Inventor · San Francisco, CA, US

David E. Hancock

11Patents
9h-index
7Co-inventors
61Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 9, 1998 → Jul 15, 2010

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6241740A System and method of use for ligating and cutting tissue Human Necessities 324 Expired
US6527786B1 System and method of use for ligating and cutting tissue Human Necessities 287 Expired
US6730020B2 Locking arm having ball joints for use in an organ manipulator apparatus Human Necessities 113 Expired
US6506149B2 Organ manipulator having suction member supported with freedom to move relative to its support Human Necessities 93 Expired
US6375611B1 Organ stabilizer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 85 Expired
US6899670B2 Organ manipulator having suction member supported with freedom to move relative to its support Human Necessities 38 Expired
US7226409B2 Organ manipulator having suction member supported with freedom to move relative to its support Human Necessities 35 Expired
US6306116A Method and apparatus for pressurizing the right atrium or right ventricle to assist cardiac function during beating heart surgery Human Necessities 31 Expired
US6849044B1 Organ stabilizer and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US7766817B2 Organ manipulator having suction member supported with freedom to move relative to its support Human Necessities 8 Active
US8092369B2 Organ manipulator having suction member supported with freedom to move relative to its support Human Necessities 4 Active

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