Inventor · Apex, NC, US

Galen C. Robertson

92Patents
62h-index
115Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 22, 2007 → Oct 3, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7819298B2 Surgical stapling apparatus with control features operable with one hand Human Necessities 2,533 Active
US7980443B2 End effectors for a surgical cutting and stapling instrument Human Necessities 2,458 Active
US7810692B2 Disposable loading unit with firing indicator Human Necessities 2,176 Active
US7959051B2 Closure systems for a surgical cutting and stapling instrument Human Necessities 2,134 Active
US7866527B2 Surgical stapling apparatus with interlockable firing system Human Necessities 2,000 Active
US7819296B2 Surgical stapling apparatus with retractable firing systems Human Necessities 1,982 Active
US8113410B2 Surgical stapling apparatus with control features Human Necessities 1,885 Active
US8875972B2 End effector coupling arrangements for a surgical cutting and stapling instrument Human Necessities 1,856 Active
US8875971B2 Surgical stapling apparatus with interlockable firing system Human Necessities 1,635 Active
US8973803B2 Surgical stapling apparatus with control features operable with one hand Human Necessities 1,616 Active
US9072515B2 Surgical stapling apparatus Human Necessities 1,571 Active
US8911460B2 Ultrasonic surgical instruments Human Necessities 1,360 Active
US9204878B2 Surgical stapling apparatus with interlockable firing system Human Necessities 1,310 Active
US9211121B2 Surgical stapling apparatus Human Necessities 1,293 Active
US9867618B2 Surgical stapling apparatus including firing force regulation Human Necessities 1,091 Active
US9872684B2 Surgical stapling apparatus including firing force regulation Human Necessities 1,091 Active
US9962158B2 Surgical stapling apparatuses with lockable end effector positioning systems Human Necessities 1,059 Active
US9913647B2 Disposable loading unit for use with a surgical instrument Human Necessities 1,059 Active
US9333040B2 Mechanized multi-instrument surgical system Human Necessities 1,037 Active
US9375255B2 Surgical instrument handpiece with resiliently biased coupling to modular shaft and end effector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,028 Active
US9877723B2 Surgical stapling assembly comprising a selector arrangement Human Necessities 986 Active
US8623027B2 Ergonomic surgical instruments Human Necessities 791 Active
US8591536B2 Ultrasonic surgical instrument blades Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 731 Active
US10716568B2 Surgical stapling apparatus with control features operable with one hand Human Necessities 534 Active
US10743870B2 Surgical stapling apparatus with interlockable firing system Human Necessities 525 Active

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