Inventor · Cincinnati, OH, US

Chad P. Boudreaux

240Patents
113h-index
227Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 15, 2000 → May 17, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7328828B2 Lockout mechanisms and surgical instruments including same Human Necessities 2,716 Expired
US7658311B2 Surgical stapling instrument with a geared return mechanism Human Necessities 2,474 Active
US7455208B2 Surgical instrument with articulating shaft with rigid firing bar supports Human Necessities 2,467 Expired
US7549564B2 Surgical stapling instrument with an articulating end effector Human Necessities 2,465 Active
US7753245B2 Surgical stapling instruments Human Necessities 2,410 Active
US7784662B2 Surgical instrument with articulating shaft with single pivot closure and double pivot frame ground Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2,347 Active
US7654431B2 Surgical instrument with guided laterally moving articulation member Human Necessities 2,344 Expired
US8308040B2 Surgical stapling instrument with an articulatable end effector Human Necessities 2,339 Active
US7604150B2 Surgical stapling instrument with an anti-back up mechanism Human Necessities 2,323 Active
US7832408B2 Surgical instrument having a directional switching mechanism Human Necessities 2,303 Active
US7559450B2 Surgical instrument incorporating a fluid transfer controlled articulation mechanism Human Necessities 2,299 Expired
US8608045B2 Powered surgical cutting and stapling apparatus with manually retractable firing system Human Necessities 2,265 Active
US8056787B2 Surgical stapling and cutting instrument with travel-indicating retraction member Human Necessities 2,118 Active
US7490749B2 Surgical stapling and cutting instrument with manually retractable firing member Human Necessities 2,101 Active
US7481824B2 Surgical instrument with bending articulation controlled articulation pivot joint Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2,094 Expired
US8267300B2 Dampening device for endoscopic surgical stapler Human Necessities 2,078 Active
US8408439B2 Surgical stapling instrument with an articulatable end effector Human Necessities 2,055 Active
US7441685B1 Surgical stapling instrument with a return mechanism Human Necessities 2,024 Active
US7597229B2 End effector closure system for a surgical stapling instrument Human Necessities 2,012 Active
US7954684B2 Surgical stapling instrument with a firing member return mechanism Human Necessities 1,899 Active
US8757465B2 Fastener system comprising a retention matrix and an alignment matrix Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,896 Active
US8979890B2 Surgical instrument with jaw member Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,865 Active
US8414577B2 Surgical instruments and components for use in sterile environments Human Necessities 1,839 Active
US8893946B2 Laparoscopic tissue thickness and clamp load measuring devices Human Necessities 1,826 Active
US8353437B2 Surgical stapling instrument with a geared return mechanism Human Necessities 1,791 Active

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