Inventor · Redwood City, CA, US

D. Bruce Modesitt

49Patents
24h-index
16Co-inventors
82Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 2, 1990 → Jul 3, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6136010A Articulating suturing device and method Human Necessities 760 Expired
US6964668B2 Articulating suturing device and method Human Necessities 448 Expired
US6939365B1 Fixturing assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 428 Expired
US7001400B1 Articulating suturing device and method Human Necessities 386 Expired
US7390328B2 Device and method for suturing of internal puncture sites Human Necessities 178 Expired
US7235087B2 Articulating suturing device and method Human Necessities 162 Expired
US7981153B2 Biologically implantable prosthesis methods of using Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 153 Active
US8025695B2 Biologically implantable heart valve system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 140 Expired
US8623080B2 Biologically implantable prosthesis and methods of using the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 138 Active
US7850701B2 Articulating suturing device and method Human Necessities 109 Expired
US7842047B2 Articulating suturing device and method Human Necessities 106 Expired
US7846170B2 Articulating suturing device and method Human Necessities 100 Active
US7837696B2 Articulating suturing device and method Human Necessities 91 Expired
US8048092B2 Articulating suturing device and method Human Necessities 71 Active
US8038688B2 Articulating suturing device and method Human Necessities 65 Expired
US8057491B2 Articulating suturing device and method Human Necessities 49 Active
US8551162B2 Biologically implantable prosthesis Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US7481821B2 Embolization device and a method of using the same Human Necessities 39 Expired
US9629636B2 Embolization device and a method of using the same Human Necessities 34 Active
US8460373B2 Method for implanting a heart valve within an annulus of a patient Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Active
US7678133B2 Biological tissue closure device and method Human Necessities 30 Active
US5046773A Micro-gripper assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US8323298B2 Articulating suturing device and method Human Necessities 29 Active
US8083767B2 Access and closure device and method Human Necessities 25 Active
US8262686B2 Embolization device and a method of using the same Human Necessities 24 Active

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