Inventor · Minneapolis, MN, US

Donald E. Stapf

31Patents
22h-index
15Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 21, 1994 → Jun 30, 2011

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5817145A Wound treatment device Human Necessities 191 Expired
US6010527A Wound treatment device Human Necessities 144 Expired
US6093160A Flexible non-contact wound treatment device Human Necessities 108 Expired
US6293917A Wound treatment device for attachment to skin Human Necessities 104 Expired
US6468295B2 Treatment device Human Necessities 95 Expired
US6248084A Wound treatment device Human Necessities 87 Expired
US6420623B2 Bandage for autolytic wound debridement Human Necessities 76 Expired
US6071304A Wound treatment apparatus with a heater adhesively joined to a bandage Human Necessities 75 Expired
US6143945A Bandage for autolytic wound debridement Human Necessities 68 Expired
US6235047A Wound treatment apparatus with a heater, a heat conductive bandage, and heat-spreading means acting between the heater and bandage Human Necessities 64 Expired
US7122046B2 Treatment device Human Necessities 62 Expired
US6580012B1 Flexible non-contact wound treatment device Human Necessities 56 Expired
US6013097A Wound treatment device for attachment to skin Human Necessities 55 Expired
US5837002A Support apparatus with localized cooling of high-contact-pressure body surface areas Human Necessities 50 Expired
US6320093A Bandage for autolytic wound debridement Human Necessities 46 Expired
US6987209B2 Flexible non-contact wound treatment device Human Necessities 45 Expired
US7041123B2 Warming pack with temperature uniformity and temperature stabilization Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US6641601B1 Tissue treatment apparatus with a heater, a heat conductive bandage, and a heat-spreading means acting between the heater and bandage Human Necessities 32 Expired
US6436063B1 Wound treatment apparatus with a heater adhesively joined to bandage Human Necessities 30 Expired
US7087807B2 Tissue treatment device for an extremity Human Necessities 26 Expired
US6570050B2 Bandage for autolytic wound debridement Human Necessities 24 Expired
US6323386A Wound covering for a foot or hand Human Necessities 22 Expired
US6585670B2 Treatment apparatus with a heater adhesively joined to a bandage Human Necessities 19 Expired
US6573420B2 Tissue treatment device for a limb Human Necessities 17 Expired
US7720362B2 Heat exchanger for high flow rate infusion Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Active

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