Surgical Fasteners, Applicator Instruments, and Methods for Deploying Surgical Fasteners

Ethicon LLC

A patent family: one line of work, grouped by real continuity rather than by a technology label inferred from titles. 7 of these applications claim priority to application 12/464,143, filed May 12, 2009. A shared origin can cover several different claimed inventions, which is why members here may not share a title. In-force patents first, soonest term end first, then patent number. Expired patents follow, in the same order.

Patent	Title	Holder	Status	Expires	Time remaining	Confidence
US 9,498,211	Methods of Using Applicator Instruments for Securing Prosthetic Devices to Tissue Ethicon, Inc. In force Term ends Sep 5, 2029 · High confidence	Ethicon, Inc.	In force	Term ends Sep 5, 2029	Term ends Sep 5, 2029	High confidence
US 11,974,740	Applicator Instruments for Dispensing Surgical Fasteners Having Deflectable Staging Assemblies Ethicon, Inc. In force Ends no later than Sep 11, 2029 · Medium confidence	Ethicon, Inc.	In force	Ends no later than Sep 11, 2029	Ends no later than Sep 11, 2029	Medium confidence
US 9,055,945	Surgical Fasteners Having Articulating Joints and Deflectable Tips Ethicon, LLC In force Term ends Nov 22, 2029 · High confidence	Ethicon, LLC	In force	Term ends Nov 22, 2029	Term ends Nov 22, 2029	High confidence
US D744,646	Surgical Fastener Ethicon, Inc. In force Term ends Dec 1, 2029 · High confidence	Ethicon, Inc.	In force	Term ends Dec 1, 2029	Term ends Dec 1, 2029	High confidence
US 9,855,041	Surgical Fasteners for Securing Prosthetic Devices to Tissue Cilag GmbH International In force Term ends Dec 29, 2029 · High confidence	Cilag GmbH International	In force	Term ends Dec 29, 2029	Term ends Dec 29, 2029	High confidence
US 10,729,433	Applicator Instruments for Dispensing Surgical Fasteners Having Distal End Caps with Castling for Engaging Opposing Surfaces Ethicon, Inc. In force Term ends May 8, 2030 · High confidence	Ethicon, Inc.	In force	Term ends May 8, 2030	Term ends May 8, 2030	High confidence
US 8,894,669	Surgical Fasteners, Applicator Instruments, and Methods for Deploying Surgical Fasteners Ethicon, LLC In force Term ends Aug 9, 2030 · High confidence	Ethicon, LLC	In force	Term ends Aug 9, 2030	Term ends Aug 9, 2030	High confidence
US 11,413,039	Applicator Instruments for Dispensing Surgical Fasteners Having Firing Systems with Slower Piloting Stages and Faster Dispensing Stages Ethicon, Inc. In force Term ends Aug 11, 2030 · High confidence	Ethicon, Inc.	In force	Term ends Aug 11, 2030	Term ends Aug 11, 2030	High confidence
US 8,920,439	Applicator Instruments Having Curved and Articulating Shafts for Deploying Surgical Fasteners and Methods Therefor Ethicon, LLC In force Term ends Mar 31, 2032 · High confidence	Ethicon, LLC	In force	Term ends Mar 31, 2032	Term ends Mar 31, 2032	High confidence

9 of 9 records shown. In-force patents first, soonest term end first, then patent number. Expired patents follow, in the same order.

8 of these are in force and held by Ethicon LLC.

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