U.S. Patent 8573461 was awarded to Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. on 2013-11-05 and describes a “Surgical stapling instruments with cam-driven staple deployment arrangements.” This patent has been cited 326 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 cutting and fastening instrument. The instrument comprises an end effector that has a shaft coupled thereto that is coupled to a robotic system. A tool mounting portion includes an electric, DC motor connected to a drive train in the shaft for powering the drive train. A power pack that comprises at least one charge-accumulating device connected to the DC motor for powering the DC motor is provided. Link: U.S. Patent 8573461

This patent was originally filed on 2012-02-09 which gives it a processing time of 635 days, compared to an average processing time of 575 in the field. Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. has 2128 total patents. The first named inventor is Chester O. Baxter, III of Loveland, CO. The primary examiner was Alexandra Elve.

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