Inventor · Newton, MA, US

Andy H. Levine

102Patents
46h-index
63Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 10, 1986 → Nov 21, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5647871A Electrosurgery with cooled electrodes Human Necessities 1,008 Expired
US6206876A Electrosurgery with cooled electrodes Human Necessities 614 Expired
US7025791B2 Bariatric sleeve Human Necessities 566 Expired
US6074389A Electrosurgery with cooled electrodes Human Necessities 544 Expired
US7074219B2 Electrosurgery with cooled electrodes Human Necessities 445 Expired
US7235073B2 Cooled electrosurgical forceps Human Necessities 430 Expired
US7494468B2 Ultrasonic medical device operating in a transverse mode Human Necessities 429 Expired
US6503248B1 Cooled, non-sticking electrosurgical devices Human Necessities 426 Expired
US7347875B2 Methods of treatment using a bariatric sleeve Human Necessities 215 Expired
US7122058B2 Anti-obesity devices Human Necessities 198 Expired
US6551337B1 Ultrasonic medical device operating in a transverse mode Human Necessities 196 Expired
US7608114B2 Bariatric sleeve Human Necessities 185 Expired
US7815589B2 Methods and apparatus for anchoring within the gastrointestinal tract Human Necessities 176 Active
US7267694B2 Bariatric sleeve Human Necessities 167 Expired
US6451017B1 Surgical instruments with integrated electrocautery Human Necessities 156 Expired
US7476256B2 Intestinal sleeve Human Necessities 155 Expired
US6899712B2 Surgical instruments with integrated electrocautery Human Necessities 155 Expired
US5928264A Tissue grasping device Human Necessities 150 Expired
US7695446B2 Methods of treatment using a bariatric sleeve Human Necessities 147 Active
US6669708B1 Devices, systems and methods for creating sutureless on-demand vascular anastomoses and hollow organ communication channels Human Necessities 126 Expired
US7329285B2 Bariatric sleeve delivery devices Human Necessities 124 Expired
US7682330B2 Intestinal sleeve Human Necessities 117 Active
US5104377A Uterine access device with automatic cervical adjustment Human Necessities 116 Expired
US7318814B2 Medical suction valve Human Necessities 114 Expired
US7819836B2 Resistive anti-obesity devices Human Necessities 109 Active

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