Inventor · Cincinnati, OH, US

Bryan D. Knodel

175Patents
80h-index
130Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 30, 1984 → Mar 18, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5465895A Surgical stapler instrument Human Necessities 3,245 Expired
US5597107A Surgical stapler instrument Human Necessities 2,819 Expired
US6830174B2 Medical instrument Human Necessities 2,685 Expired
US5814055A Surgical clamping mechanism Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2,463 Expired
US5487500A Surgical stapler instrument Human Necessities 2,400 Expired
US5662258A Surgical stapler instrument Human Necessities 2,380 Expired
US5562241A Surgical stapler instrument Human Necessities 2,344 Expired
US6755338B2 Medical instrument Human Necessities 2,334 Expired
US5553765A Surgical stapler with improved operating lever mounting arrangement Human Necessities 2,321 Expired
US5779132A Endoscopic surgical stapler with compact profile Human Necessities 2,230 Expired
US5823066A Articulation transmission mechanism for surgical instruments Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2,225 Expired
US5779131A Endoscopic surgical stapler with compact profile Human Necessities 2,101 Expired
US5653721A Override mechanism for an actuator on a surgical instrument Human Necessities 2,057 Expired
US5697542A Endoscopic surgical stapler with compact profile Human Necessities 2,045 Expired
US7503474B2 Medical instrument Human Necessities 1,987 Expired
US6773438B1 Surgical instrument having a rotary lockout mechanism Human Necessities 1,986 Expired
US8439246B1 Surgical stapler with cartridge-adjustable clamp gap Human Necessities 1,814 Active
US7988026B2 Endocutter with staple feed Human Necessities 1,808 Active
US7963432B2 Driverless surgical stapler Human Necessities 1,804 Active
US8365973B1 D-shaped surgical staples Human Necessities 1,798 Active
US5662667A Surgical clamping mechanism Human Necessities 1,740 Expired
US8317071B1 Endocutter with auto-feed buttress Human Necessities 1,710 Active
US7918376B1 Articulated surgical instrument Human Necessities 1,629 Active
US5951552A Capacitively coupled cordless electrosurgical instrument Human Necessities 1,577 Expired
US7001408B2 Surgical device with expandable member Human Necessities 1,561 Expired

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