F. Mark Ferguson
60Patents
33h-index
58Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 4, 1999 → Mar 31, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6595955B2 | Safety shield for medical needles | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 218 | Expired |
| US6984213B2 | Biopsy needle device | Human Necessities | 192 | Expired |
| US6902546B2 | Safety shield for medical needles | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 175 | Expired |
| US7179244B2 | Resettable safety shield for medical needles | Human Necessities | 153 | Expired |
| US6796962B2 | Safety shield for medical needles | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 148 | Expired |
| US7413562B2 | Safety shield for medical needles | Human Necessities | 140 | Expired |
| US7458954B2 | Safety shield for medical needles | Human Necessities | 134 | Expired |
| US7004927B2 | Safety shield for medical needles | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 132 | Expired |
| US7618395B2 | Methods for shielding medical needles | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 126 | Active |
| US8647326B2 | System for cleaning luer connectors | Human Necessities | 111 | Active |
| US7611485B2 | Safety shield for medical needles | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 109 | Expired |
| US8172825B2 | Methods for disinfecting medical connectors | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 107 | Active |
| US8231587B2 | Disinfecting caps for medical male luer connectors | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 99 | Active |
| US6949086B2 | Seldinger safety shield for medical needles | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 99 | Expired |
| US6254575A | Reaccessible medical needle safety devices and methods | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 89 | Expired |
| US8647308B2 | Disinfecting caps for medical male luer connectors | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 86 | Active |
| US8328767B2 | Disinfecting caps for medical male luer connectors | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 84 | Active |
| US8343112B2 | Disinfecting caps having an extendable feature and related systems and methods | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 82 | Active |
| US6280420A | Reaccessible medical needle safety devices and methods | Human Necessities | 80 | Expired |
| US7008402B2 | Safety shield for medical needles | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 78 | Expired |
| US8845584B2 | Safety shield for medical needles | Human Necessities | 72 | Active |
| US6997902B2 | Safety shield for medical needles | Human Necessities | 68 | Expired |
| US8641681B2 | Disinfecting caps for medical male luer connectors | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 64 | Active |
| US8523830B2 | Disinfecting caps for medical female luer connectors | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 60 | Active |
| US7341573B2 | Safety shield for medical needles | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 58 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.