Alan Bachman
70Patents
27h-index
86Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: May 27, 1980 → May 20, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5901895A | Articulating apparatus for applying surgical fasteners to body tissue | Human Necessities | 2,443 | Expired |
| US6514252B2 | Bipolar surgical instruments having focused electrical fields | Human Necessities | 1,625 | Expired |
| US6626930B1 | Minimally invasive mitral valve repair method and apparatus | Human Necessities | 1,149 | Expired |
| US5830221A | Coil fastener applier | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 832 | Expired |
| US7112207B2 | Minimally invasive mitral valve repair method and apparatus | Human Necessities | 507 | Expired |
| US8870049B2 | Hernia stapler | Human Necessities | 305 | Active |
| US8517240B1 | Medical device and method of use | Human Necessities | 247 | Active |
| US7744609B2 | Minimally invasive mitral valve repair method and apparatus | Human Necessities | 215 | Active |
| US6537290B2 | Sealing access cannula system | Human Necessities | 212 | Expired |
| US7083628B2 | Single catheter mitral valve repair device and method for use | Human Necessities | 190 | Expired |
| US7758595B2 | Minimally invasive mitral valve repair method and apparatus | Human Necessities | 161 | Active |
| US7371239B2 | Spinal rod insertion instrument | Human Necessities | 142 | Expired |
| US6740100B2 | Tendon repair using adhesive | Human Necessities | 118 | Expired |
| US7887552B2 | Single catheter mitral valve repair device and method for use | Human Necessities | 99 | Active |
| US9456824B2 | Manual surgical ligation clip applier | Human Necessities | 90 | Active |
| US9271737B2 | Automatic surgical ligation clip applier | Human Necessities | 89 | Active |
| US8241304B2 | Single catheter mitral valve repair device and method for use | Human Necessities | 84 | Active |
| US5733265A | Shielded needle assembly | Human Necessities | 79 | Expired |
| US10130373B2 | Automatic surgical ligation clip applier | Human Necessities | 78 | Active |
| US8771292B2 | Minimally invasive mitral valve repair method and apparatus | Human Necessities | 73 | Active |
| US7862573B2 | Method and apparatus for surgical fastening | Human Necessities | 69 | Active |
| US6860890B2 | Surgical knot pushing device and method of use | Human Necessities | 66 | Expired |
| US6761725B1 | Percutaneous entry system and method | Human Necessities | 54 | Expired |
| US8627992B2 | Endovascular stapler | Human Necessities | 52 | Active |
| US7258694B1 | Medical punch and surgical procedure | Human Necessities | 51 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.