James D. Allen IV

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Broomfield, CO, US

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Patents Grantslast 30 patents

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Methods for open dissection using sealing instrument
- Patent number 12,251,155
- Issue date Mar 18, 2025
- Covidien LP
- James D. Allen
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Surgical instruments, control assemblies, and surgical systems faci...
- Patent number 12,239,336
- Issue date Mar 4, 2025
- Covidien LP
- James D. Allen
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Apparatus for performing an electrosurgical procedure
- Patent number 12,213,725
- Issue date Feb 4, 2025
- Covidien LP
- Glenn A. Horner
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Electrosurgical system for use with non-stick coated electrodes
- Patent number 12,167,884
- Issue date Dec 17, 2024
- Covidien LP
- Todd W. Boucher
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Vessel sealing instrument with seal plates for directing the flow o...
- Patent number 12,127,781
- Issue date Oct 29, 2024
- Covidien LP
- Samuel W. Tobey
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Surgical instrument with resilient driving member and related metho...
- Patent number 12,114,913
- Issue date Oct 15, 2024
- Covidien LP
- David M. Garrison
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Surgical instrument for treating tissue
- Patent number 12,059,166
- Issue date Aug 13, 2024
- Covidien LP
- James D. Allen
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Vessel sealing instrument with seal plates for directing the flow o...
- Patent number 12,053,229
- Issue date Aug 6, 2024
- Covidien LP
- Samuel W. Tobey
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Electrosurgical instruments, jaw members thereof, and methods of ma...
- Patent number 12,048,472
- Issue date Jul 30, 2024
- Covidien LP
- Kenneth E. Netzel
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Thermal cutting elements, electrosurgical instruments including the...
- Patent number 12,049,706
- Issue date Jul 30, 2024
- Covidien LP
- William Robinson
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Apparatus for performing an electrosurgical procedure
- Patent number 11,957,403
- Issue date Apr 16, 2024
- Covidien LP
- Glenn A. Horner
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Energy-based tissue specimen removal
- Patent number 11,903,636
- Issue date Feb 20, 2024
- Covidien LP
- Thomas E. Drochner
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Surgical instrument with sensor
- Patent number 11,871,983
- Issue date Jan 16, 2024
- Covidien LP
- James D. Allen
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Surgical instruments and methods for performing tonsillectomy, aden...
- Patent number 11,730,532
- Issue date Aug 22, 2023
- Covidien LP
- Craig V. Krastins
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Surgical tool positioning device
- Patent number 11,730,941
- Issue date Aug 22, 2023
- Covidien LP
- James D. Allen
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Surgical instruments for grasping and treating tissue
- Patent number 11,684,407
- Issue date Jun 27, 2023
- Covidien LP
- Craig V. Krastins
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Electrosurgical instrument
- Patent number 11,672,592
- Issue date Jun 13, 2023
- Covidien LP
- James D. Allen
- F04 - POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC...
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Enhanced haptic feedback system
- Patent number 11,660,158
- Issue date May 30, 2023
- Covidien LP
- James D. Allen
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
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Multi-function surgical transection instrument
- Patent number 11,612,403
- Issue date Mar 28, 2023
- Covidien LP
- Rachael L. Kabala
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Surgical forceps including reposable end effector assemblies
- Patent number 11,596,465
- Issue date Mar 7, 2023
- Covidien LP
- Duane E. Kerr
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Surgical instruments, control assemblies, and surgical systems faci...
- Patent number 11,553,938
- Issue date Jan 17, 2023
- Covidien LP
- James D. Allen
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Smoke evacuation electrosurgical pencil with adjustable electrode a...
- Patent number 11,547,463
- Issue date Jan 10, 2023
- Covidien LP
- Prakash Manley
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Surgical forceps
- Patent number 11,523,862
- Issue date Dec 13, 2022
- Covidien LP
- Duane E. Kerr
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Surgical instrument for energy-based tissue treatment
- Patent number 11,490,959
- Issue date Nov 8, 2022
- Covidien LP
- William H. Nau
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Gap control via overmold teeth and hard stops
- Patent number 11,490,954
- Issue date Nov 8, 2022
- Covidien LP
- John R. Twomey
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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System and method of manufacturing non-stick coated electrodes
- Patent number 11,369,427
- Issue date Jun 28, 2022
- Covidien LP
- James D. Allen
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Thermal cutting elements, electrosurgical instruments including the...
- Patent number 11,365,490
- Issue date Jun 21, 2022
- Covidien LP
- William Robinson
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
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Surgical instrument with resilient driving member and related metho...
- Patent number 11,324,545
- Issue date May 10, 2022
- Covidien LP
- David M. Garrison
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Surgical instruments including touch-sensing actuation
- Patent number 11,304,716
- Issue date Apr 19, 2022
- Covidien LP
- James D. Allen
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Cutting mechanisms for surgical end effector assemblies, instrument...
- Patent number 11,304,717
- Issue date Apr 19, 2022
- Covidien LP
- Thomas E. Drochner
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

