Inventor · Stanton, KY, US

Brian D. Bertke

26Patents
16h-index
54Co-inventors
80Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 14, 2005 → Jun 29, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7297149B2 Surgical clip applier methods Human Necessities 1,904 Expired
US8075571B2 Surgical clip applier methods Human Necessities 1,775 Active
US7731724B2 Surgical clip advancement and alignment mechanism Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,553 Expired
US9237921B2 Devices and techniques for cutting and coagulating tissue Human Necessities 1,507 Active
US9788851B2 Surgical instrument with tissue density sensing Human Necessities 1,485 Active
US9724118B2 Techniques for cutting and coagulating tissue for ultrasonic surgical instruments Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1,342 Active
US9743946B2 Rotation features for ultrasonic surgical instrument Human Necessities 395 Active
US9901358B2 Ultrasonic surgical instrument with integral blade cleaning feature Human Necessities 313 Active
US8523889B2 Ultrasonic end effectors with increased active length Human Necessities 303 Active
US9414853B2 Ultrasonic end effectors with increased active length Human Necessities 235 Active
US7288098B2 Force limiting mechanism for medical instrument Human Necessities 213 Expired
US9700343B2 Devices and techniques for cutting and coagulating tissue Human Necessities 213 Active
US8753356B2 Surgical clip applier methods Human Necessities 152 Active
US10398466B2 Ultrasonic end effectors with increased active length Human Necessities 149 Active
US8915930B2 Force limiting mechanism for medical instrument Human Necessities 123 Active
US9782181B2 Surgical clip applier methods Human Necessities 80 Active
US11690641B2 Ultrasonic end effectors with increased active length Human Necessities 3 Active
US11389190B2 Rotation features for ultrasonic surgical instrument Human Necessities 1 Active
US10653437B2 Surgical instrument with tissue density sensing Human Necessities 1 Active
US10470792B2 Rotation features for ultrasonic surgical instrument Human Necessities 1 Active
US10667824B2 Surgical clip applier methods Human Necessities 0 Active
US8419756B2 Ultrasonic end effectors with increased active length General 0 Revoked
US12295608B2 Rotation features for ultrasonic surgical instrument Human Necessities 0 Active
US11051835B2 Alignment features for ultrasonic surgical instrument Human Necessities 0 Active
US12324602B2 Ultrasonic end effectors with increased active length Human Necessities 0 Active

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