Inventor · Cincinnati, OH, US

Gregory B. Blair

21Patents
19h-index
29Co-inventors
77Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 14, 2008 → Oct 13, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7819298B2 Surgical stapling apparatus with control features operable with one hand Human Necessities 2,533 Active
US7980443B2 End effectors for a surgical cutting and stapling instrument Human Necessities 2,458 Active
US7913891B2 Disposable loading unit with user feedback features and surgical instrument for use therewith Human Necessities 2,199 Active
US7819296B2 Surgical stapling apparatus with retractable firing systems Human Necessities 1,982 Active
US8113410B2 Surgical stapling apparatus with control features Human Necessities 1,885 Active
US8875972B2 End effector coupling arrangements for a surgical cutting and stapling instrument Human Necessities 1,856 Active
US8584919B2 Surgical stapling apparatus with load-sensitive firing mechanism Human Necessities 1,761 Active
US8657178B2 Surgical stapling apparatus Human Necessities 1,732 Active
US8973803B2 Surgical stapling apparatus with control features operable with one hand Human Necessities 1,616 Active
US9072515B2 Surgical stapling apparatus Human Necessities 1,571 Active
US9211121B2 Surgical stapling apparatus Human Necessities 1,293 Active
US9867618B2 Surgical stapling apparatus including firing force regulation Human Necessities 1,091 Active
US9872684B2 Surgical stapling apparatus including firing force regulation Human Necessities 1,091 Active
US9839429B2 Stapling system comprising a lockout Human Necessities 1,060 Active
US9913647B2 Disposable loading unit for use with a surgical instrument Human Necessities 1,059 Active
US8998059B2 Adjunct therapy device having driver with cavity for hemostatic agent Human Necessities 1,057 Active
US10058327B2 End effector coupling arrangements for a surgical cutting and stapling instrument Human Necessities 1,008 Active
US9877723B2 Surgical stapling assembly comprising a selector arrangement Human Necessities 986 Active
US10716568B2 Surgical stapling apparatus with control features operable with one hand Human Necessities 534 Active
US10835250B2 End effector coupling arrangements for a surgical cutting and stapling instrument Human Necessities 2 Active
US12171434B2 End effector coupling arrangements for a surgical cutting and stapling instrument Human Necessities 0 Active

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