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John E. Burbank
Also filed as: BURBANK III JOHN E · BURBANK JOHN · BURBANK JOHN E
63 granted patents·2 pending applications·51,105 citations·filing 1979–2017
99Inventor score
Files withCOVIDIEN LP10WHITMAN MICHAEL P10POWER MED INTERVENTIONS INC7BECTON DICKINSON CO6AMERICAN CYANAMID CO5
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65 records- 0199US8540733B2Surgical method and device having a first jaw and a second jaw in opposed correspondence for clamping, cutting, and stapling tissueWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 24, 2013·1.7k cites·17 claims
- 0299US8512359B2Surgical deviceWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 20, 2013·1.9k cites·20 claims
- 0399US8357144B2Electro-mechanical surgical deviceCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 22, 2013·1.8k cites·8 claims
- 0499US8016855B2Surgical deviceTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 13, 2011·2.1k cites·64 claims
- 0599US7951071B2Moisture-detecting shaft for use with an electro-mechanical surgical deviceTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2002·Granted May 31, 2011·1.8k cites·33 claims
- 0699US7815092B2Staple pocket arrangement for surgical staplerPOWER MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 19, 2010·1.9k cites·42 claims
- 0799US7743960B2Surgical devicePOWER MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 29, 2010·2.5k cites·20 claims
- 0899US7695485B2Surgical devicePOWER MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 13, 2010·1.6k cites·62 claims
- 0999US7032798B2Electro-mechanical surgical devicePOWER MED INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 25, 2006·2.8k cites·15 claims
- 1099US6849071B2Electro-mechanical surgical devicePOWER MED INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 1, 2005·2.2k cites·38 claims
- 1199US6846309B2Electro-mechanical surgical devicePOWER MED INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 25, 2005·2.2k cites·10 claims
- 1299US6846308B2Electro-mechanical surgical devicePOWER MED INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 25, 2005·2.6k cites·29 claims
- 1399US6846307B2Electro-mechanical surgical devicePOWER MED INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 25, 2005·1.9k cites·20 claims
- 1499US6793652B1Electro-mechanical surgical devicePOWER MED INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 21, 2004·2.4k cites·68 claims
- 1599US6517565B1Carriage assembly for controlling a steering wire steering mechanism within a flexible shaftPOWER MED INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 11, 2003·2.4k cites·19 claims
- 1699US4787387ASurgical closure elementAMERICAN CYANAMID CO·Filed 1987·Granted Nov 29, 1988·1.6k cites·4 claims
- 1799US4746241AHinge clamp for securing a sensor module on a power transmission lineNIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP·Filed 1986·Granted May 24, 1988·289 cites·10 claims
- 1898US9861362B2Surgical deviceCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 9, 2018·777 cites·13 claims
- 1998US9364200B2Electro-mechanical surgical deviceCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 14, 2016·90 cites·19 claims
- 2098US9078654B2Surgical deviceCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 14, 2015·756 cites·20 claims
- 2198US8636193B2Staple pocket arrangement for surgical staplerWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 28, 2014·1.1k cites·22 claims
- 2298US8628467B2Moisture-detecting shaft for use with an electro-mechanical surgical deviceWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 14, 2014·620 cites·2 claims
- 2398US8008598B2Method for forming staple pockets of a surgical staplerTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 30, 2011·875 cites·13 claims
- 2498US6981941B2Electro-mechanical surgical devicePOWER MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 3, 2006·2.5k cites·48 claims
- 2598US5431668ALigating clip applierETHICON INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jul 11, 1995·1.9k cites·18 claims
- 2698US5411481ASurgical purse string suturing instrument and methodAMERICAN CYANAMID CO·Filed 1992·Granted May 2, 1995·1.9k cites·16 claims
- 2798US5171249AEndoscopic multiple ligating clip applierETHICON INC·Filed 1991·Granted Dec 15, 1992·2.1k cites·44 claims
- 2897US9113847B2Electro-mechanical surgical deviceCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 25, 2015·126 cites·16 claims
- 2997US6936032B1Medication delivery penBECTON DICKINSON CO·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 30, 2005·478 cites·4 claims
- 3097US6277099B1Medication delivery penBECTON DICKINSON CO·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 21, 2001·656 cites·23 claims
- 3197US5921966AMedication delivery pen having an improved clutch assemblyBECTON DICKINSON CO·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 13, 1999·548 cites·7 claims
- 3296US9033868B2Couplings for interconnecting components of an electro-mechanical surgical deviceWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2011·Granted May 19, 2015·125 cites·7 claims
- 3395US8056786B2Surgical deviceWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 15, 2011·77 cites·22 claims
- 3495US8021373B2Surgical deviceTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 20, 2011·87 cites·15 claims
- 3595US6248095B1Low-cost medication delivery penBECTON DICKINSON CO·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 19, 2001·462 cites·7 claims
- 3694US6585698B1Electronic medical delivery pen having a multifunction actuatorBECTON DICKINSON CO·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 1, 2003·423 cites·20 claims
- 3794US5957896AMedication delivery penBECTON DICKINSON CO·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 28, 1999·359 cites·8 claims
- 3892US4635055AApparatus for measuring the temperature and other parameters of an electic power conductorNIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP·Filed 1983·Granted Jan 6, 1987·106 cites·17 claims
- 3990US4794328ATool for mounting a sensor module on a live power transmission lineNIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP·Filed 1986·Granted Dec 27, 1988·74 cites·4 claims
- 4085US6071289ASurgical device for suturing tissueETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 6, 2000·394 cites·19 claims
- 4182USRE35525EEndoscopic multiple ligating clip applierETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 3, 1997·266 cites·35 claims
- 4282US5114407ASafety mechanism for trocarETHICON INC·Filed 1990·Granted May 19, 1992·281 cites·9 claims
- 4377US5425737ASurgical purse string suturing instrument and methodAMERICAN CYANAMID CO·Filed 1993·Granted Jun 20, 1995·213 cites·23 claims
- 4476US10314659B2Electro-mechanical surgical deviceCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 11, 2019·1 cites·20 claims
- 4573US8740932B2Surgical deviceCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 3, 2014·3 cites·20 claims
- 4670US4281537AStrain meterMCNAB INC·Filed 1979·Granted Aug 4, 1981·17 cites·5 claims
- 4767US9113878B2Pinion clip for right angle linear cutterWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 25, 2015·2 cites·7 claims
- 4867US8518074B2Surgical deviceWHITMAN MICHAEL P·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 27, 2013·2 cites·23 claims
- 4967US5759193ASingle needle skin stretching deviceMEDCHEM PRODUCTS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 2, 1998·149 cites·43 claims
- 5064US9782200B2Neuromonitoring needle-cartridge gun systemBURBANK JOHN E·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 10, 2017·2 cites·24 claims
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