Inventor · Boulder, CO, US

David A. Schechter

45Patents
31h-index
68Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 6, 2001 → Jul 15, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
USD541418S1 Lung sealing device General 2,387 Expired
US7137980B2 Method and system for controlling output of RF medical generator Human Necessities 2,222 Expired
US7090673B2 Vessel sealer and divider Human Necessities 1,958 Expired
US8147485B2 System and method for tissue sealing Human Necessities 1,546 Active
US7540872B2 Articulating bipolar electrosurgical instrument Human Necessities 1,355 Active
US7435249B2 Electrosurgical instruments which reduces collateral damage to adjacent tissue Human Necessities 1,236 Expired
US9144455B2 Low power tissue sealing device and method Human Necessities 998 Active
US7160298B2 Electrosurgical instrument which reduces effects to adjacent tissue structures Human Necessities 510 Expired
US8105323B2 Method and system for controlling output of RF medical generator Human Necessities 473 Active
US7147638B2 Electrosurgical instrument which reduces thermal damage to adjacent tissue Human Necessities 427 Expired
US7776036B2 Bipolar concentric electrode assembly for soft tissue fusion Human Necessities 321 Expired
US8679114B2 Incorporating rapid cooling in tissue fusion heating processes Human Necessities 316 Active
US7708735B2 Incorporating rapid cooling in tissue fusion heating processes Human Necessities 308 Active
US7799026B2 Compressible jaw configuration with bipolar RF output electrodes for soft tissue fusion Human Necessities 269 Expired
US7972328B2 System and method for tissue sealing Human Necessities 249 Active
US9113900B2 Method and system for controlling output of RF medical generator Human Necessities 248 Active
US9168089B2 Method and system for controlling output of RF medical generator Human Necessities 246 Active
US8685016B2 System and method for tissue sealing Human Necessities 236 Active
US9375256B2 Electrosurgical forceps Human Necessities 190 Active
US7553312B2 Vessel sealing instrument Human Necessities 167 Active
US8366709B2 Articulating bipolar electrosurgical instrument Human Necessities 164 Active
US7753909B2 Electrosurgical instrument which reduces thermal damage to adjacent tissue Human Necessities 134 Active
US7799028B2 Articulating bipolar electrosurgical instrument Human Necessities 109 Active
US7945332B2 Apparatus for attachment and reinforcement of tissue, apparatus for reinforcement of tissue, methods of attaching and reinforcing tissue, and methods of reinforcing tissue Human Necessities 103 Active
US8216223B2 System and method for tissue sealing Human Necessities 100 Active

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