David B. Griffith
21Patents
14h-index
21Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 20, 1998 → Feb 18, 2019
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7815659B2 | Suture anchor applicator | Human Necessities | 127 | Expired |
| US8608652B2 | Vaginal entry surgical devices, kit, system, and method | Human Necessities | 104 | Active |
| US8075572B2 | Surgical suturing apparatus | Human Necessities | 89 | Active |
| US8986199B2 | Apparatus and methods for cleaning the lens of an endoscope | Human Necessities | 80 | Active |
| US8906035B2 | Endoscopic drop off bag | Human Necessities | 80 | Active |
| US8100922B2 | Curved needle suturing tool | Human Necessities | 70 | Active |
| US9427255B2 | Apparatus for introducing a steerable camera assembly into a patient | Human Necessities | 63 | Active |
| US8480689B2 | Suturing device | Human Necessities | 47 | Active |
| US7896890B2 | Method and apparatus for endoscopically performing gastric reduction surgery in a single step | Human Necessities | 40 | Active |
| US8147506B2 | Method and clamp for gastric reduction surgery | Human Necessities | 29 | Active |
| US5984993A | Method and composition for odor control | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 25 | Expired |
| US7645288B2 | Anastomotic ring applier with inflatable members | Human Necessities | 16 | Active |
| US6979472B2 | Soluble coffee brew color intensification | Human Necessities | 15 | Expired |
| US8721529B2 | Devices and methods for providing suction and/or irrigation in a surgical procedure | Human Necessities | 15 | Active |
| US7896894B2 | Apparatus for single pass gastric restriction | Human Necessities | 14 | Active |
| US10307280B2 | Endoscopic transoral duodenal sleeve applier | Human Necessities | 12 | Active |
| US8252006B2 | Single pass gastric restriction with a corkscrew style wall anchor | Human Necessities | 7 | Active |
| US10206709B2 | Apparatus for introducing an object into a patient | Human Necessities | 4 | Active |
| US9456917B2 | Endoscopic transoral duodenal sleeve applier | Human Necessities | 4 | Active |
| US8715294B2 | Gastric instrument sleeve to prevent cross contamination of stomach content and provide fixation and repeatable path | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
| US11284918B2 | Apparatus for introducing a steerable camera assembly into a patient | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.