Inventor · Los Gatos, CA, US

Christopher Julian

37Patents
21h-index
46Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 17, 1999 → Oct 26, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6783524B2 Robotic surgical tool with ultrasound cauterizing and cutting instrument Human Necessities 3,775 Expired
US7914543B2 Single fold device for tissue fixation Human Necessities 1,900 Active
US6936042B2 Surgical tools for use in minimally invasive telesurgical applications Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,791 Expired
US6394998B1 Surgical tools for use in minimally invasive telesurgical applications Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,752 Expired
US6309397A Accessories for minimally invasive robotic surgery and methods Human Necessities 1,385 Expired
US7125403B2 In vivo accessories for minimally invasive robotic surgery Human Necessities 1,358 Expired
US8888688B2 Connector device for a controllable instrument Human Necessities 1,103 Active
US8252009B2 Devices and methods for placement of partitions within a hollow body organ Human Necessities 1,097 Active
US8449560B2 Devices and methods for placement of partitions within a hollow body organ Human Necessities 869 Active
US9028511B2 Devices and methods for placement of partitions within a hollow body organ Human Necessities 758 Active
US6770081B1 In vivo accessories for minimally invasive robotic surgery and methods Human Necessities 431 Expired
US8551116B2 In vivo accessories for minimally invasive robotic surgery Human Necessities 305 Active
US8357174B2 Single fold device for tissue fixation Human Necessities 284 Active
US8182476B2 In vivo accessories for minimally invasive robotic surgery Human Necessities 243 Active
US7250028B2 Endoscopic beating-heart stabilizer and vessel occlusion fastener Human Necessities 212 Expired
US8628547B2 Devices and methods for placement of partitions within a hollow body organ Human Necessities 103 Active
US10820947B2 Devices, systems, and methods for manually and robotically driving medical instruments Human Necessities 73 Active
US8092378B2 Remote tissue retraction device Human Necessities 52 Active
US8721530B2 Tendon-driven endoscope and methods of use Human Necessities 51 Active
US8454503B2 Remote tissue retraction device Human Necessities 33 Active
US7722599B2 In vivo accessories for minimally invasive robotic surgery Human Necessities 26 Active
US8870900B2 Endoscopic beating-heart stabilizer and vessel occlusion fastener Human Necessities 14 Active
US8403838B2 Remote tissue retraction device Human Necessities 7 Active
US8403839B2 Remote tissue retraction device Human Necessities 5 Active
US10105036B2 Connector device for a controllable instrument Human Necessities 5 Active

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