Medical Technology

Citations to U.S. patents by U.S. patents granted in 2021

Top 10   [Cited by Examiner | Cited by Applicant]

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

  1. 17 5383880    Endoscopic surgical system with sensing means
  Inventors: Michael D. Hooven

  2. 12 5433721    Endoscopic instrument having a torsionally stiff drive shaft for applying fasteners to tissue
  Inventors: Michael D. Hooven; Joseph C. Hueil

  2. 12 5876325    Surgical manipulation system
  Inventors: Hitoshi Mizuno; Yuuichi Ikeda; Akihiro Horii; Shuichi Takayama; Akio Nakada; Naoki Uchiyama; Yasuhiro Ueda; Koichi Umeyama; Sakae Takehana

  4. 11 6119694    Nasal mask and headgear
  Inventors: Jose L. Correa; Diego Fontayne; Karl D. Kirk, III; James T. Collins, III

  4. 11 8879813    Systems and methods for automated interest region detection in retinal images
  Inventors: Kaushal Mohanlal Solanki; Chaithanya Amai Ramachandra; Sandeep Bhat Krupakar

  6. 10 6176882    Intervertebral implant
  Inventors: Lutz Biedermann; Thomas Wichmann; Jürgen Harms

  6. 10 6575969    Cool-tip radiofrequency thermosurgery electrode system for tumor ablation
  Inventors: William J. Rittman, III; Eric R. Cosman

  8. 9 10140421    Medical scan annotator system
  Inventors: Devon Bernard; Kevin Lyman; Li Yao; Brian Basham; Ben Covington

  8. 9 5271543    Surgical anastomosis stapling instrument with flexible support shaft and anvil adjusting mechanism
  Inventors: Richard L. Grant; Michael Lang; Philip J. Churchill; W. Thompson Lawrence

  8. 9 5474559    Femoral milling instrumentation for use in total knee arthroplasty with optional cutting guide attachment
  Inventors: Kim C. Bertin; Dennis W. Burke; Gregory C. Stalcup; Rodney Bays; Richard D. Vanlaningham; Terry L. Dietz; Daniel O'Connor

  8. 9 5653374    Self-contained powered surgical apparatus
  Inventors: Wayne P. Young; Daniel E. Alesi; Kenneth E. Toso; Henry Bolanos

  8. 9 5954259    Self-contained powered surgical apparatus for applying surgical fasteners
  Inventors: Frank J. Viola; Daniel E. Alesi; Dominick Mastri; Wayne P. Young; Richard N. Granger; Kenneth E. Toso

  8. 9 6491647    Physiological sensing device
  Inventors: Keith Bridger; Arthur V. Cooke; Philip M. Kuhn; Joseph J. Lutian; Edward J. Passaro; John M. Sewell; Terence V. Waskey; Gregg R. Rubin

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Most Cited by Applicants

  1. 430 6783524    Robotic surgical tool with ultrasound cauterizing and cutting instrument
  Inventors: Stephen Anderson; Christopher Julian

  2. 380 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

  3. 360 7404508    Surgical stapling and cutting device
  Inventors: Kevin W. Smith; Matthew A. Palmer; Korey Kline; Derek Dee Deville

  4. 359 8573465    Robotically-controlled surgical end effector system with rotary actuated closure systems
  Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV

  5. 357 5465895    Surgical stapler instrument
  Inventors: Bryan D. Knodel; Richard P. Nuchols; Warren P. Williamson, IV

  6. 356 5403312    Electrosurgical hemostatic device
  Inventors: David C. Yates; Jesse J. Kuhns; Steven H. Mersch; Martin Madden; Richard P. Nuchols

  7. 355 7000818    Surgical stapling instrument having separate distinct closing and firing systems
  Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV; Michael E. Setser; Brian J. Hemmelgarn

  8. 354 7422139    Motor-driven surgical cutting fastening instrument with tactile position feedback
  Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV; John N. Ouwerkerk; Jerome R. Morgan; Jeffrey S. Swayze

  8. 354 7845537    Surgical instrument having recording capabilities
  Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV; John N. Ouwerkerk; Eugene L. Timperman

  10. 353 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

 
 
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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