Inventor · San Francisco, CA, US

Charles S. Taylor

94Patents
46h-index
81Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 4, 1987 → Dec 21, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.