Edward D. Pingleton
51Patents
24h-index
48Co-inventors
88Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 22, 1990 → May 26, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7625370B2 | Tissue fusion/welder apparatus and method | Human Necessities | 1,654 | Expired |
| US8562598B2 | Electrosurgical system | Human Necessities | 1,581 | Active |
| US7473221B2 | Surgical access apparatus and method | Human Necessities | 1,246 | Expired |
| US5275609A | Surgical cutting instrument | Human Necessities | 696 | Expired |
| US5338317A | Rotational surgical instrument handle | Human Necessities | 689 | Expired |
| US5037379A | Surgical tissue bag and method for percutaneously debulking tissue | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 355 | Expired |
| US5290249A | Surgical access sheath | Human Necessities | 296 | Expired |
| US6958037B2 | Wound retraction apparatus and method | Human Necessities | 268 | Expired |
| US5290303A | Surgical cutting instrument | Human Necessities | 222 | Expired |
| US7238154B2 | Wound retraction apparatus and method | Human Necessities | 218 | Expired |
| US7377898B2 | Wound retraction apparatus and method | Human Necessities | 181 | Active |
| US7481765B2 | Surgical access apparatus and method | Human Necessities | 154 | Expired |
| US8568411B2 | Electrosurgical system | Human Necessities | 148 | Active |
| US6716183B2 | Guidewire | Human Necessities | 109 | Expired |
| US7686823B2 | Bladeless obturator | Human Necessities | 85 | Expired |
| US8551088B2 | Electrosurgical system | Human Necessities | 81 | Active |
| US7951076B2 | Surgical access system | Human Necessities | 78 | Active |
| US8105234B2 | Surgical access apparatus and method | Human Necessities | 73 | Active |
| US6117150A | Pneumatic tissue dissector with exhaust system | Human Necessities | 48 | Expired |
| US8672839B2 | Surgical access apparatus and method | Human Necessities | 37 | Active |
| US8579894B2 | Electrosurgical system | Human Necessities | 30 | Active |
| US7189249B2 | Traction trocar apparatus and method | Human Necessities | 28 | Expired |
| US8070676B2 | Surgical access apparatus and method | Human Necessities | 28 | Active |
| US8915910B2 | Electrosurgical system | Human Necessities | 25 | Active |
| US8016755B2 | Surgical access apparatus and method | Human Necessities | 24 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.