Inventor · Milford, OH, US

Chad E. Eckert

51Patents
15h-index
50Co-inventors
79Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 26, 2015 → Oct 23, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US10695081B2 Controlling a surgical instrument according to sensed closure parameters Human Necessities 852 Active
US10130738B2 Adjunct material to promote tissue growth Human Necessities 797 Active
US10390829B2 Staples comprising a cover Human Necessities 792 Active
US10413373B2 Robotic visualization and collision avoidance Human Necessities 777 Active
US11246678B2 Surgical stapling system having a frangible RFID tag Human Necessities 348 Active
US11298130B2 Staple cartridge retainer with frangible authentication key Human Necessities 346 Active
US10398517B2 Surgical tool positioning based on sensed parameters Physics 272 Active
US11376082B2 Robotic surgical system with local sensing of functional parameters based on measurements of multiple physical inputs Electricity 232 Active
US11426167B2 Mechanisms for proper anvil attachment surgical stapling head assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 167 Active
US11311306B2 Surgical systems for detecting end effector tissue distribution irregularities Human Necessities 92 Active
US11284963B2 Method of using imaging devices in surgery Physics 61 Active
US10779847B2 Ultrasonic transducer to waveguide joining Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Active
US11596291B2 Method of compressing tissue within a stapling device and simultaneously displaying of the location of the tissue within the jaws Physics 27 Active
US11666331B2 Systems for detecting proximity of surgical end effector to cancerous tissue Human Necessities 17 Active
US10349938B2 Surgical adjuncts with medicants affected by activator materials Human Necessities 17 Active
US11369443B2 Method of using a surgical modular robotic assembly Human Necessities 11 Active
US11399906B2 Robotic surgical system for controlling close operation of end-effectors Physics 10 Active
US11376083B2 Determining robotic surgical assembly coupling status Human Necessities 7 Active
US12096910B2 Surgical hub for use with a surgical system in a surgical procedure Physics 7 Active
US11786294B2 Control program for modular combination energy device Physics 5 Active
US11759251B2 Control program adaptation based on device status and user input Physics 5 Active
US10537399B2 Surgical tool positioning based on sensed parameters Human Necessities 4 Active
US10086116B2 Adjunct material to provide controlled drug release Human Necessities 4 Active
US10279086B2 Composite adjunct materials for delivering medicants Human Necessities 4 Active
US11723729B2 Robotic surgical assembly coupling safety mechanisms Human Necessities 3 Active

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