Inventor · Guilford, CT, US

Christopher Penna

62Patents
27h-index
29Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 27, 2004 → Aug 17, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9668729B2 Surgical stapling apparatus Human Necessities 1,297 Active
US9289211B2 Surgical stapling apparatus Human Necessities 1,247 Active
US9888921B2 Surgical stapling apparatus Human Necessities 1,111 Active
US8998061B2 Surgical fastener applying apparatus Human Necessities 1,071 Active
US9814463B2 Surgical stapling apparatus Human Necessities 1,025 Active
US9668728B2 Surgical stapling apparatus Human Necessities 926 Active
US9204881B2 Buttress retainer for EEA anvil Human Necessities 793 Active
US9636112B2 Chip assembly for reusable surgical instruments Electricity 766 Active
US10182815B2 Surgical stapling apparatus Human Necessities 759 Active
US10463373B2 Powered stapling apparatus Human Necessities 710 Active
US9833235B2 Chip assembly for reusable surgical instruments Electricity 641 Active
US9566064B2 Surgical stapling apparatus Human Necessities 355 Active
US10959726B2 Surgical stapling apparatus Human Necessities 290 Active
US9038882B2 Circular stapling instrument Human Necessities 259 Active
US10039546B2 Loading unit including shipping member Human Necessities 203 Active
US10806445B2 Chip assembly for reusable surgical instruments Electricity 183 Active
US9579099B2 Shipping member for loading unit Human Necessities 127 Active
US9592056B2 Powered stapling apparatus Human Necessities 111 Active
US9414839B2 Buttress attachment for circular stapling device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 106 Active
US9987011B2 Surgical fastener applying apparatus Human Necessities 65 Active
US9351724B2 Circular stapling instrument Human Necessities 38 Active
US9023015B2 Laparoscopic instruments, attachable end effectors and methods relating to same Human Necessities 36 Active
US10117656B2 Loading unit locking collar Human Necessities 31 Active
US10561424B2 Methods of inserting a circular stapling apparatus into a body lumen Human Necessities 29 Active
US10426480B2 Cutting ring assembly with rigid cutting member Human Necessities 28 Active

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