Inventor · Oakland, CA, US

Christopher P. Bender

24Patents
7h-index
17Co-inventors
62Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 28, 2011 → Jan 6, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9861354B2 Meniscus repair Human Necessities 252 Active
US9211119B2 Suture passers and methods of passing suture Human Necessities 29 Active
US8911456B2 Methods and devices for preventing tissue bridging while suturing Human Necessities 18 Active
US9314234B2 Pre-tied surgical knots for use with suture passers Human Necessities 16 Active
US9011454B2 Suture passer with radiused upper jaw Human Necessities 16 Active
US9247934B2 Suture passer devices and methods Human Necessities 14 Active
US9700299B2 Suture passer devices and methods Human Necessities 9 Active
US10004492B2 Suture passer with radiused upper jaw Human Necessities 3 Active
US10441273B2 Pre-tied surgical knots for use with suture passers Human Necessities 2 Active
US10405853B2 Knot tying accessory Human Necessities 1 Active
US10188382B2 Suture passer devices and methods Human Necessities 1 Active
US10524778B2 Suture passers adapted for use in constrained regions Human Necessities 1 Active
US11744575B2 Suture passer devices and methods Human Necessities 1 Active
US11013510B2 Meniscus repair Human Necessities 0 Active
US10653412B2 Pre-tied surgical knots for use with suture passers Human Necessities 0 Active
US12213664B2 Pre-tied surgical knots for use with suture passers Human Necessities 0 Active
US11918203B2 Automatically reloading suture passer devices that prevent entanglement Human Necessities 0 Active
US10226245B2 Automatically reloading suture passer devices that prevent entanglement Human Necessities 0 Active
US10806442B2 Automatically reloading suture passer devices that prevent entanglement Human Necessities 0 Active
US11369365B2 Suture passer devices and methods Human Necessities 0 Active
US10758222B2 Meniscus repair Human Necessities 0 Active
US10905412B2 Pre-tied surgical knots for use with suture passers Human Necessities 0 Active
US10537321B2 Suture passers adapted for use in constrained regions Human Necessities 0 Active
US11903577B2 Knot tying accessory Human Necessities 0 Active

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