Frank C. Maffei
34Patents
25h-index
23Co-inventors
85Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 15, 1996 → Feb 25, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7703653B2 | Articulation mechanism for surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 2,124 | Active |
| US7624902B2 | Surgical stapling apparatus | Human Necessities | 1,997 | Active |
| US8281973B2 | Surgical stapling device | Human Necessities | 1,756 | Active |
| US8033440B2 | Surgical stapling device | Human Necessities | 1,377 | Active |
| US8113408B2 | Surgical stapling device | Human Necessities | 1,332 | Active |
| US10130367B2 | Surgical apparatus | Human Necessities | 1,168 | Active |
| US8403196B2 | Dissection tip and introducer for surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 1,054 | Active |
| US8403195B2 | Dissection tip and introducer for surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 1,007 | Active |
| US8136711B2 | Dissection tip and introducer for surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 991 | Active |
| US8418904B2 | Surgical stapling device | Human Necessities | 396 | Active |
| US7891534B2 | Surgical stapling device | Human Necessities | 366 | Active |
| US7934628B2 | Surgical stapling device | Human Necessities | 349 | Active |
| US8205619B2 | Method of preventing articulation in a surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 339 | Active |
| US5779718A | Method of anastomosing a vessel using a surgical clip applier | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 329 | Expired |
| US5720756A | Surgical clip applier | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 275 | Expired |
| US5868761A | Surgical clip applier | Human Necessities | 272 | Expired |
| US5725537A | Method of performing a vessel anastomosis using a surgical clip applier | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 263 | Expired |
| US10285698B2 | Surgical apparatus | Human Necessities | 260 | Active |
| US8286848B2 | Surgical stapling device | Human Necessities | 260 | Active |
| US5725538A | Surgical clip applier | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 248 | Expired |
| US8690039B2 | Dissection tip and introducer for surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 242 | Active |
| US5957938A | Tissue everting needle | Human Necessities | 195 | Expired |
| US9232944B2 | Surgical instrument and bushing | Human Necessities | 165 | Active |
| US9468439B2 | Surgical instrument and bushing | Human Necessities | 158 | Active |
| US6030340A | Surgical retractor | Human Necessities | 92 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.