Douglas Sutton
170Patents
52h-index
122Co-inventors
93Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 9, 1997 → Mar 21, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7097650B2 | System for tissue approximation and fixation | Human Necessities | 1,645 | Expired |
| US7757924B2 | Single fold system for tissue approximation and fixation | Human Necessities | 1,323 | Active |
| US7653438B2 | Methods and apparatus for renal neuromodulation | Human Necessities | 761 | Expired |
| US8419755B2 | Obesity treatment tools and methods | Human Necessities | 669 | Active |
| US6558400B2 | Obesity treatment tools and methods | Human Necessities | 641 | Expired |
| US6773440B2 | Method and device for use in tissue approximation and fixation | Human Necessities | 590 | Expired |
| US8150520B2 | Methods for catheter-based renal denervation | Human Necessities | 483 | Active |
| US8145317B2 | Methods for renal neuromodulation | Human Necessities | 470 | Active |
| US8175711B2 | Methods for treating a condition or disease associated with cardio-renal function | Human Necessities | 466 | Active |
| US8150519B2 | Methods and apparatus for bilateral renal neuromodulation | Human Necessities | 454 | Active |
| US6746460B2 | Intra-gastric fastening devices | Human Necessities | 447 | Expired |
| US6356782B1 | Subcutaneous cavity marking device and method | Human Necessities | 406 | Expired |
| US8145316B2 | Methods and apparatus for renal neuromodulation | Human Necessities | 343 | Active |
| US6371904B1 | Subcutaneous cavity marking device and method | Human Necessities | 321 | Expired |
| US7083629B2 | Overtube apparatus for insertion into a body | Human Necessities | 308 | Expired |
| US8007505B2 | System for tissue approximation and fixation | Human Necessities | 306 | Active |
| US6679264B1 | Methods and devices for use in performing pulmonary procedures | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 276 | Expired |
| US7306614B2 | Overtube apparatus for insertion into a body | Human Necessities | 264 | Active |
| US6712842B1 | Methods and devices for lining a blood vessel and opening a narrowed region of a blood vessel | Human Necessities | 248 | Expired |
| US6694979B2 | Methods and devices for use in performing pulmonary procedures | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 233 | Expired |
| US6994715B2 | Intra-gastric fastening devices | Human Necessities | 192 | Expired |
| US7288101B2 | Obesity treatment tools and methods | Human Necessities | 188 | Expired |
| US6901927B2 | Methods and devices for use in performing pulmonary procedures | Human Necessities | 181 | Expired |
| US6840243B2 | Methods and devices for use in performing pulmonary procedures | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 174 | Expired |
| US6136014A | Percutaneous tissue removal device | Human Necessities | 136 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.