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William D. Dannaher
Researcher at Ethicon Inc.
Publications - 56
Citations - 6323
William D. Dannaher is an academic researcher from Ethicon Inc.. The author has contributed to research in topics: Ultrasonic sensor & Surgical instrument. The author has an hindex of 26, co-authored 56 publications receiving 6323 citations.
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Motor driven electrosurgical device with mechanical and electrical feedback
David G. Yates,Aron O. Zingman,Donna L. Korvick,John W. Willis,Ashvani K. Madan,Chad P. Boudreaux,Kevin L. Houser,Danius P. Silkaitis,William D. Dannaher,Foster B. Stulen,Timothy G. Dietz,Richard W. Timm,Robert J. Laird,Omar J. Vakharia,Gavin M. Monson,John V. Hunt +15 more
TL;DR: An electrosurgical device consisting of an end effector, a cutting member, and en electromechanical driver is described in this paper, where the user can provide tactile feedback to the user through the user input feature, based on a load encountered by the cutting member.
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Surgical instrument with sensor and powered control
Kevin L. Houser,Foster B. Stulen,William D. Dannaher,Frederick E. Shelton,Geoffrey S. Strobl,Aaron C. Voegele,Timothy P. Lessek,Gavin M. Monson,Barry C. Worrell,Hitesh Jain +9 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a surgical instrument includes a temperature sensor and a control unit that is operable to deactivate an end effector of the surgical instrument, such as a transducer or a micro coil.
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Medical device with feature for sterile acceptance of non-sterile reusable component
Kevin L. Houser,Foster B. Stulen,William D. Dannaher,Bret W. Smith,David N. Plescia,Michael J. Stokes,Sora Rhee,Timothy G. Dietz,Kevin D. Felder,Christopher B. Anderson,Jeffrey L. Aldridge +10 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the insertion tube is inserted within the flexible member to limit contact when the insertable component is inserted into the housing, and a resiliently hinged door assembly releasable by a release button.
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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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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.