Inventor · Longmont, CO, US

David M. Garrison

99Patents
39h-index
77Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 13, 2003 → May 3, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7722607B2 In-line vessel sealer and divider Human Necessities 1,805 Active
US8752264B2 Surgical tissue sealer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,604 Active
US7597693B2 Vessel sealer and divider for use with small trocars and cannulas Human Necessities 1,582 Active
US9161807B2 Apparatus for performing an electrosurgical procedure Human Necessities 924 Active
USD621503S1 Pistol grip laparoscopic sealing and dissection device General 900 Expired
US7232440B2 Bipolar forceps having monopolar extension Human Necessities 811 Expired
US7445621B2 Bipolar forceps having monopolar extension Human Necessities 553 Active
US7641653B2 Open vessel sealing forceps disposable handswitch Human Necessities 450 Active
US7628791B2 Single action tissue sealer Human Necessities 434 Active
US7879035B2 Insulating boot for electrosurgical forceps Human Necessities 420 Active
US8277447B2 Single action tissue sealer Human Necessities 324 Active
US7270664B2 Vessel sealing instrument with electrical cutting mechanism Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 324 Expired
US7481810B2 Bipolar forceps having monopolar extension Human Necessities 260 Active
US7442194B2 Bipolar forceps having monopolar extension Human Necessities 244 Active
US7877852B2 Method of manufacturing an end effector assembly for sealing tissue Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 207 Active
US9192421B2 Blade lockout mechanism for surgical forceps Human Necessities 185 Active
US9113899B2 Coupling mechanisms for surgical instruments Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 172 Active
US7789878B2 In-line vessel sealer and divider Human Necessities 146 Active
US11020172B2 Apparatus for performing an electrosurgical procedure Human Necessities 129 Active
US7877853B2 Method of manufacturing end effector assembly for sealing tissue Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 106 Active
US8961514B2 Articulating surgical apparatus Human Necessities 101 Active
US8945126B2 Single action tissue sealer Human Necessities 92 Active
US8409246B2 Apparatus for performing an electrosurgical procedure Human Necessities 88 Active
US8672939B2 Surgical device for performing an electrosurgical procedure Human Necessities 88 Active
US8409247B2 Apparatus for performing an electrosurgical procedure Human Necessities 84 Active

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