Inventor · Guilford, CT, US

Gerald Hodgkinson

78Patents
30h-index
62Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 12, 2010 → Feb 24, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8789737B2 Circular stapler and staple line reinforcement material Human Necessities 1,796 Active
US8820606B2 Buttress retention system for linear endostaplers Human Necessities 1,551 Active
US8870050B2 Surgical stapling apparatus including releasable buttress Human Necessities 1,541 Active
US8479968B2 Surgical instrument buttress attachment Human Necessities 1,468 Active
US8584920B2 Surgical stapling apparatus including releasable buttress Human Necessities 1,409 Active
US9055944B2 Surgical instrument buttress attachment Human Necessities 1,408 Active
US9433420B2 Surgical apparatus including surgical buttress Performing Operations; Transporting 1,335 Active
US9351732B2 Buttress attachment to degradable polymer zones Human Necessities 1,255 Active
US9237892B2 Buttress attachment to the cartridge surface Human Necessities 1,230 Active
US9675351B2 Buttress release from surgical stapler by knife pushing Human Necessities 1,206 Active
US9295466B2 Surgical apparatus including surgical buttress Human Necessities 1,197 Active
US9351731B2 Surgical stapling apparatus including releasable surgical buttress Human Necessities 1,196 Active
US9107667B2 Surgical stapling apparatus including releasable buttress Human Necessities 830 Active
US9572576B2 Surgical apparatus including surgical buttress Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 825 Active
US10194904B2 Surgical staple and method of use Human Necessities 824 Active
US10293553B2 Buttress brachytherapy and integrated staple line markers for margin identification Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 802 Active
US9974542B2 Surgical apparatus including surgical buttress Performing Operations; Transporting 775 Active
US10092290B2 Surgical instrument, loading unit for use therewith and related methods Human Necessities 732 Active
US10470767B2 Surgical stapling instrument having ultrasonic energy delivery Human Necessities 670 Active
US10786255B2 Buttress assembly for use with surgical stapling device Human Necessities 532 Active
US10881395B2 Buttress attachment features for surgical stapling apparatus Human Necessities 485 Active
US9016544B2 Circular stapler and staple line reinforcement material Human Necessities 212 Active
US9010610B2 Buttress retention system for linear endostaplers Human Necessities 212 Active
US9198660B2 Buttress retention system for linear endostaplers Human Necessities 174 Active
US9113885B2 Buttress assembly for use with surgical stapling device Human Necessities 170 Active

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