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US 12,714,531 · App. 18/425,222 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Surgical instrument with motor disengagement in response to excess torque

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Patent No.
US 12,714,531
App. No.
18/425,222
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 30, 2024
From: SHELTON, FREDERICK E., IV; SCHELLIN, EMILY A.; MORGAN, JEROME R.
To: ETHICON LLC
Reel/Frame 068122/0196 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 30, 2024
From: ETHICON LLC
To: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Reel/Frame 068936/0738 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 15809616 · Nov 10, 2017
Continuation 14553293 · Nov 25, 2014
Continuation 13974206 · Aug 23, 2013
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