U.S. Patent 8529600 was awarded to Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. on 2013-09-10 and describes a “Fastener system comprising a retention matrix.” This patent has been cited 308 times by other U.S. patents which places it in the top 500 cited patents since 2010 according to our law firm research, and makes it of the most innovative medical technology patents in the field of instruments. The abstract states:

A surgical fastener system can comprise a plurality of fasteners which can be connected to one another by a retention matrix which is assembled to the fasteners in order to capture tissue therebetween. In various embodiments, each fastener can comprise a base and the distance in which the retention matrix is seated relative to the fastener bases can be selectively determined by a surgeon in order to apply a desired pressure to the tissue. In certain embodiments, each fastener can further comprise a fastener leg and the retention matrix can comprise a first layer configured to engage the fastener legs. The retention matrix can further comprise a second layer mounted to the first layer which can comprise one or more encapsulations containing a medicine therein. The encapsulations can be aligned with retention apertures in the retention matrix such that they can be punctured by the fastener legs. Link: U.S. Patent 8529600

This patent was originally filed on 2010-09-30 which gives it a processing time of 1076 days, compared to an average processing time of 1175 in the field. Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. has 2128 total patents. The first named inventor is Richard F. Schwemberger of Cincinnati, OH. The primary examiner was Luan K Bui.

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