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James G. Walen
Also filed as: WALEN JAMES · WALEN JAMES G
53 granted patents·13 pending applications·2,352 citations·filing 1992–2025
99Inventor score
Files withSTRYKER CORP43STRYKER EUROPEAN OPERATIONS HOLDINGS LLC7STRYKER EUROPEAN HOLDINGS I LLC4STRYKER EUROPEAN OPERATIONS LTD4STRYKER INSTR2
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66 records- 0199USD343247SSurgical saw blade baseSTRYKER CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Jan 11, 1994·137 cites·1 claims
- 0296US11793536B2Surgical tool having cables for selectively steering and locking a shaft in a bendSTRYKER CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 24, 2023·5 cites·20 claims
- 0396US11376016B2Surgical blade cartridge with a guide barSTRYKER EUROPEAN OPERATIONS HOLDINGS LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 5, 2022·4 cites·20 claims
- 0496US11090061B2Surgical saw bladeSTRYKER CORP·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 17, 2021·6 cites·30 claims
- 0596US10874290B2Surgical instrument with articulation regionSTRYKER CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 29, 2020·524 cites·14 claims
- 0696US5735535APowered high speed rotary surgical handpiece chuck and toolsSTRYKER CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 7, 1998·88 cites·14 claims
- 0795US11241240B2Surgical sagittal blade cartridge with a reinforced guide barSTRYKER EUROPEAN OPERATIONS HOLDINGS LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 8, 2022·6 cites·19 claims
- 0895US9820753B2Surgical sagittal saw blade with a static bar, a pivoting blade head, drive rods that pivot the blade head and fingers that connect the drive rods to the blade head, the fingers being seated in the static barSTRYKER CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 21, 2017·29 cites·22 claims
- 0994US11660101B2Surgical instrument with articulating regionSTRYKER CORP·Filed 2020·Granted May 30, 2023·4 cites·20 claims
- 1094US10687823B2Surgical sagittal blade cartridge with a reinforced guide barSTRYKER EUROPEAN HOLDINGS I LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 23, 2020·28 cites·21 claims
- 1194US9445822B2Method of assembling the oscillating assembly of a surgical sagittal sawSTRYKER IRELAND LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 20, 2016·10 cites·18 claims
- 1294US7704254B2Surgical sagittal saw with indexing head and toolless blade coupling assembly for actuating an oscillating tip saw bladeSTRYKER CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 27, 2010·79 cites·20 claims
- 1394US5634933APowered high speed rotary surgical handpiece chuck and tools thereforeSTRYKER CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 3, 1997·66 cites·13 claims
- 1493US5833704APowered high speed rotary surgical handpiece chuck and tools thereforeSTRYKER CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 10, 1998·71 cites·4 claims
- 1592US11660148B2System and method for monitoring offset during navigation-assisted surgerySTRYKER CORP·Filed 2021·Granted May 30, 2023·4 cites·24 claims
- 1692US10278710B2Surgical sagittal saw blade with a static bar, a pivoting blade head, drive rods that pivot the blade head and a support memberSTRYKER CORP·Filed 2017·Granted May 7, 2019·13 cites·16 claims
- 1791US12064190B2Tracker for a surgical instrumentSTRYKER EUROPEAN OPERATIONS LTD·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 20, 2024·2 cites·14 claims
- 1890US12245774B2Surgical instrument with articulating regionSTRYKER CORP·Filed 2023·Granted Mar 11, 2025·1 cites·17 claims
- 1990US11179163B2Navigated surgical saw assembly and method of navigating the surgical saw assemblySTRYKER CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 23, 2021·6 cites·17 claims
- 2089US11890021B2Surgical sagittal blade cartridge with a reinforced guide barSTRYKER EUROPEAN OPERATIONS HOLDINGS LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Feb 6, 2024·1 cites·10 claims
- 2188US12343092B2System and method for monitoring offset during navigation-assisted surgerySTRYKER CORP·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 1, 2025·1 cites·20 claims
- 2288US9060783B2Surgical sagittal saw for actuating a saw blade with an oscillating head, the saw having a coupling assembly for releaseably holding the saw bladeSTRYKER CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 23, 2015·21 cites·21 claims
- 2388US8696673B2Surgical sagittal saw blade with a biasing assembly that urges the blade assembly used with the saw away from the saw headSTRYKER CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 15, 2014·23 cites·24 claims
- 2488US8444647B2Surgical sagittal saw blade with a static bar and a pivoting blade head, the bar shaped to facilitate holding the blade to a complementary sawWALEN JAMES G·Filed 2009·Granted May 21, 2013·46 cites·27 claims
