Inventor · West Chester, OH, US

Daniel L. Baber

39Patents
26h-index
46Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: May 10, 2010 → Jun 24, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9307986B2 Surgical instrument soft stop Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2,178 Active
US9358003B2 Electromechanical surgical device with signal relay arrangement Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,776 Active
US9326767B2 Joystick switch assemblies for surgical instruments Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,774 Active
US9468438B2 Sensor straightened end effector during removal through trocar Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,672 Active
US9554794B2 Multiple processor motor control for modular surgical instruments Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,505 Active
US9788836B2 Multiple motor control for powered medical device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,503 Active
US9757128B2 Multiple sensors with one sensor affecting a second sensor's output or interpretation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,501 Active
US9724094B2 Adjunct with integrated sensors to quantify tissue compression Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,484 Active
US9737301B2 Monitoring device degradation based on component evaluation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,469 Active
US10016199B2 Polarity of hall magnet to identify cartridge type Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,396 Active
US10135242B2 Smart cartridge wake up operation and data retention Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,344 Active
US10111679B2 Circuitry and sensors for powered medical device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,306 Active
US10117649B2 Surgical instrument assembly comprising a lockable articulation system Human Necessities 1,293 Active
US10226249B2 Articulatable surgical instruments with conductive pathways for signal communication Human Necessities 1,052 Active
US10575868B2 Surgical instrument with coupler assembly Physics 859 Active
US10695055B2 Firing assembly comprising a lockout Human Necessities 833 Active
US10285695B2 Articulatable surgical instruments with conductive pathways Human Necessities 781 Active
US10881401B2 Staple firing member comprising a missing cartridge and/or spent cartridge lockout Human Necessities 738 Active
US10905423B2 Smart cartridge wake up operation and data retention Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 476 Active
US11071545B2 Smart cartridge wake up operation and data retention Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 380 Active
US11076854B2 Smart cartridge wake up operation and data retention Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 379 Active
US11246618B2 Surgical instrument soft stop Physics 290 Active
US11389162B2 Smart cartridge wake up operation and data retention Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 173 Active
US11406386B2 End effector including magnetic and impedance sensors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 165 Active
US11717297B2 Smart cartridge wake up operation and data retention Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 51 Active

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