Inventor · Boulder, CO, US

Edward M. Chojin

49Patents
25h-index
41Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 13, 2004 → Oct 6, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8752264B2 Surgical tissue sealer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,604 Active
USD564662S1 Hourglass-shaped knife for electrosurgical forceps General 1,036 Expired
US8246618B2 Electrosurgical jaws with offset knife Human Necessities 362 Active
US8961515B2 Electrosurgical instrument Human Necessities 309 Active
US8382792B2 End effector assembly for electrosurgical device Human Necessities 273 Active
US9668806B2 Surgical forceps including a removable stop member Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 260 Active
US8388646B2 Monocoque jaw design Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 228 Active
US7877852B2 Method of manufacturing an end effector assembly for sealing tissue Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 207 Active
US9113899B2 Coupling mechanisms for surgical instruments Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 172 Active
US8968311B2 Surgical instrument with stamped double-flag jaws and actuation mechanism Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 126 Active
US7877853B2 Method of manufacturing end effector assembly for sealing tissue Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 106 Active
US8016827B2 Apparatus, system, and method for performing an electrosurgical procedure Human Necessities 98 Active
US8864795B2 Surgical forceps Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 93 Active
US8702737B2 Surgical forceps Human Necessities 91 Active
US8523898B2 Endoscopic electrosurgical jaws with offset knife Human Necessities 91 Active
US8858553B2 Dielectric jaw insert for electrosurgical end effector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 82 Active
US8647343B2 Surgical forceps for sealing and dividing tissue Human Necessities 76 Active
US9211657B2 Surgical tissue sealer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 73 Active
US8968310B2 Electrosurgical instrument with a knife blade lockout mechanism Human Necessities 71 Active
US8740898B2 Surgical forceps Chemistry; Metallurgy 59 Active
US8636761B2 Apparatus, system, and method for performing an endoscopic electrosurgical procedure Human Necessities 56 Active
US8906018B2 Surgical forceps Human Necessities 53 Active
US8888775B2 Surgical forceps including shape memory cutter Human Necessities 52 Active
US9636169B2 Electrosurgical instrument Human Necessities 35 Active
US9504519B2 Surgical forceps Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Active

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