Inventor · Golden, CO, US

Daniel A. Joseph

73Patents
22h-index
81Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 22, 1978 → Jun 3, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8752264B2 Surgical tissue sealer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,604 Active
US8162965B2 Low profile cutting assembly with a return spring Human Necessities 1,094 Active
US8235917B2 Wireless electrosurgical controller Human Necessities 288 Active
US9198711B2 Electrosurgical system for communicating information embedded in an audio tone Human Necessities 229 Active
US9039731B2 Surgical forceps including blade safety mechanism Human Necessities 176 Active
US9023035B2 Monopolar pencil with integrated bipolar/ligasure tweezers Human Necessities 134 Active
US8864795B2 Surgical forceps Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 93 Active
US8756785B2 Surgical instrument shafts and methods of manufacturing shafts for surgical instruments Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 90 Active
US9039704B2 Forceps Human Necessities 76 Active
US8920461B2 Surgical forceps with bifurcated flanged jaw components Human Necessities 75 Active
US9211657B2 Surgical tissue sealer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 73 Active
US8968360B2 Surgical instrument with resilient driving member and related methods of use Human Necessities 71 Active
US9498279B2 Vessel sealing instrument Human Necessities 65 Active
US9034009B2 Surgical forceps Human Necessities 47 Active
US9655672B2 Vessel sealing instrument Human Necessities 45 Active
US9636169B2 Electrosurgical instrument Human Necessities 35 Active
US9504519B2 Surgical forceps Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Active
US7819793B2 Apparatus for separating a composite liquid into at least two components Performing Operations; Transporting 29 Active
US9687295B2 Methods of manufacturing a pair of jaw members of an end-effector assembly for a surgical instrument Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Active
US7674221B2 Apparatus for separating discrete volumes of a composite liquid with balancing elements Performing Operations; Transporting 24 Active
US10537381B2 Surgical instrument having a bipolar end effector assembly and a deployable monopolar assembly Human Necessities 23 Active
US9265571B2 Surgical forceps Human Necessities 23 Active
US8231553B2 Method for wireless control of electrosurgery Human Necessities 16 Active
US9510891B2 Surgical instruments with structures to provide access for cleaning Human Necessities 16 Active
US7766809B2 Apparatus for separating discrete volumes of a composite liquid Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Active

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