Frederick L. Estera
31Patents
11h-index
114Co-inventors
70Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 25, 2014 → Jul 8, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US10258363B2 | Method of operating an articulating ultrasonic surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 624 | Active |
| US10456193B2 | Medical device with a bilateral jaw configuration for nerve stimulation | Human Necessities | 338 | Active |
| US10004527B2 | Ultrasonic surgical instrument with staged clamping | Human Necessities | 325 | Active |
| US10842522B2 | Ultrasonic surgical instruments having offset blades | Human Necessities | 200 | Active |
| US10507033B2 | Ultrasonic surgical instrument with replaceable clamp pad | Human Necessities | 81 | Active |
| US11350959B2 | Ultrasonic transducer techniques for ultrasonic surgical instrument | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 49 | Active |
| US10420580B2 | Ultrasonic transducer for surgical instrument | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 44 | Active |
| US10561436B2 | Surgical instrument use indicator | Human Necessities | 35 | Active |
| US10779847B2 | Ultrasonic transducer to waveguide joining | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 30 | Active |
| US10828056B2 | Ultrasonic transducer to waveguide acoustic coupling, connections, and configurations | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 27 | Active |
| US10206705B2 | Features for communication of fluid through shaft assembly of ultrasonic surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 14 | Active |
| US10004528B2 | Sleeve features for ultrasonic blade of a surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 11 | Active |
| US10813662B2 | Acoustic drivetrain with external collar at nodal position | Human Necessities | 9 | Active |
| US10932803B2 | Features for communication of fluid through shaft assembly of ultrasonic surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 5 | Active |
| US11058472B2 | Combination ultrasonic and electrosurgical instrument having clamp arm electrode | Human Necessities | 4 | Active |
| US11484333B2 | Method of operating an articulating ultrasonic surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 3 | Active |
| US11051866B2 | Combination ultrasonic and electrosurgical instrument having ultrasonic waveguide with distal overmold member | Human Necessities | 3 | Active |
| US10478211B2 | Features to promote removal of debris from within ultrasonic surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 2 | Active |
| US11033316B2 | Combination ultrasonic and electrosurgical instrument having curved ultrasonic blade | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
| US10856897B2 | Features to drive fluid toward an ultrasonic blade of a surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
| US11464533B2 | Surgical instrument use indicator | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
| US11684385B2 | Ultrasonic surgical instrument with movable rigidizing member | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| US12232791B2 | Combination ultrasonic and electrosurgical instrument having curved ultrasonic blade | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| US11589892B2 | Features to drive fluid toward an ultrasonic blade of a surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| US12336747B2 | Method of operating a combination ultrasonic / bipolar RF surgical device with a combination energy modality end-effector | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.