Inventor · Redwood City, CA, US

Geoffrey H. Willis

24Patents
13h-index
46Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 8, 1994 → Jun 11, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7918848B2 Tissue welding and cutting apparatus and method Human Necessities 1,739 Active
US7534243B1 Dissection and welding of tissue Human Necessities 403 Expired
US5509279A Cooler backpack with compartments Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 133 Expired
US7497865B2 Method and apparatus for performing anastomosis with eversion of tissue edges and joining of exposed intima of the everted tissue Human Necessities 49 Expired
US7179224B2 Organ manipulator and positioner and methods of using the same Human Necessities 43 Expired
US7695470B1 Integrated vessel ligator and transector Human Necessities 37 Active
US7947062B2 Temporary anastomotic seal and method Human Necessities 29 Expired
US6811555B1 Method and apparatus for performing anastomosis with eversion of tissue edges and joining of exposed intima of the everted tissue Human Necessities 25 Expired
US8075559B2 Apparatus and method for integrated vessel ligator and transector Human Necessities 24 Active
US5496204A Rotating jumping apparatus Human Necessities 23 Expired
US6890338B1 Method and apparatus for performing anastomosis using ring having tines with weak sections Human Necessities 21 Expired
US8936577B2 Methods and devices for autoflush syringes Human Necessities 17 Active
US8961503B2 Apparatus and method for regulating tissue welder jaws Human Necessities 13 Active
US7931590B2 Tissue stabilizer and methods of using the same Human Necessities 11 Expired
US7621895B2 Needle array devices and methods Human Necessities 10 Expired
US9539391B2 Methods and devices for autoflush syringes Human Necessities 5 Active
US9610113B2 Apparatus and method for regulating tissue welder jaws Human Necessities 5 Active
US9770230B2 Endoscopic vessel harvesting system components Human Necessities 4 Active
US10299770B2 Endoscopic vessel harvesting system components Human Necessities 3 Active
US10322236B2 Methods and devices for autoflush syringes Human Necessities 1 Active
US9345461B2 Temporary anastomotic seal and method Human Necessities 1 Active
US11134835B2 Endoscopic vessel harvesting system components Human Necessities 0 Active
US11389589B2 Methods and devices for autoflush syringes Human Necessities 0 Active
US11141055B2 Endoscopic vessel harvesting system components Human Necessities 0 Active

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