Inventor · Cincinnati, OH, US

David N. Plescia

44Patents
23h-index
77Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 5, 2005 → Oct 4, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7708180B2 Surgical fastening device with initiator impregnation of a matrix or buttress to improve adhesive application Human Necessities 1,687 Active
US9072523B2 Medical device with feature for sterile acceptance of non-sterile reusable component Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,507 Active
US8192350B2 Methods and devices for measuring impedance in a gastric restriction system Human Necessities 853 Active
US9089338B2 Medical device packaging with window for insertion of reusable component Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 670 Active
US8114345B2 System and method of sterilizing an implantable medical device Human Necessities 554 Active
US8361066B2 Electrical ablation devices Human Necessities 243 Active
US7887554B2 Surgical suturing apparatus with needle position indicator Human Necessities 164 Active
US7658196B2 System and method for determining implanted device orientation Human Necessities 154 Active
US9277957B2 Electrosurgical devices and methods Human Necessities 90 Active
US8506564B2 Surgical instrument comprising an electrode Human Necessities 89 Active
US7844342B2 Powering implantable restriction systems using light Human Necessities 78 Active
US9011431B2 Electrical ablation devices Human Necessities 55 Active
US10342598B2 Electrosurgical system for delivering a biphasic waveform Human Necessities 48 Active
US10004558B2 Electrical ablation devices Human Necessities 44 Active
US9314620B2 Electrical ablation devices and methods Human Necessities 39 Active
US10314649B2 Flexible expandable electrode and method of intraluminal delivery of pulsed power Human Necessities 38 Active
US8529563B2 Electrical ablation devices Human Necessities 37 Active
US9788885B2 Electrosurgical system energy source Human Necessities 37 Active
US9005198B2 Surgical instrument comprising an electrode Electricity 36 Active
US9028483B2 Surgical instrument comprising an electrode Human Necessities 33 Active
US9044606B2 Methods and devices for activating brown adipose tissue using electrical energy Human Necessities 27 Active
US9254169B2 Electrical ablation devices and methods Human Necessities 27 Active
US8057492B2 Automatically adjusting band system with MEMS pump Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 24 Active
US7763039B2 Articulating blunt dissector/gastric band application device Human Necessities 23 Active
US8870742B2 GUI for an implantable restriction device and a data logger Human Necessities 21 Active

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