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ELECTROSURGICAL SYSTEM FOR USE WITH NON-STICK COATED ELECTRODES
- Publication number 20250057580
- Publication date Feb 20, 2025
- Covidien LP
- TODD W. BOUCHER
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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VESSEL SEALING INSTRUMENT WITH SEAL PLATES FOR DIRECTING THE FLOW O...
- Publication number 20250017645
- Publication date Jan 16, 2025
- Covidien LP
- Samuel W. Tobey
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH RESILIENT DRIVING MEMBER AND RELATED METHO...
- Publication number 20250009412
- Publication date Jan 9, 2025
- Covidien LP
- David M. Garrison
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS INCORPORATING AN ULTRASO...
- Publication number 20240358393
- Publication date Oct 31, 2024
- Covidien LP
- David J. Van Tol
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
THERMAL CUTTING ELEMENTS, ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING THE...
- Publication number 20240360581
- Publication date Oct 31, 2024
- Covidien LP
- William Robinson
- B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL PUNCHING...
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SURGICAL INSTRUMENT FOR TREATING TISSUE
- Publication number 20240350158
- Publication date Oct 24, 2024
- Covidien LP
- James D. Allen
- Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
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ELECTROSURGICAL FORCEPS WITH TISSUE CONTACT SENSING
- Publication number 20240268882
- Publication date Aug 15, 2024
- Covidien LP
- James D. Allen
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING AN ELECTROSURGICAL PROCEDURE
- Publication number 20240238038
- Publication date Jul 18, 2024
- Covidien LP
- GLENN A. HORNER
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
THERMAL CUTTING ELEMENTS FOR ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND ELECTR...
- Publication number 20240108393
- Publication date Apr 4, 2024
- Covidien LP
- James D. Allen
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
THERMAL HEATING ELEMENT FOR USE WITH ENDOMETRIAL ABLATION
- Publication number 20240016534
- Publication date Jan 18, 2024
- Covidien LP
- James D. Allen
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
END EFFECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH MULTI-AXIS THERMAL CUTTING ELEMENT
- Publication number 20230397946
- Publication date Dec 14, 2023
- Covidien LP
- James D. Allen
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
END EFFECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH THERMAL CUTTING ELEMENT
- Publication number 20230380879
- Publication date Nov 30, 2023
- Covidien LP
- James D. Allen
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
THERMAL CUTTING ELEMENTS AND ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING...
- Publication number 20230380885
- Publication date Nov 30, 2023
- Covidien LP
- James D. Allen
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING TONSILLECTOMY, ADEN...
- Publication number 20230371999
- Publication date Nov 23, 2023
- Covidien LP
- Craig V. Krastins
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
THERMAL CUTTER ASSEMBLY AND SEAL PLATE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR MANU...
- Publication number 20230363812
- Publication date Nov 16, 2023
- Covidien LP
- Jake H. Young
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING PERFUSION IN SURGERY
- Publication number 20230360216
- Publication date Nov 9, 2023
- Covidien LP
- James D. Allen
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
THERMAL CUTTING ELEMENTS, ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING THE...
- Publication number 20230310063
- Publication date Oct 5, 2023
- Covidien LP
- James D. Allen
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING THERMAL CUTTING ELEMENTS
- Publication number 20230285065
- Publication date Sep 14, 2023
- Covidien LP
- James D. Allen
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS INCLUDING USE OF...
- Publication number 20230285064
- Publication date Sep 14, 2023
- Covidien LP
- James D. Allen
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
END EFFECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH THIN SEAL PLATES
- Publication number 20230285070
- Publication date Sep 14, 2023
- Covidien LP
- James D. Allen
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
THERMAL ELEMENTS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS...
- Publication number 20230240740
- Publication date Aug 3, 2023
- Covidien LP
- William E. Robinson
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
COLPOTOMY SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS WITH ROTATIONAL CUTTING
- Publication number 20230210585
- Publication date Jul 6, 2023
- Covidien LP
- Nikolai D. Begg
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SURGICAL FORCEPS INCLUDING REPOSABLE END EFFECTOR ASSEMBLIES
- Publication number 20230200886
- Publication date Jun 29, 2023
- Covidien LP
- DUANE E. KERR
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, CONTROL ASSEMBLIES, AND SURGICAL SYSTEMS FACI...
- Publication number 20230131852
- Publication date Apr 27, 2023
- Covidien LP
- JAMES D. ALLEN
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS INCORPORATING ULTRASONIC AND ELECT...
- Publication number 20230129956
- Publication date Apr 27, 2023
- Covidien LP
- Michael B. Lyons
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
ANTI-BACKDRIVE MECHANISM FOR VESSEL SEALING INSTRUMENT
- Publication number 20230094871
- Publication date Mar 30, 2023
- Covidien LP
- Grant T. Sims
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
GAP CONTROL VIA OVERMOLD TEETH AND HARD STOPS
- Publication number 20230054962
- Publication date Feb 23, 2023
- Covidien LP
- JOHN R. TWOMEY
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
SURGICAL INSTRUMENT FOR ENERGY-BASED TISSUE TREATMENT
- Publication number 20230057732
- Publication date Feb 23, 2023
- Covidien LP
- WILLIAM H. NAU
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
ANTI-BACKDRIVE MECHANISM FOR VESSEL SEALING INSTRUMENT
- Publication number 20220409266
- Publication date Dec 29, 2022
- Covidien LP
- Grant T. Sims
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
ANTI-BACKDRIVE ASSEMBLY FOR VESSEL SEALING INSTRUMENT
- Publication number 20220409265
- Publication date Dec 29, 2022
- Covidien LP
- Grant T. Sims
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE

