system for reusable surgical instrumentsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2024·Granted Apr 22, 2025·0 cites·15 claims
- 1280US11144495B2Authentication and information system for reusable surgical instrumentsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 12, 2021·1 cites·20 claims
- 1379US11369372B2Surgical stapler adapter with flexible cable assembly, flexible fingers, and contact clipsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 28, 2022·2 cites·16 claims
- 1479US2025288312A1Apparatus for endoscopic proceduresCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1577US11490918B2Apparatus for endoscopic proceduresCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 8, 2022·1 cites·13 claims
- 1677US10585839B2Authentication and information system for reusable surgical instrumentsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 10, 2020·1 cites·20 claims
- 1773US11950783B2End effector force measurement with digital drive circuitCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2022·Granted Apr 9, 2024·0 cites·21 claims
- 1872US12029422B2Surgical stapler adapter with flexible cable assembly, flexible fingers, and contact clipsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 9, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 1971US10835255B2Adapter assemblies for interconnecting electromechanical handle assemblies and surgical loading unitsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 17, 2020·1 cites·20 claims
- 2069US11255625B2Muzzle brakeCOLLINS ETHAN A·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 22, 2022·2 cites·12 claims
- 2167US2022412823A1End-effector force measurement drive circuitCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2263US12161340B2Adapter assemblies for interconnecting electromechanical handle assemblies and surgical loading unitsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 10, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2362US10891149B2Authentication and information system for reusable surgical instrumentsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 12, 2021·0 cites·14 claims
- 2456US2015324317A1Authentication and information system for reusable surgical instrumentsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 2554US11428591B2End-effector force measurement drive circuitCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 30, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
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