Gary Weller
44Patents
29h-index
43Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 27, 1997 → Mar 2, 2012
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7914543B2 | Single fold device for tissue fixation | Human Necessities | 1,900 | Active |
| US7097650B2 | System for tissue approximation and fixation | Human Necessities | 1,645 | Expired |
| US6346077B1 | Surgical instrument for stabilizing the beating heart during coronary artery bypass graft surgery | Human Necessities | 1,616 | Expired |
| US7757924B2 | Single fold system for tissue approximation and fixation | Human Necessities | 1,323 | Active |
| US8252009B2 | Devices and methods for placement of partitions within a hollow body organ | Human Necessities | 1,097 | Active |
| US6036641A | Surgical instruments for stabilizing the beating heart during coronary artery bypass graft surgery | Human Necessities | 1,042 | Expired |
| US8449560B2 | Devices and methods for placement of partitions within a hollow body organ | Human Necessities | 869 | Active |
| US9028511B2 | Devices and methods for placement of partitions within a hollow body organ | Human Necessities | 758 | Active |
| US6773440B2 | Method and device for use in tissue approximation and fixation | Human Necessities | 590 | Expired |
| US6746460B2 | Intra-gastric fastening devices | Human Necessities | 447 | Expired |
| US7220237B2 | Method and device for use in endoscopic organ procedures | Human Necessities | 435 | Expired |
| US7083629B2 | Overtube apparatus for insertion into a body | Human Necessities | 308 | Expired |
| US8007505B2 | System for tissue approximation and fixation | Human Necessities | 306 | Active |
| US8357174B2 | Single fold device for tissue fixation | Human Necessities | 284 | Active |
| US7306614B2 | Overtube apparatus for insertion into a body | Human Necessities | 264 | Active |
| US6716190B1 | Device and methods for the delivery and injection of therapeutic and diagnostic agents to a target site within a body | Human Necessities | 207 | Expired |
| US6994715B2 | Intra-gastric fastening devices | Human Necessities | 192 | Expired |
| US7229428B2 | Method and device for use in endoscopic organ procedures | Human Necessities | 178 | Expired |
| US7175638B2 | Method and devices for modifying the function of a body organ | Human Necessities | 122 | Expired |
| US8628547B2 | Devices and methods for placement of partitions within a hollow body organ | Human Necessities | 103 | Active |
| US6290644A | Surgical instruments and procedures for stabilizing a localized portion of a beating heart | Human Necessities | 91 | Expired |
| US6394951B1 | Surgical instruments and procedures for stabilizing the beating heart during coronary artery bypass graft surgery | Human Necessities | 87 | Expired |
| US7056287B2 | Surgical instruments and procedures for stabilizing the beating heart during coronary artery bypass graft surgery | Human Necessities | 77 | Expired |
| US8092378B2 | Remote tissue retraction device | Human Necessities | 52 | Active |
| US6685632B1 | Surgical instruments for accessing and stabilizing a localized portion of a beating heart | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 45 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.