Medical Technology

Citations to U.S. patents by U.S. patents granted in 2020

Top 10   [Cited by Examiner | Cited by Applicant]

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[Cited by Examiner | Cited by Applicant]
Most Cited by Examiners

  1. 15 5865361    Surgical stapling apparatus
  Inventors: Keith L. Milliman; Frank J. Viola; Joseph P. Orban, III; Randolph F. Lehn

  2. 14 6575969    Cool-tip radiofrequency thermosurgery electrode system for tumor ablation
  Inventors: William J. Rittman, III; Eric R. Cosman

  3. 13 5383880    Endoscopic surgical system with sensing means
  Inventors: Michael D. Hooven

  4. 12 6325810    Foam buttress for stapling apparatus
  Inventors: Leslie Hamilton; Rao S. Bezwada; Mark B. Roller; Murty Vyakarnam; David A. Dalessandro; Joel Rosenblatt; Ram L. Kataria; Lowell Saferstein; James F. Martin

  4. 12 6331181    Surgical robotic tools, data architecture, and use
  Inventors: Michael J. Tierney; Thomas G. Cooper; Chris Julian; Stephen J. Blumenkranz; Gary S. Guthart; Robert G. Younge

  4. 12 8879813    Systems and methods for automated interest region detection in retinal images
  Inventors: Kaushal Mohanlal Solanki; Chaithanya Amai Ramachandra; Sandeep Bhat Krupakar

  7. 11 5312023    Self contained gas powered surgical apparatus
  Inventors: David T. Green; Henry R. Sienkiewicz; Richard C. McClure; Robert C. Savage; Keith L. Milliman; Mitchell J. Palmer; Lisa W. Heaton; Graham W. Bryan

  8. 10 6425916    Methods and devices for implanting cardiac valves
  Inventors: Michi E. Garrison; Hanson S. Gifford, III; Frederick G. St. Goar

  9. 9 5389098    Surgical device for stapling and/or fastening body tissues
  Inventors: Minoru Tsuruta; Shiro Bito; Shuichi Kimura; Akito Mukaizawa; Seiji Kuramoto; Tsuyoshi Tsukagoshi; Akio Nakata; Akihiro Taguchi; Kazuhiko Oozeki; Hitoshi Mizno; Shuichi Takayama; Yoshinao Oaki; Keisuke Saito; Toshihiko Suzuta

  9. 9 5433693    Neutron-capture therapy apparatus and method
  Inventors: Karl Ott

  9. 9 5626595    Automated surgical instrument
  Inventors: Martin J. Sklar; Ronald J. Sampson, Jr.; Jonathan David Schiff

  9. 9 6516227    Rechargeable spinal cord stimulator system
  Inventors: Paul M. Meadows; Carla M. Mann; David K. L. Peterson; Joey Chen

  9. 9 9198698    Minimally invasive spinal fixation system and related methods
  Inventors: Justin Doose; Robert German; Scott Lish; Andrew Schafer; Eric Dasso; Derek Matteo; Thomas M. Sweeney

[Cited by Examiner | Cited by Applicant]
Most Cited by Applicants

  1. 381 6783524    Robotic surgical tool with ultrasound cauterizing and cutting instrument
  Inventors: Stephen Anderson; Christopher Julian

  2. 354 7404508    Surgical stapling and cutting device
  Inventors: Kevin W. Smith; Matthew A. Palmer; Korey Kline; Derek Dee Deville

  3. 350 6981628    Surgical instrument with a lateral-moving articulation control
  Inventors: Kenneth S. Wales

  4. 345 5704534    Articulation assembly for surgical instruments
  Inventors: Thomas W. Huitema; Anil K. Nalagatla; Dale R. Schulze

  5. 342 7644848    Electronic lockouts and surgical instrument including same
  Inventors: Jeffrey S. Swayze; Frederick E. Shelton, IV; Kevin R. Doll; Eugene L. Timperman

  6. 338 5632432    Surgical instrument
  Inventors: Dale R. Schulze; Joseph F. Paraschac; William D. Fox; Michael E. Setser; Kenneth S. Wales; Mark S. Zeiner

  7. 337 5312023    Self contained gas powered surgical apparatus
  Inventors: David T. Green; Henry R. Sienkiewicz; Richard C. McClure; Robert C. Savage; Keith L. Milliman; Mitchell J. Palmer; Lisa W. Heaton; Graham W. Bryan

  8. 336 7380696    Articulating surgical stapling instrument incorporating a two-piece E-beam firing mechanism
  Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV; Kevin R. Doll; Jerry R. Morgan; Michael E. Setser

  9. 332 7380695    Surgical stapling instrument having a single lockout mechanism for prevention of firing
  Inventors: Kevin R. Doll; Michael E. Setser; Frederick E. Shelton, IV; Kenneth S. Wales

  10. 330 8708213    Surgical instrument having a feedback system
  Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV; Jerome R. Morgan; Kevin R. Doll; Jeffrey S. Swayze; Eugene L. Timperman

 
 
References:
Raw data from: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. "Data Download Tables." PatentsView. Accessed October 30, 2025. https://patentsview.org/download/data-download-tables.

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