Inventor · Terre Haute, IN, US

Brian C. Dougherty

57Patents
8h-index
26Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 8, 2003 → Aug 26, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9161820B2 Surgical access assembly and method of using same Human Necessities 47 Active
US8287465B2 Disposable automated tissue excision and collection device Human Necessities 47 Active
US9782220B2 Bi-polar surgical instrument Human Necessities 20 Active
US6881957B2 Passive infrared device for detection of boundary crossings Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US10383680B2 Bi-polar surgical instrument Human Necessities 12 Active
US9931105B2 System and method of taking and collecting tissue cores for treatment Human Necessities 11 Active
US8486097B2 Tissue cutting device Human Necessities 11 Active
US9387010B2 Surgical access assembly and method of using same Human Necessities 10 Active
US8986334B2 Tissue removal device with tissue grip Human Necessities 6 Active
US9216031B2 Tissue removal device with adjustable fluid supply sleeve for neurosurgical and spinal surgery applications Human Necessities 5 Active
US8460327B2 Tissue removal device for neurosurgical and spinal surgery applications Human Necessities 4 Active
US9770261B2 Surgical access assembly and method of using same Human Necessities 3 Active
USD796080S1 LED lamp General 3 Active
US9279751B2 System and method of taking and collecting tissue cores for treatment Human Necessities 3 Active
US10143366B2 Surgical access assembly and method of using same Human Necessities 3 Active
US11624720B2 Salinity detection device Physics 2 Active
US9144372B2 Surgical adapter assembly for use with endoscope Human Necessities 2 Active
USD796086S1 LED lamp General 1 Active
USD796082S1 LED Lamp General 1 Active
USD796077S1 LED lamp General 1 Active
USD1034468S1 Light fiber connection interface General 1 Active
US9795440B2 Single lumen cautery forceps Human Necessities 1 Active
US11284917B2 Surgical access assembly and method of using same Human Necessities 1 Active
USD796078S1 LED Lamp General 1 Active
USD796081S1 LED Lamp General 1 Active

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