Gerhard Buess
38Patents
25h-index
68Co-inventors
88Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 25, 1983 → Aug 31, 2015
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.