Inventor · Loveland, OH, US

Christopher C. Miller

87Patents
38h-index
90Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 23, 1991 → Nov 20, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9757128B2 Multiple sensors with one sensor affecting a second sensor's output or interpretation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,501 Active
US9364233B2 Tissue thickness compensators for circular surgical staplers Human Necessities 1,462 Active
US10111679B2 Circuitry and sensors for powered medical device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,306 Active
US9186148B2 Tissue stapler anvil feature to prevent premature jaw opening Human Necessities 1,147 Active
US10413297B2 Surgical stapling system configured to apply annular rows of staples having different heights Human Necessities 1,088 Active
US9936949B2 Surgical stapling instrument with drive assembly having toggle features Human Necessities 1,065 Active
US10456140B2 Surgical stapling system comprising an unclamping lockout Human Necessities 1,056 Active
US10478190B2 Surgical stapling system comprising a spent cartridge lockout Human Necessities 1,030 Active
US10426467B2 Surgical instrument with detection sensors Human Necessities 955 Active
US10542991B2 Surgical stapling system comprising a jaw attachment lockout Human Necessities 955 Active
US10478189B2 Method of applying an annular array of staples to tissue Human Necessities 930 Active
US10568632B2 Surgical stapling system comprising a jaw closure lockout Human Necessities 926 Active
US9603599B2 Feature to reengage safety switch of tissue stapler Human Necessities 915 Active
US10363031B2 Tissue thickness compensators for surgical staplers Human Necessities 793 Active
US10856867B2 Surgical stapling system comprising a tissue compression lockout Human Necessities 762 Active
US10905415B2 Surgical stapler with electromechanical lockout Human Necessities 673 Active
USD830550S1 Surgical stapler General 550 Active
USD833608S1 Stapling head feature for surgical stapler General 548 Active
US10603041B2 Circular surgical stapler with angularly asymmetric deck features Human Necessities 546 Active
US10194911B2 Surgical stapler with ready state indicator Human Necessities 443 Active
US11071545B2 Smart cartridge wake up operation and data retention Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 380 Active
US6668828B1 System and elements for managing therapeutic gas administration to a spontaneously breathing non-ventilated patient Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 231 Expired
US11317910B2 Surgical instrument with detection sensors Human Necessities 217 Active
US10265066B2 Surgical stapler with incomplete firing indicator Physics 185 Active
US11517306B2 Surgical instrument with detection sensors Human Necessities 92 Active

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