Michael S. Cropper

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Edgewood, KY, US

People

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Information Patent Grant
Closure lockout systems for surgical instruments
- Patent number 12,070,215
- Issue date Aug 27, 2024
- Cilag GmbH International
- Michael S. Cropper
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Tissue thickness compensator comprising a plurality of layers
- Patent number 11,883,025
- Issue date Jan 30, 2024
- Cilag GmbH International
- Hamilton E. González
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Layer of material for a surgical end effector
- Patent number 11,812,965
- Issue date Nov 14, 2023
- Cilag GmbH International
- Chester O. Baxter
- F04 - POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC...
Information Patent Grant
Surgical access device
- Patent number 11,801,071
- Issue date Oct 31, 2023
- Cilag GmbH International
- Christopher W. Widenhouse
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Actuator support structure for surgical stapler
- Patent number 11,801,049
- Issue date Oct 31, 2023
- Cilag GmbH International
- Nicholas D. Courtwright
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Layer of material for a surgical end effector
- Patent number 11,672,536
- Issue date Jun 13, 2023
- Cilag GmbH International
- Frederick E. Shelton
- F04 - POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC...
Information Patent Grant
Closure lockout systems for surgical instruments
- Patent number 11,547,410
- Issue date Jan 10, 2023
- Cilag GmbH International
- Michael S. Cropper
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Actuator retainer for surgical stapler
- Patent number 11,464,508
- Issue date Oct 11, 2022
- Cilag GmbH International
- Nicholas D. Courtwright
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Actuator support structure for surgical stapler
- Patent number 11,166,715
- Issue date Nov 9, 2021
- Cilag GmbH International
- Nicholas D. Courtwright
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Tissue thickness compensator comprising a plurality of layers
- Patent number 10,987,102
- Issue date Apr 27, 2021
- Ethicon LLC
- Hamilton E. González
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Bipolar electrosurgical hand shears
- Patent number 10,945,782
- Issue date Mar 16, 2021
- Ethicon LLC
- Chester O. Baxter
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Bipolar electrosurgical hand shears
- Patent number 10,813,683
- Issue date Oct 27, 2020
- Ethicon LLC
- Chester O. Baxter
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Closure lockout systems for surgical instruments
- Patent number 10,729,441
- Issue date Aug 4, 2020
- Ethicon LLC
- Michael S. Cropper
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Surgical access device
- Patent number 10,588,661
- Issue date Mar 17, 2020
- Ethicon LLC
- Christopher W. Widenhouse
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Intestinal brake inducing intraluminal therapeutic substance elutin...
- Patent number 10,383,754
- Issue date Aug 20, 2019
- Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
- Thomas E. Albrecht
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Tissue thickness compensators for surgical staplers
- Patent number 10,363,031
- Issue date Jul 30, 2019
- Ethicon LLC
- Johnny H. Alexander
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Tissue thickness compensator comprising controlled release and expa...
- Patent number 10,123,798
- Issue date Nov 13, 2018
- Ethicon LLC
- Chester O. Baxter
- F04 - POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC...
Information Patent Grant
Closure lockout systems for surgical instruments
- Patent number 10,045,781
- Issue date Aug 14, 2018
- Ethicon LLC
- Michael S. Cropper
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Surgical access device
- Patent number 10,016,215
- Issue date Jul 10, 2018
- Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
- Christopher W. Widenhouse
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Retainer assembly including a tissue thickness compensator
- Patent number 9,833,238
- Issue date Dec 5, 2017
- Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC
- Chester O. Baxter
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Tissue thickness compensator comprising resilient members
- Patent number 9,795,383
- Issue date Oct 24, 2017
- Ethicon LLC
- Jeffrey L. Aldridge
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Surgical access device
- Patent number 9,687,272
- Issue date Jun 27, 2017
- Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC
- Christopher W. Widenhouse
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Bipolar electrosurgical hand shears
- Patent number 9,610,114
- Issue date Apr 4, 2017
- Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC
- Chester O. Baxter
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Trocar seal assembly
- Patent number 9,486,241
- Issue date Nov 8, 2016
- Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC
- Mark S. Zeiner
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Tissue thickness compensator comprising resilient members
- Patent number 9,480,476
- Issue date Nov 1, 2016
- Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC
- Jeffrey L. Aldridge
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Tissue thickness compensator comprising a plurality of layers
- Patent number 9,433,419
- Issue date Sep 6, 2016
- Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
- Hamilton E. Gonzalez
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Retainer assembly including a tissue thickness compensator
- Patent number 9,386,988
- Issue date Jul 12, 2016
- Ethicon End-Surgery, LLC
- Chester O. Baxter
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Tissue thickness compensators for circular surgical staplers
- Patent number 9,364,233
- Issue date Jun 14, 2016
- Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC
- Johnny H. Alexander
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Tissue thickness compensator comprising a plurality of capsules
- Patent number 9,301,752
- Issue date Apr 5, 2016
- Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC
- Venkataramanan Mandakolathur Vasudevan
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
End effector with compliant clamping jaw
- Patent number 9,149,325
- Issue date Oct 6, 2015
- Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
- Barry C. Worrell
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

