Douglas B. Hoffman
60Patents
44h-index
71Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 22, 1990 → May 10, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7111769B2 | Surgical instrument incorporating an articulation mechanism having rotation about the longitudinal axis | Human Necessities | 2,747 | Expired |
| US6786382B1 | Surgical stapling instrument incorporating an articulation joint for a firing bar track | Human Necessities | 2,740 | Expired |
| US7819298B2 | Surgical stapling apparatus with control features operable with one hand | Human Necessities | 2,533 | Active |
| US7980443B2 | End effectors for a surgical cutting and stapling instrument | Human Necessities | 2,458 | Active |
| US7059508B2 | Surgical stapling instrument incorporating an uneven multistroke firing mechanism having a rotary transmission | Human Necessities | 2,458 | Expired |
| US7083075B2 | Multi-stroke mechanism with automatic end of stroke retraction | Human Necessities | 2,394 | Expired |
| US7143926B2 | Surgical stapling instrument incorporating a multi-stroke firing mechanism with return spring rotary manual retraction system | Human Necessities | 2,380 | Expired |
| US7434715B2 | Surgical stapling instrument having multistroke firing with opening lockout | Human Necessities | 2,343 | Active |
| US7913891B2 | Disposable loading unit with user feedback features and surgical instrument for use therewith | Human Necessities | 2,199 | Active |
| US7128254B2 | Surgical stapling instrument incorporating a multistroke firing mechanism having a rotary slip-clutch transmission | Human Necessities | 2,178 | Expired |
| US7819296B2 | Surgical stapling apparatus with retractable firing systems | Human Necessities | 1,982 | Active |
| US8113410B2 | Surgical stapling apparatus with control features | Human Necessities | 1,885 | Active |
| US8608044B2 | Feedback and lockout mechanism for surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 1,882 | Active |
| US8875972B2 | End effector coupling arrangements for a surgical cutting and stapling instrument | Human Necessities | 1,856 | Active |
| US8584919B2 | Surgical stapling apparatus with load-sensitive firing mechanism | Human Necessities | 1,761 | Active |
| US8657178B2 | Surgical stapling apparatus | Human Necessities | 1,732 | Active |
| US8973803B2 | Surgical stapling apparatus with control features operable with one hand | Human Necessities | 1,616 | Active |
| US9072515B2 | Surgical stapling apparatus | Human Necessities | 1,571 | Active |
| US7367485B2 | Surgical stapling instrument incorporating a multistroke firing mechanism having a rotary transmission | Human Necessities | 1,384 | Expired |
| US9211121B2 | Surgical stapling apparatus | Human Necessities | 1,293 | Active |
| US9839421B2 | Jaw closure feature for end effector of surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 1,267 | Active |
| US9808248B2 | Installation features for surgical instrument end effector cartridge | Human Necessities | 1,178 | Active |
| US10092292B2 | Staple forming features for surgical stapling instrument | Human Necessities | 1,165 | Active |
| US9717497B2 | Lockout feature for movable cutting member of surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 1,109 | Active |
| US9867618B2 | Surgical stapling apparatus including firing force regulation | Human Necessities | 1,091 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.