Inventor · Cincinnati, OH, US

Gary L. Long

131Patents
45h-index
68Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 29, 1991 → Nov 6, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8377044B2 Detachable end effectors Human Necessities 1,685 Active
US5951552A Capacitively coupled cordless electrosurgical instrument Human Necessities 1,577 Expired
US7137981B2 Endoscopic ablation system with a distally mounted image sensor Human Necessities 1,510 Expired
US7097644B2 Medical device with improved wall construction Human Necessities 1,458 Expired
US8579897B2 Bipolar forceps Human Necessities 1,411 Active
US7655004B2 Electroporation ablation apparatus, system, and method Human Necessities 1,242 Active
US5849020A Inductively coupled electrosurgical instrument Electricity 1,127 Expired
US5556397A Coaxial electrosurgical instrument Human Necessities 341 Expired
US5961514A Cordless electrosurgical instrument Electricity 314 Expired
US8764735B2 Detachable end effectors Human Necessities 313 Active
US8361066B2 Electrical ablation devices Human Necessities 243 Active
US6238392A Bipolar electrosurgical instrument including a plurality of balloon electrodes Human Necessities 181 Expired
US7060025B2 Method for controlling position of medical instruments Human Necessities 136 Expired
US6918906B2 Endoscopic ablation system with improved electrode geometry Human Necessities 131 Expired
US5306274A Laser-powered high temperature energy delivery tip element with throughflow of vaporized materials and electrocauterization capability Human Necessities 128 Expired
US7060024B2 Apparatus for guiding an instrument used with an endoscope Human Necessities 126 Expired
US9375268B2 Electroporation ablation apparatus, system, and method Human Necessities 115 Active
US7351202B2 Medical device with track and method of use Human Necessities 97 Expired
US9277957B2 Electrosurgical devices and methods Human Necessities 90 Active
US8425505B2 Electroporation ablation apparatus, system, and method Human Necessities 89 Active
US8506564B2 Surgical instrument comprising an electrode Human Necessities 89 Active
US6740102B2 Vessel harvesting retractor with bilateral electrosurgical ligation Human Necessities 78 Expired
US9987081B1 Systems, devices, and methods for signal generation Human Necessities 73 Active
US10016232B1 Systems, devices, and methods for signal generation Human Necessities 70 Active
US9999465B2 Method and apparatus for rapid and safe pulmonary vein cardiac ablation Human Necessities 69 Active

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