Information Patent Application
CLOSURE LOCKOUT SYSTEMS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS
- Publication number 20240245403
- Publication date Jul 25, 2024
- Cilag GMBH International
- Michael S. Cropper
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
TISSUE THICKNESS COMPENSATOR COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF LAYERS
- Publication number 20240188956
- Publication date Jun 13, 2024
- Cilag GMBH International
- Hamilton E. González
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
LAYER OF MATERIAL FOR A SURGICAL END EFFECTOR
- Publication number 20240032922
- Publication date Feb 1, 2024
- Cilag GMBH International
- Chester O. Baxter
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
CLOSURE LOCKOUT SYSTEMS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS
- Publication number 20230190271
- Publication date Jun 22, 2023
- Cilag GMBH International
- Michael S. Cropper
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
ACTUATOR SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR SURGICAL STAPLER
- Publication number 20220039794
- Publication date Feb 10, 2022
- Cilag GMBH International
- Nicholas D. Courtwright
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
TISSUE THICKNESS COMPENSATOR COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF LAYERS
- Publication number 20210259687
- Publication date Aug 26, 2021
- Ethicon LLC
- Hamilton E. Gonzalez
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
CLOSURE LOCKOUT SYSTEMS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS
- Publication number 20210007743
- Publication date Jan 14, 2021
- Ethicon LLC
- Michael S. Cropper
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
Actuator Support Structure for Surgical Stapler
- Publication number 20200360015
- Publication date Nov 19, 2020
- Ethicon LLC
- Nicholas D. Courtwright
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
Actuator Retainer for Surgical Stapler
- Publication number 20200360014
- Publication date Nov 19, 2020
- Ethicon LLC
- Nicholas D. Courtwright
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
LAYER OF MATERIAL FOR A SURGICAL END EFFECTOR
- Publication number 20200330092
- Publication date Oct 22, 2020
- Ethicon LLC
- Frederick E. Shelton
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SURGICAL ACCESS DEVICE
- Publication number 20200179003
- Publication date Jun 11, 2020
- Ethicon LLC
- Christopher W. Widenhouse
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
LAYER OF MATERIAL FOR A SURGICAL END EFFECTOR
- Publication number 20190290267
- Publication date Sep 26, 2019
- Ethicon LLC
- Chester O. Baxter
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
CLOSURE LOCKOUT SYSTEMS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS
- Publication number 20190038287
- Publication date Feb 7, 2019
- Ethicon LLC
- Michael S. Cropper
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
Surgical Access Device
- Publication number 20180280055
- Publication date Oct 4, 2018
- Ethicon LLC
- Christopher W. Widenhouse
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
BIPOLAR ELECTROSURGICAL HAND SHEARS
- Publication number 20180008337
- Publication date Jan 11, 2018
- Ethicon LLC
- Chester O. Baxter
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
BIPOLAR ELECTROSURGICAL HAND SHEARS
- Publication number 20170224409
- Publication date Aug 10, 2017
- Ethicon LLC
- Chester O. Baxter
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
Surgical Access Device
- Publication number 20170119433
- Publication date May 4, 2017
- Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC
- Christopher W. Widenhouse
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
TISSUE THICKNESS COMPENSATOR COMPRISING RESILIENT MEMBERS
- Publication number 20170007253
- Publication date Jan 12, 2017
- Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC
- Jeffrey L. Aldridge
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
TISSUE THICKNESS COMPENSATOR COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF LAYERS
- Publication number 20160345976
- Publication date Dec 1, 2016
- Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC
- Hamilton E. González
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
TISSUE THICKNESS COMPENSATORS FOR CIRCULAR SURGICAL STAPLERS
- Publication number 20160287249
- Publication date Oct 6, 2016
- Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC
- Johnny H. Alexander
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
RETAINER ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A TISSUE THICKNESS COMPENSATOR
- Publication number 20160287254
- Publication date Oct 6, 2016
- Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC
- Chester O. Baxter
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
CLOSURE LOCKOUT SYSTEMS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS
- Publication number 20150359536
- Publication date Dec 17, 2015
- ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.
- Michael S. Cropper
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
Surgical Access Device
- Publication number 20150335353
- Publication date Nov 26, 2015
- ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.
- Christopher W. Widenhouse
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
RETAINER ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A TISSUE THICKNESS COMPENSATOR
- Publication number 20150313591
- Publication date Nov 5, 2015
- ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.
- Chester O. Baxter
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
RETAINER ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A TISSUE THICKNESS COMPENSATOR
- Publication number 20150305745
- Publication date Oct 29, 2015
- ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.
- Chester O. Baxter
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
BIPOLAR ELECTROSURGICAL HAND SHEARS
- Publication number 20140214019
- Publication date Jul 31, 2014
- ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.
- Chester O. Baxter
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
END EFFECTOR WITH COMPLIANT CLAMPING JAW
- Publication number 20140214025
- Publication date Jul 31, 2014
- ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.
- Barry C. Worrell
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
INTESTINAL BRAKE INDUCING INTRALUMINAL THERAPEUTIC SUBSTANCE ELUTIN...
- Publication number 20140155807
- Publication date Jun 5, 2014
- ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.
- Thomas E. Albrecht
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
SURGICAL ACCESS DEVICE
- Publication number 20130317310
- Publication date Nov 28, 2013
- Christopher W. Widenhouse
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
TISSUE THICKNESS COMPENSATOR COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF CAPSULES
- Publication number 20120241496
- Publication date Sep 27, 2012
- ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.
- Venkataramanan Mandakolathur Vasudevan
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE

