Inventor · Lake Forest, CA, US

J. Michael Stuart

20Patents
15h-index
8Co-inventors
74Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 9, 1993 → Jul 16, 2013

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6723106B1 Surgical manipulator Human Necessities 860 Expired
US5649547A Methods and devices for automated biopsy and collection of soft tissue Human Necessities 608 Expired
US7981050B2 Methods and devices for automated biopsy and collection of soft tissue Human Necessities 335 Active
US6676669B2 Surgical manipulator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 310 Expired
US6665554B1 Medical manipulator for use with an imaging device Human Necessities 289 Expired
US6428486B2 Methods and devices for automated biopsy and collection of soft tissue Human Necessities 280 Expired
US7226424B2 Methods and devices for automated biopsy and collection of soft tissue Human Necessities 230 Expired
US6702805B1 Manipulator Human Necessities 222 Expired
US7918803B2 Methods and devices for automated biopsy and collection of soft tissue Human Necessities 99 Active
US7892243B2 Surgical manipulator Human Necessities 77 Active
US5390669A Device using connector tube to lock inner cannula inside outer cannula Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 75 Expired
US7794411B2 Methods and devices for automated biopsy and collection of soft tissue Human Necessities 74 Active
US7950306B2 Manipulator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 60 Active
US7625383B2 Surgical manipulator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 55 Expired
US5546937A Obturator and tracheostomy tube containing the obturator Human Necessities 21 Expired
US8591435B2 Methods and devices for biopsy and collection of soft tissue Human Necessities 7 Active
US8790276B2 Methods and devices for biopsy and collection of soft tissue Human Necessities 6 Active
US9480532B2 Manipulator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US8491604B2 Manipulator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US8808199B2 Methods and devices for biopsy and collection of soft tissue Human Necessities 0 Active

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