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Kevin L. Houser
Researcher at Ethicon Inc.
Publications - 189
Citations - 28830
Kevin L. Houser is an academic researcher from Ethicon Inc.. The author has contributed to research in topics: Surgical instrument & Ultrasonic sensor. The author has an hindex of 81, co-authored 189 publications receiving 28830 citations.
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Monitoring device degradation based on component evaluation
TL;DR: In this article, a surgical instrument consisting of a first jaw and a second jaw is described, where at least one of the first and the second jaw can be movable relative to the other one between an open configuration and an approximate configuration.
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Ultrasonic surgical instruments with control mechanisms
Jacob S. Gee,Foster B. Stulen,Kevin L. Houser,Craig N. Faller,Geoffrey S. Strobl,Sora Rhee,William D. Dannaher,Barry C. Worrell,Gregory W. Johnson +8 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a set of surgical instruments for use in handheld applications or with robotic surgical systems, where the surgical instruments are comprised of an end effector to treat tissue and a shaft extending proximally from the end-effector along a longitudinal axis.
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Fastener cartridge comprising deployable tissue engaging members
TL;DR: A fastener can include at least one longitudinal row of cavities which each include a deployable tissue engaging member, and these cavities can comprise the outermost rows of the fastener cartridge.
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User feedback through handpiece of surgical instrument
Kevin L. Houser,William D. Dannaher,Timothy G. Dietz,Foster B. Stulen,Frederick E. Shelton,David C. Yates,Barry C. Worrell +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a surgical instrument includes a handpiece having a user input feature and a user feedback feature and an end effector is disposed at a distal end of the shaft assembly.
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Energy-based medical treatment system and method
TL;DR: In this article, an energy-based clamp coagulator, an acoustic-impedance measurer, and a force measurer are used to measure the acoustic impedance of the clamped patient tissue.