James D. Allen IV

Person

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Methods for open dissection using sealing instrument

Surgical instruments, control assemblies, and surgical systems faci...

Apparatus for performing an electrosurgical procedure

Electrosurgical system for use with non-stick coated electrodes

Vessel sealing instrument with seal plates for directing the flow o...

Surgical instrument with resilient driving member and related metho...

Surgical instrument for treating tissue

Vessel sealing instrument with seal plates for directing the flow o...

Electrosurgical instruments, jaw members thereof, and methods of ma...

Thermal cutting elements, electrosurgical instruments including the...

Apparatus for performing an electrosurgical procedure

Energy-based tissue specimen removal

Surgical instrument with sensor

Surgical instruments and methods for performing tonsillectomy, aden...

Surgical tool positioning device

Surgical instruments for grasping and treating tissue

Electrosurgical instrument

Enhanced haptic feedback system

Multi-function surgical transection instrument

Surgical forceps including reposable end effector assemblies

Surgical instruments, control assemblies, and surgical systems faci...

Smoke evacuation electrosurgical pencil with adjustable electrode a...

Surgical forceps

Surgical instrument for energy-based tissue treatment

Gap control via overmold teeth and hard stops

System and method of manufacturing non-stick coated electrodes

Thermal cutting elements, electrosurgical instruments including the...

Surgical instrument with resilient driving member and related metho...

Surgical instruments including touch-sensing actuation

Cutting mechanisms for surgical end effector assemblies, instrument...

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

ELECTROSURGICAL SYSTEM FOR USE WITH NON-STICK COATED ELECTRODES

VESSEL SEALING INSTRUMENT WITH SEAL PLATES FOR DIRECTING THE FLOW O...

SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH RESILIENT DRIVING MEMBER AND RELATED METHO...

SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS INCORPORATING AN ULTRASO...

THERMAL CUTTING ELEMENTS, ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING THE...

SURGICAL INSTRUMENT FOR TREATING TISSUE

ELECTROSURGICAL FORCEPS WITH TISSUE CONTACT SENSING

APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING AN ELECTROSURGICAL PROCEDURE

THERMAL CUTTING ELEMENTS FOR ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND ELECTR...

THERMAL HEATING ELEMENT FOR USE WITH ENDOMETRIAL ABLATION

END EFFECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH MULTI-AXIS THERMAL CUTTING ELEMENT

END EFFECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH THERMAL CUTTING ELEMENT

THERMAL CUTTING ELEMENTS AND ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING...

SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING TONSILLECTOMY, ADEN...

THERMAL CUTTER ASSEMBLY AND SEAL PLATE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR MANU...

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING PERFUSION IN SURGERY

THERMAL CUTTING ELEMENTS, ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING THE...

ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING THERMAL CUTTING ELEMENTS

ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS INCLUDING USE OF...

END EFFECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH THIN SEAL PLATES

THERMAL ELEMENTS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS...

COLPOTOMY SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS WITH ROTATIONAL CUTTING

SURGICAL FORCEPS INCLUDING REPOSABLE END EFFECTOR ASSEMBLIES

SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, CONTROL ASSEMBLIES, AND SURGICAL SYSTEMS FACI...

SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS INCORPORATING ULTRASONIC AND ELECT...

ANTI-BACKDRIVE MECHANISM FOR VESSEL SEALING INSTRUMENT

GAP CONTROL VIA OVERMOLD TEETH AND HARD STOPS

SURGICAL INSTRUMENT FOR ENERGY-BASED TISSUE TREATMENT

ANTI-BACKDRIVE MECHANISM FOR VESSEL SEALING INSTRUMENT

ANTI-BACKDRIVE ASSEMBLY FOR VESSEL SEALING INSTRUMENT