Inventor · Münsingen, DE

Andreas Efinger

39Patents
12h-index
33Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 22, 1999 → May 14, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7484709B2 Press-down valve for medical instruments for suction and irrigation Human Necessities 67 Active
USD755368S1 Medical navigation instrument General 60 Active
US8317203B2 Coupling device for attaching medical instruments to a holding device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Active
US6261294A Medical sliding-shaft instrument Human Necessities 28 Expired
US7857784B2 Medical instrument for suction and irrigation, and method for its production Human Necessities 22 Active
USD565731S1 Valve for medical instruments General 19 Expired
USD753283S1 Medical instrument for suction and irrigation General 18 Active
USD674082S1 Suction/irrigation handle General 14 Active
USD828920S1 Holding bracket for medical instrument General 14 Active
USD700700S1 Scalpel handle General 13 Active
USD785796S1 Medical navigation instrument General 13 Active
USD772412S1 Medical navigation instrument General 12 Active
USD819806S1 Holding bracket for medical instrument General 11 Active
USD763447S1 Surgical navigation instrument General 10 Active
US7935049B2 Medical instrument, in particular uretero-renoscope Human Necessities 9 Active
USD771808S1 Surgical navigation instrument General 8 Active
USD631963S1 Laryngoscope General 8 Expired
USD757253S1 Medical navigation instrument General 8 Active
USD758565S1 Medical navigation instrument General 8 Active
USD621937S1 Retractor with optic shaft General 8 Expired
USD762854S1 Surgical navigation instrument General 7 Active
US8672921B2 Flexible hollow shaft for a medical instrument Human Necessities 6 Active
USD917041S1 Suction cannula General 6 Active
US9333332B2 Valve for medical instrument Human Necessities 5 Active
USD762855S1 Surgical navigation instrument General 4 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.