U.S. Patent 8517241 was awarded to Covidien LP on 2013-08-27 and describes a “Hand-held surgical devices.” This patent has been cited 265 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 system is provided and includes an intelligent surgical device having a drive motor supported in the housing and being in electrical communication with the power source; and control circuitry. The control circuitry includes a feedback system for monitoring a condition of the surgical device during a use thereof and for changing an operative parameter of the surgical device when a change in the monitored condition occurs. The surgical system includes a non-intelligent loading unit for selective connection to the housing of the surgical device and which is actuatable by the drive motor, the loading unit having a first and a second condition. During operation, the drive motor actuates the loading unit from the first condition to the second condition; and when the loading unit achieves the second condition, a change in the at least one monitored condition occurs and an operative parameter of the surgical device is changed. Link: U.S. Patent 8517241

This patent was originally filed on 2011-03-03 which gives it a processing time of 908 days, compared to an average processing time of 837 in the field. Covidien LP has 3582 total patents. The first named inventor is Donald T. Malinouskas of Monroe, CT. The primary examiner was Brian D Nash.

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