Inventor · Tübingen, DE

Gerhard Buess

38Patents
25h-index
68Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 25, 1983 → Aug 31, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6126058A Method and device for full thickness resectioning of an organ Human Necessities 2,228 Expired
US6343731B1 Method and device for full thickness resectioning of an organ Human Necessities 2,059 Expired
US6179195A Method and device for full thickness resectioning of an organ Human Necessities 1,882 Expired
US6478210B2 Method and device for full thickness resectioning of an organ Human Necessities 1,865 Expired
US7059331B2 Method and device for full thickness resectioning of an organ Human Necessities 1,808 Expired
US6241140A Method and device for full-thickness resectioning of an organ Human Necessities 1,807 Expired
US8006889B2 Method and device for full thickness resectioning of an organ Human Necessities 1,721 Active
US7546939B2 Method and device for full thickness resectioning of an organ Human Necessities 1,691 Active
US7896215B2 Device for full thickness resectioning of an organ Human Necessities 1,641 Active
US6458077B1 Medical instrument, in particular a rectoscope Human Necessities 1,141 Expired
US5383882A Ligature and ligature applying endoscopic instrument Human Necessities 1,097 Expired
US5389103A Surgical stitching apparatus Human Necessities 405 Expired
US6849078B2 Apparatus and method for compressing body tissue Human Necessities 376 Expired
US6428548B1 Apparatus and method for compressing body tissue Human Necessities 366 Expired
US4538594A Rectoscope Human Necessities 262 Expired
US5814056A Seal Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 260 Expired
US7083630B2 Devices and methods for fastening tissue layers Human Necessities 225 Expired
US5997471A Apparatus for guiding surgical instruments for endoscopic surgery Human Necessities 171 Expired
US9173656B2 Methods and devices for folding and securing tissue Human Necessities 165 Active
US5800451A Trocar system Human Necessities 128 Expired
US5099827A Instrument set for closing opened body organs, wounds or the like Human Necessities 111 Expired
US6663616B1 Set of surgical instruments Human Necessities 89 Expired
US5431641A Plug arrangement for connecting sterile and non-sterile apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 80 Expired
US6544271B1 Device for full-thickness resectioning of an organ Human Necessities 68 Expired
US5406940A Medical instrument for creating a tissue canal Human Necessities 46 Expired

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