Charles S. Taylor
94Patents
46h-index
81Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 4, 1987 → Dec 21, 2017
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6346077B1 | Surgical instrument for stabilizing the beating heart during coronary artery bypass graft surgery | Human Necessities | 1,616 | Expired |
| US6036641A | Surgical instruments for stabilizing the beating heart during coronary artery bypass graft surgery | Human Necessities | 1,042 | Expired |
| US5727569A | Surgical devices for imposing a negative pressure to fix the position of cardiac tissue during surgery | Human Necessities | 649 | Expired |
| US5913876A | Method and apparatus for using vagus nerve stimulation in surgery | Human Necessities | 531 | Expired |
| US5894843A | Surgical method for stabilizing the beating heart during coronary artery bypass graft surgery | Human Necessities | 470 | Expired |
| US5651378A | Method of using vagal nerve stimulation in surgery | Human Necessities | 370 | Expired |
| US5875782A | Methods and devices for minimally invasive coronary artery revascularization on a beating heart without cardiopulmonary bypass | Human Necessities | 368 | Expired |
| US4940062A | Guiding member with deflectable tip | Human Necessities | 287 | Expired |
| US5972020A | Surgical instrument for cardiac valve repair on the beating heart | Human Necessities | 273 | Expired |
| US5906607A | Surgical devices for imposing a negative pressure to stabilize cardiac tissue during surgery | Human Necessities | 271 | Expired |
| US5730757A | Access platform for internal mammary dissection | Human Necessities | 260 | Expired |
| US5304185A | Needle holder | Human Necessities | 260 | Expired |
| US6776783B1 | Surgical clips and apparatus and method for clip placement | Human Necessities | 238 | Expired |
| US6193732A | Surgical clips and apparatus and method for clip placement | Human Necessities | 236 | Expired |
| US5944736A | Access platform for internal mammary dissection | Human Necessities | 232 | Expired |
| US5769870A | Perfusion device for maintaining blood flow in a vessel while isolating an anastomosis | Human Necessities | 218 | Expired |
| US4827941A | Extendable guidewire for cardiovascular procedures | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 215 | Expired |
| US5976171A | Access platform for internal mammary dissection | Human Necessities | 194 | Expired |
| US6381499B1 | Method and apparatus for using vagus nerve stimulation in surgery | Human Necessities | 193 | Expired |
| US6032672A | Surgical devices for imposing a negative pressure to stabilize cardiac tissue during surgery | Human Necessities | 154 | Expired |
| US5891140A | Electrosurgical device for harvesting a vessel especially the internal mammary artery for coronary artery bypass grafting | Human Necessities | 141 | Expired |
| US5957832A | Stereoscopic percutaneous visualization system | Human Necessities | 140 | Expired |
| US5336230A | Endoscopic suture tying method | Human Necessities | 136 | Expired |
| US5588949A | Stereoscopic percutaneous visualization system | Human Necessities | 132 | Expired |
| US4955384A | Guiding member for vascular catheters with a flexible link distal section | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 122 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.