Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Eugene E. Reis

28Patents
21h-index
42Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 20, 1996 → Mar 4, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6346077B1 Surgical instrument for stabilizing the beating heart during coronary artery bypass graft surgery Human Necessities 1,616 Expired
US5730757A Access platform for internal mammary dissection Human Necessities 260 Expired
US5944736A Access platform for internal mammary dissection Human Necessities 232 Expired
US6231506A Method and apparatus for creating a working opening through an incision Human Necessities 170 Expired
US6283912A Surgical retractor platform blade apparatus Human Necessities 87 Expired
US6626830B1 Methods and devices for improved tissue stabilization Human Necessities 82 Expired
US6331158A Surgical retractor apparatus for operating on the heart through an incision Human Necessities 73 Expired
US9259340B2 Methods and systems for bypassing occlusions in a femoral artery Human Necessities 55 Active
US6685632B1 Surgical instruments for accessing and stabilizing a localized portion of a beating heart Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US6602189B1 Access platform for internal mammary dissection Human Necessities 40 Expired
US6743169B1 Surgical instruments and procedures for stabilizing the beating heart during coronary artery bypass graft surgery Human Necessities 40 Expired
US10265206B2 Methods and systems for bypassing occlusions in a femoral artery Human Necessities 39 Active
US6758808B2 Surgical instruments for stabilizing a localized portion of a beating heart Human Necessities 34 Expired
US7220228B2 Surgical retractor blade and system Human Necessities 33 Expired
US9498198B2 Surgical instruments for accessing and stabilizing a localized portion of a beating heart Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Active
US6652454B2 Method and apparatus for creating a working opening through an incision Human Necessities 30 Expired
US7947062B2 Temporary anastomotic seal and method Human Necessities 29 Expired
US6168577A Directed stream blower for clearing a surgical site Human Necessities 29 Expired
US8277476B2 Surgical instruments and procedures for stabilizing the beating heart during coronary artery bypass graft Human Necessities 24 Expired
US7288065B1 Access platform for internal mammary dissection Human Necessities 23 Expired
US7909846B1 Access platform for internal mammary dissection Human Necessities 23 Expired
US7044653B2 Microassembly and method for using same Physics 19 Expired
US7736307B2 Surgical instruments for accessing and stabilizing a localized portion of a beating heart Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US7699774B1 Access platform for internal mammary dissection Human Necessities 9 Expired
US7238155B2 Method and apparatus for creating a working opening through an incision Human Necessities 8 Expired

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