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Aesculap AG

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544Patents
503Active
544Granted
63Portfolio score

Filing activity: Oct 17, 1988 → May 13, 2024 · 106 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.