Inventor · Atherton, CA, US

James E. Jervis

97Patents
55h-index
46Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 29, 1973 → Oct 11, 2012

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4665906A Medical devices incorporating sim alloy elements Human Necessities 2,276 Expired
US6450391B1 Apparatus and method for surgical fastening Human Necessities 1,767 Expired
US6447523B1 Method of manipulating matter in a mammalian body Human Necessities 1,234 Expired
US6228098A Apparatus and method for surgical fastening Human Necessities 1,123 Expired
US5190546A Medical devices incorporating SIM alloy elements Human Necessities 863 Expired
US5067957A Method of inserting medical devices incorporating SIM alloy elements Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 832 Expired
US6306141A Medical devices incorporating SIM alloy elements Human Necessities 802 Expired
US5597378A Medical devices incorporating SIM alloy elements Human Necessities 714 Expired
US5601572A Device or apparatus for manipulating matter having a elastic ring clip Human Necessities 497 Expired
US5540711A Apparatus and method for developing an anatomic space for laparoscopic procedures with laparoscopic visualization Human Necessities 441 Expired
US5486183A Device or apparatus for manipulating matter Human Necessities 419 Expired
US6652538B2 Apparatus and method for surgical fastening Human Necessities 403 Expired
US5653705A Laparoscopic access port for surgical instruments or the hand Human Necessities 357 Expired
US5904690A Device or apparatus for manipulating matter Human Necessities 326 Expired
US5755729A Magazine for loading a needle and a length of suture onto a surgical instrument Human Necessities 325 Expired
US5632746A Device or apparatus for manipulating matter Human Necessities 321 Expired
US6024736A Laparascopic access port for surgical instruments or the hand Human Necessities 314 Expired
US5749879A Device or apparatus for manipulating matter Human Necessities 309 Expired
US6673083B1 Method for blood vessel clip application Human Necessities 299 Expired
US6319246A Laparoscopic access port for surgical instruments or the hand Human Necessities 280 Expired
US6004330A Device or apparatus for manipulating matter Human Necessities 279 Expired
US6537289B1 Blood vessel clip applicator Human Necessities 259 Expired
US6451025B1 Prosthesis and method for deployment within a body lumen Human Necessities 255 Expired
US6695854B1 Blood vessel clip and applicator Human Necessities 249 Expired
US5607443A Expansible tunneling apparatus for creating an anatomic working space with laparoscopic observation Human Necessities 221 Expired

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