Inventor · Acton, MA, US

Barry Weitzner

153Patents
33h-index
132Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 4, 1985 → Apr 23, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7090683B2 Flexible instrument Human Necessities 1,986 Expired
US7371210B2 Flexible instrument Human Necessities 1,531 Expired
US7766894B2 Coaxial catheter system Human Necessities 1,503 Active
US7775972B2 Flexible instrument Human Necessities 1,329 Active
US7819884B2 Robotically controlled medical instrument Human Necessities 1,297 Active
US9545258B2 Tissue aperture securing and sealing apparatuses and related methods of use Human Necessities 1,054 Active
US7713190B2 Flexible instrument Human Necessities 1,019 Active
US7918861B2 Flexible instrument Human Necessities 1,014 Active
US8777898B2 Medical devices having releasable coupling Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,009 Active
US8414598B2 Flexible instrument Human Necessities 895 Active
US7214230B2 Flexible instrument Human Necessities 541 Expired
US5052402A Disposable biopsy forceps Human Necessities 345 Expired
US7608083B2 Robotically controlled medical instrument with a flexible section Human Necessities 328 Active
US8715270B2 Multi-part instrument systems and methods Human Necessities 302 Active
US5084054A Surgical gripping instrument Human Necessities 236 Expired
US4654024A Thermorecanalization catheter and method for use Human Necessities 213 Expired
US9451967B2 Tissue closure Human Necessities 212 Active
US5135001A Ultrasound sheath for medical diagnostic instruments Human Necessities 190 Expired
US5172700A Disposable biopsy forceps Human Necessities 150 Expired
US5238002A Disposable biopsy forceps Human Necessities 127 Expired
US7854738B2 Robotically controlled medical instrument Human Necessities 110 Active
US7744608B2 Robotically controlled medical instrument Human Necessities 89 Active
US7905828B2 Flexible instrument Human Necessities 72 Active
US8187229B2 Coaxial catheter system Human Necessities 69 Active
US8414505B1 Catheter driver system Human Necessities 67 Active

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