Michael S. Cropper

Person

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Closure lockout systems for surgical instruments

Tissue thickness compensator comprising a plurality of layers

Layer of material for a surgical end effector

Surgical access device

Actuator support structure for surgical stapler

Layer of material for a surgical end effector

Closure lockout systems for surgical instruments

Actuator retainer for surgical stapler

Actuator support structure for surgical stapler

Tissue thickness compensator comprising a plurality of layers

Bipolar electrosurgical hand shears

Bipolar electrosurgical hand shears

Closure lockout systems for surgical instruments

Surgical access device

Intestinal brake inducing intraluminal therapeutic substance elutin...

Tissue thickness compensators for surgical staplers

Tissue thickness compensator comprising controlled release and expa...

Closure lockout systems for surgical instruments

Surgical access device

Retainer assembly including a tissue thickness compensator

Tissue thickness compensator comprising resilient members

Surgical access device

Bipolar electrosurgical hand shears

Trocar seal assembly

Tissue thickness compensator comprising resilient members

Tissue thickness compensator comprising a plurality of layers

Retainer assembly including a tissue thickness compensator

Tissue thickness compensators for circular surgical staplers

Tissue thickness compensator comprising a plurality of capsules

End effector with compliant clamping jaw

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

CLOSURE LOCKOUT SYSTEMS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS

TISSUE THICKNESS COMPENSATOR COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF LAYERS

LAYER OF MATERIAL FOR A SURGICAL END EFFECTOR

CLOSURE LOCKOUT SYSTEMS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS

ACTUATOR SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR SURGICAL STAPLER

TISSUE THICKNESS COMPENSATOR COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF LAYERS

CLOSURE LOCKOUT SYSTEMS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS

Actuator Support Structure for Surgical Stapler

Actuator Retainer for Surgical Stapler

LAYER OF MATERIAL FOR A SURGICAL END EFFECTOR

SURGICAL ACCESS DEVICE

LAYER OF MATERIAL FOR A SURGICAL END EFFECTOR

CLOSURE LOCKOUT SYSTEMS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS

Surgical Access Device

BIPOLAR ELECTROSURGICAL HAND SHEARS

BIPOLAR ELECTROSURGICAL HAND SHEARS

Surgical Access Device

TISSUE THICKNESS COMPENSATOR COMPRISING RESILIENT MEMBERS

TISSUE THICKNESS COMPENSATOR COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF LAYERS

TISSUE THICKNESS COMPENSATORS FOR CIRCULAR SURGICAL STAPLERS

RETAINER ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A TISSUE THICKNESS COMPENSATOR

CLOSURE LOCKOUT SYSTEMS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS

Surgical Access Device

RETAINER ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A TISSUE THICKNESS COMPENSATOR

RETAINER ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A TISSUE THICKNESS COMPENSATOR

BIPOLAR ELECTROSURGICAL HAND SHEARS

END EFFECTOR WITH COMPLIANT CLAMPING JAW

INTESTINAL BRAKE INDUCING INTRALUMINAL THERAPEUTIC SUBSTANCE ELUTIN...

SURGICAL ACCESS DEVICE

TISSUE THICKNESS COMPENSATOR COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF CAPSULES