Inventor · Batavia, OH, US

Craig N. Faller

94Patents
35h-index
159Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 5, 1999 → Apr 26, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7708180B2 Surgical fastening device with initiator impregnation of a matrix or buttress to improve adhesive application Human Necessities 1,687 Active
US9283045B2 Surgical instruments with fluid management system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1,539 Active
US9820768B2 Ultrasonic surgical instruments with control mechanisms Human Necessities 1,349 Active
US6458142B1 Force limiting mechanism for an ultrasonic surgical instrument Human Necessities 1,216 Expired
US8834518B2 Electrosurgical cutting and sealing instruments with cam-actuated jaws Human Necessities 1,168 Active
US10258363B2 Method of operating an articulating ultrasonic surgical instrument Human Necessities 624 Active
US10285724B2 Actuation mechanisms and load adjustment assemblies for surgical instruments Human Necessities 494 Active
US9241728B2 Surgical instrument with multiple clamping mechanisms Human Necessities 488 Active
US9743947B2 End effector with a clamp arm assembly and blade Human Necessities 451 Active
US10034704B2 Surgical instrument with user adaptable algorithms Human Necessities 444 Active
US8444663B2 Ultrasonic surgical shears and tissue pad for same Human Necessities 416 Active
US9743946B2 Rotation features for ultrasonic surgical instrument Human Necessities 395 Active
US8753338B2 Electrosurgical instrument employing a thermal management system Human Necessities 347 Active
US8702704B2 Electrosurgical cutting and sealing instrument Human Necessities 332 Active
US10004527B2 Ultrasonic surgical instrument with staged clamping Human Necessities 325 Active
US9901358B2 Ultrasonic surgical instrument with integral blade cleaning feature Human Necessities 313 Active
US10368894B2 Surgical instrument with variable clamping force Human Necessities 292 Active
US8348880B2 Ultrasonic surgical instrument incorporating fluid management Human Necessities 278 Active
US9808308B2 Electrosurgical cutting and sealing instruments with cam-actuated jaws Human Necessities 245 Active
US10624667B2 System and method to track usage of surgical instrument Human Necessities 234 Active
US10555748B2 Features and methods to control delivery of cooling fluid to end effector of ultrasonic surgical instrument Human Necessities 232 Active
US8715306B2 Tissue pad for use with an ultrasonic surgical instrument Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 178 Active
US10441310B2 Surgical instruments with curved section Human Necessities 146 Active
US9724120B2 Clamp arm features for ultrasonic surgical instrument Human Necessities 133 Active
US11589888B2 Method for controlling smart energy devices Physics 130 Active

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