Gary S. Fanton
23Patents
18h-index
21Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 21, 1990 → Jan 3, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5458596A | Method and apparatus for controlled contraction of soft tissue | Human Necessities | 955 | Expired |
| US10258322B2 | Method and apparatus for passing suture | Human Necessities | 829 | Active |
| US5569242A | Method and apparatus for controlled contraction of soft tissue | Human Necessities | 727 | Expired |
| US6544260B1 | Method for treating tissue in arthroscopic environment using precooling and apparatus for same | Human Necessities | 479 | Expired |
| US6135999A | Concave probe for arthroscopic surgery | Human Necessities | 402 | Expired |
| US5954716A | Method for modifying the length of a ligament | Human Necessities | 335 | Expired |
| US6068628A | Apparatus for treating chondromalacia | Human Necessities | 276 | Expired |
| US7938847B2 | Ring cinch assembly to attach bone to tissue | Human Necessities | 247 | Active |
| US6168593A | Electrode for electrosurgical coagulation of tissue | Human Necessities | 233 | Expired |
| US5823994A | Method and apparatus for soft tissue fixation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 208 | Expired |
| US6391028B1 | Probe with distally orientated concave curve for arthroscopic surgery | Human Necessities | 175 | Expired |
| US8721650B2 | Bone anchor installer and method of use | Human Necessities | 174 | Active |
| US6699244B2 | Electrosurgical instrument having a chamber to volatize a liquid | Human Necessities | 107 | Expired |
| US6461357B1 | Electrode for electrosurgical ablation of tissue | Human Necessities | 104 | Expired |
| US6695839B2 | Method and apparatus for treatment of disrupted articular cartilage | Human Necessities | 100 | Expired |
| US6482204B1 | Method and apparatus for controlled contraction of soft tissue | Human Necessities | 66 | Expired |
| US5312315A | Pneumatic variable resistance rehabilitation/therapy apparatus | Human Necessities | 61 | Expired |
| US6645203B2 | Surgical instrument with off-axis electrode | Human Necessities | 32 | Expired |
| US8758406B2 | Tack anchor systems, bone anchor systems, and methods of use | Human Necessities | 13 | Active |
| US9539001B2 | Bone anchor installer and method of use | Human Necessities | 5 | Active |
| US11399822B2 | Method and apparatus for passing suture | Human Necessities | 3 | Active |
| US11617571B2 | Method and apparatus for passing suture | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| US11523816B2 | Method and apparatus for passing suture | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.