Andy H. Levine
102Patents
46h-index
63Co-inventors
93Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 10, 1986 → Nov 21, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.