Aesculap AG
🏢 View company profile →544Patents
503Active
544Granted
63Portfolio score
Filing activity: Oct 17, 1988 → May 13, 2024 · 106 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5709706A | Surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 1,605 | Expired |
| US5843097A | Surgical applicator | Human Necessities | 1,546 | Expired |
| US8403138B2 | Surgical clip cartridge and housing member for use therein | Human Necessities | 1,451 | Active |
| US8029510B2 | Surgical machine and method for controlling and/or regulating a surgical machine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,010 | Active |
| US8870867B2 | Articulable electrosurgical instrument with a stabilizable articulation actuator | Human Necessities | 890 | Active |
| US10390830B2 | Surgical clip applicator | Human Necessities | 776 | Active |
| US9492172B2 | Surgical system for connecting body tissue | Human Necessities | 591 | Active |
| US5169400A | Bone screw | Human Necessities | 451 | Expired |
| US9084586B2 | Surgical drive unit, surgical instrument and surgical drive system | Human Necessities | 437 | Active |
| US5728046A | Surgical retractor | Human Necessities | 403 | Expired |
| US8827992B2 | Impedance mediated control of power delivery for electrosurgery | Human Necessities | 332 | Active |
| US5515160A | Method and apparatus for representing a work area in a three-dimensional structure | Human Necessities | 308 | Expired |
| US8241235B2 | Surgical switch mode power supply and surgical DC power tool | Electricity | 302 | Active |
| US9918778B2 | Laparoscopic radiofrequency surgical device | Human Necessities | 284 | Active |
| US9277962B2 | Impedance mediated control of power delivery for electrosurgery | Human Necessities | 273 | Active |
| US7702477B2 | Calibration method and calibration device for a surgical referencing unit | Human Necessities | 251 | Active |
| US9339323B2 | Electrocautery method and apparatus | Human Necessities | 246 | Active |
| US6945975B2 | Bone fixation assembly and method of securement | Human Necessities | 232 | Expired |
| US10368903B2 | Width-adjustable cutting instrument for transapical aortic valve resectioning | Human Necessities | 219 | Active |
| US8147494B2 | Osteotomy procedure | Human Necessities | 218 | Active |
| US6979334B2 | Bone fixation assembly and method of securement | Human Necessities | 212 | Expired |
| US5807252A | Method and apparatus for determining the position of a body part | Human Necessities | 210 | Expired |
| US5035232A | Retractor | Human Necessities | 202 | Expired |
| US5733295A | Surgical vascular clip | Human Necessities | 196 | Expired |
| US10092350B2 | Electrosurgical instrument and jaw part therefor | Human Necessities | 192 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.