Inventor · Pembroke Pines, FL, US

Carlos Rivera

69Patents
25h-index
29Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 14, 2004 → Oct 19, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7959050B2 Electrically self-powered surgical instrument with manual release Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2,277 Active
US8028885B2 Electric surgical instrument with optimized power supply and drive Human Necessities 1,979 Active
US8038046B2 Electrical surgical instrument with optimized power supply and drive Human Necessities 1,845 Active
US8627995B2 Electrically self-powered surgical instrument with cryptographic identification of interchangeable part Human Necessities 1,561 Active
US8292157B2 Electrical surgical instrument with optimized power supply and drive Human Necessities 1,513 Active
US7357806B2 Clip ejector for endoscopic clip applier Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,451 Expired
US8286846B2 Method for operating an electrical surgical instrument with optimal tissue compression Human Necessities 1,428 Active
US8573459B2 Optimal tissue compression electrical surgical instrument Human Necessities 1,410 Active
US8627993B2 Active braking electrical surgical instrument and method for braking such an instrument Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,365 Active
US9662116B2 Electrically self-powered surgical instrument with cryptographic identification of interchangeable part Human Necessities 1,248 Active
US8672951B2 Electrically self-powered surgical instrument with manual release Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,193 Active
US8573462B2 Electrical surgical instrument with optimized power supply and drive Human Necessities 1,162 Active
US9439651B2 Methods for cryptographic identification of interchangeable parts for surgical instruments Human Necessities 1,116 Active
US9554803B2 Electrically self-powered surgical instrument with manual release Human Necessities 628 Active
US9675348B2 Electrical surgical instrument with knife return Human Necessities 616 Active
US10624630B2 Multiple-firing securing device and methods for using and manufacturing same Human Necessities 569 Active
US7727248B2 Surgical clip Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 246 Active
US8216255B2 Endoscopic clip applier actuator Human Necessities 151 Active
US10722253B2 Aspiration thrombectomy system and methods for thrombus removal with aspiration catheter Human Necessities 60 Active
US8337424B2 Device for guiding or exchanging medical implements and medical exchange wire system Human Necessities 52 Active
US9687234B2 Electrical surgical instrument with optimized power supply and drive Human Necessities 50 Active
US9566178B2 Actively controllable stent, stent graft, heart valve and method of controlling same Human Necessities 37 Active
US9827093B2 Actively controllable stent, stent graft, heart valve and method of controlling same Human Necessities 31 Active
US9913716B2 Actively controllable stent, stent graft, heart valve and method of controlling same Human Necessities 29 Active
US9622744B2 Electrical surgical instrument with one-handed operation Human Necessities 26 Active

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