Gregory L. Ruff
32Patents
15h-index
4Co-inventors
74Inventor score
Filing activity: May 3, 1993 → Aug 25, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6241747A | Barbed Bodily tissue connector | Human Necessities | 1,649 | Expired |
| US5342376A | Inserting device for a barbed tissue connector | Human Necessities | 1,431 | Expired |
| US6773450B2 | Suture anchor and method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 380 | Expired |
| US6599310B2 | Suture method | Human Necessities | 279 | Expired |
| US7056331B2 | Suture method | Human Necessities | 190 | Expired |
| US7226468B2 | Barbed bodily tissue connector | Human Necessities | 117 | Expired |
| US7371253B2 | Suture anchor and method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 104 | Expired |
| US7857829B2 | Suture method | Human Necessities | 89 | Active |
| US7806908B2 | Barbed tissue connector | Human Necessities | 73 | Active |
| US8100940B2 | Barb configurations for barbed sutures | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 49 | Expired |
| US8246652B2 | Suture with a pointed end and an anchor end and with equally spaced yieldable tissue grasping barbs located at successive axial locations | Human Necessities | 37 | Active |
| US8721681B2 | Barbed suture in combination with surgical needle | Human Necessities | 34 | Active |
| US8083770B2 | Suture anchor and method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 30 | Active |
| US8721664B2 | Suture methods and devices | Human Necessities | 24 | Active |
| US8652170B2 | Double ended barbed suture with an intermediate body | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Active |
| US8679158B2 | Multiple suture thread configuration with an intermediate connector | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Active |
| US9248580B2 | Barb configurations for barbed sutures | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Active |
| US8747437B2 | Continuous stitch wound closure utilizing one-way suture | Human Necessities | 12 | Active |
| US8795332B2 | Barbed sutures | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Expired |
| US8777988B2 | Methods for using self-retaining sutures in endoscopic procedures | Human Necessities | 10 | Active |
| US8734486B2 | Multiple suture thread configuration with an intermediate connector | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Active |
| US8777989B2 | Subcutaneous sinusoidal wound closure utilizing one-way suture | Human Necessities | 8 | Active |
| US8734485B2 | Sutures with barbs that overlap and cover projections | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Active |
| US8690914B2 | Suture with an intermediate barbed body | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Active |
| US8764796B2 | Suture method | Human Necessities | 7 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.