- 2585US11160561B2Surgical sagittal blade cartridge with a guide barSTRYKER EUROPEAN OPERATIONS HOLDINGS LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 2, 2021·2 cites·17 claims
- 2685US10716578B2Surgical blade cartridge with a guide bar having features to control the depth of the cut formed with the cartridgeSTRYKER EUROPEAN HOLDINGS I LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 21, 2020·3 cites·20 claims
- 2785US2025261949A1Surgical Sagittal Blade Cartridge With A Reinforced Guide BarSTRYKER EUROPEAN OPERATIONS HOLDINGS LLC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2884US9089318B2Waste collection system for collecting solid medical waste including a loading station with a metal detection sensor and/or a bag-tensioning mechanismHENNIGES BRUCE D·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 28, 2015·18 cites·23 claims
- 2984US6960894B2Cordless, powered surgical toolSTRYKER CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 1, 2005·176 cites·35 claims
- 3084US5888200AMulti-purpose surgical tool systemSTRYKER CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 30, 1999·285 cites·26 claims
- 3183US11413051B2Irrigation sleeves for use with surgical systemsSTRYKER EUROPEAN HOLDINGS I LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 16, 2022·5 cites·47 claims
- 3283US8905413B2Method for compacting solid medical wasteSTRYKER CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 9, 2014·5 cites·24 claims
- 3383US2024130736A1Surgical Sagittal Blade Cartridge With A Reinforced Guide BarSTRYKER EUROPEAN OPERATIONS HOLDINGS LLC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3482US9439655B2Surgical sagittal saw and blade cartridge, the blade cartridge having reinforcing ribs integral with the blade barSTRYKER CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 13, 2016·16 cites·27 claims
- 3582US2024285300A1Surgical cutting system with oscillating cutting implementSTRYKER CORP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3681US8323285B2Method for manufacturing a surgical saw blade with a blade head and raised boss around which the blade head pivotsWALEN JAMES G·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 4, 2012·25 cites·22 claims
- 3781US6599293B2Delivery device for bone cementSTRYKER INSTR·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 29, 2003·90 cites·25 claims
- 3881US6562055B2Cutting attachment for a surgical handpiece designed to be selectively coupled to the handpieceSTRYKER CORP·Filed 2001·Granted May 13, 2003·99 cites·31 claims
- 3980US6045564AMulti-purpose surgical tool systemSTRYKER CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 4, 2000·219 cites·15 claims
- 4079US8348951B2Sagittal saw blade with a static bar and a moving drive rod and blade crown, the bar having secondary openingsSTRYKER CORP·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 8, 2013·8 cites·21 claims
- 4178US12029436B2Surgical saw for actuating a saw blade with an oscillating head, the saw having a coupling assembly for releasably holding the saw bladeSTRYKER CORP·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 9, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 4278US2025325332A1System And Method For Monitoring Offset During Navigation-Assisted SurgerySTRYKER CORP·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4378US2024374324A1Systems and methods for calibrating a tracking arraySTRYKER EUROPEAN OPERATIONS LTD·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4477US9232949B2Surgical sagittal saw with a drive assembly capable of displacing the attached blade in a crossed loop patternSTRYKER CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 12, 2016·7 cites·38 claims
- 4577US2025009363A1Surgical Instrument System And Irrigation SleeveSTRYKER EUROPEAN OPERATIONS HOLDINGS LLC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4676US12357394B2Surgical navigation systems and methodsSTRYKER CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 15, 2025·1 cites·19 claims
- 4776US11154317B2Rongeur with cutting implement that is selectively driven by a motor so the cutting implement performs either power assisted or manual cutting of tissueSTRYKER CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 26, 2021·1 cites·15 claims
- 4876USD377982SSurgical instrument shankSTRYKER CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 11, 1997·17 cites·1 claims
- 4975US11998226B2Method of operating a rongeur for cutting and removing tissueSTRYKER CORP·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 4, 2024·0 cites·17 claims
- 5075US2025332000A1Bone Mill With An Accessible Milling ElementSTRYKER CORP·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
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