Inventor · Milford, OH, US

Gregory W. Johnson

132Patents
55h-index
197Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 18, 1998 → Jun 13, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8795276B2 Electrosurgical instrument employing a plurality of electrodes Human Necessities 1,612 Active
US8789741B2 Surgical instrument with trigger assembly for generating multiple actuation motions Human Necessities 1,509 Active
US9220501B2 Tissue thickness compensators Human Necessities 1,501 Active
US8827903B2 Modular tool heads for use with circular surgical instruments Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1,480 Active
US9011471B2 Surgical instrument with pivoting coupling to modular shaft and end effector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,432 Active
US9113884B2 Modular surgical tool systems Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1,425 Active
US9433419B2 Tissue thickness compensator comprising a plurality of layers Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1,420 Active
US9439668B2 Switch arrangements for ultrasonic surgical instruments Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1,397 Active
US9149324B2 Surgical instrument comprising an articulatable end effector Human Necessities 1,397 Active
US9089330B2 Surgical bowel retractor devices Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1,376 Active
US9820768B2 Ultrasonic surgical instruments with control mechanisms Human Necessities 1,349 Active
US9414880B2 User interface in a battery powered device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,318 Active
US10201365B2 Surgeon feedback sensing and display methods Human Necessities 1,303 Active
US9918704B2 Surgical instrument Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1,094 Active
US9833242B2 Tissue thickness compensators Human Necessities 1,061 Active
US9532783B2 Circular stapler with selectable motorized and manual control, including a control ring Human Necessities 1,055 Active
US9375255B2 Surgical instrument handpiece with resiliently biased coupling to modular shaft and end effector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,028 Active
US10029125B2 Ultrasonic surgical instrument with articulation joint having integral stiffening members Human Necessities 967 Active
US8998939B2 Surgical instrument with modular end effector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 963 Active
US9259265B2 Surgical instruments for tensioning tissue Human Necessities 939 Active
US9707033B2 Electrosurgical device with disposable shaft having modular subassembly Human Necessities 728 Active
US9254170B2 Electrosurgical device with disposable shaft having modular subassembly Human Necessities 635 Active
US10258363B2 Method of operating an articulating ultrasonic surgical instrument Human Necessities 624 Active
US10987102B2 Tissue thickness compensator comprising a plurality of layers Human Necessities 530 Active
US9549750B2 Surgical devices with articulating end effectors and methods of using surgical devices with articulating end effectors Human Necessities 500 Active

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