Inventor · Exeter, NH, US

Frederic P. Field

38Patents
26h-index
13Co-inventors
82Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 31, 1989 → Oct 3, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6767352B2 Surgical suturing instrument and method of use Human Necessities 1,499 Expired
US6527785B2 Surgical suturing instrument and method of use Human Necessities 1,422 Expired
US6332889A Surgical suturing instrument and method of use Human Necessities 230 Expired
US6383208B1 Apparatus and method for approximating and closing the walls of a hole or puncture in a physiological shell structure Human Necessities 193 Expired
US5766147A Vial adaptor for a liquid delivery device Human Necessities 185 Expired
US5397303A Liquid delivery device having a vial attachment or adapter incorporated therein Human Necessities 174 Expired
US6682540B1 Apparatus and method for placing multiple sutures Human Necessities 166 Expired
US7131979B2 Surgical suturing instrument and method of use Human Necessities 157 Expired
US7131978B2 Surgical suturing instrument and method of use Human Necessities 152 Expired
US5558255A Liquid delivery device Performing Operations; Transporting 151 Expired
US5700245A Apparatus for the generation of gas pressure for controlled fluid delivery Human Necessities 150 Expired
US7037315B2 Surgical suturing instrument and method of use Human Necessities 144 Expired
US7131980B1 Surgical suturing instrument and method of use Human Necessities 114 Expired
US5398851A Liquid delivery device Performing Operations; Transporting 104 Expired
US5080652A Infusion apparatus Human Necessities 101 Expired
US6786913B1 Surgical suturing instrument and method of use Human Necessities 87 Expired
US6679895B1 Apparatus and method for placing suture wires into tissue for the approximation and tensioning of tissue Human Necessities 81 Expired
US6511489B2 Surgical suturing instrument and method of use Human Necessities 77 Expired
US5578005A Apparatus and methods for multiple fluid infusion Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 75 Expired
US6663643B2 Surgical suturing instrument and method of use Human Necessities 64 Expired
US5105983A Infusion apparatus Human Necessities 62 Expired
US5398850A Gas delivery apparatus for infusion Human Necessities 60 Expired
US7666194B2 Surgical suturing instrument and method of use Human Necessities 53 Expired
US5588556A Method for generating gas to deliver liquid from a container Human Necessities 52 Expired
US7011668B2 Surgical suturing instrument and method of use Human Necessities 36 Expired

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