Inventor · Nashville, TN, US

James W. Staggs

41Patents
13h-index
21Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 22, 1997 → Apr 5, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6780165B2 Micro-burst ultrasonic power delivery Performing Operations; Transporting 130 Expired
US6629948B2 Rapid pulse phaco power for burn free surgery Performing Operations; Transporting 73 Expired
US7921017B2 Systems and methods for voice control of a medical device Human Necessities 73 Active
US6962583B2 Cataract extraction apparatus and method with rapid pulse phaco power Human Necessities 57 Expired
US6394974B1 Power mode phaco Performing Operations; Transporting 52 Expired
US7182759B2 Cataract extraction apparatus and method with rapid pulse phaco power Human Necessities 51 Expired
US6810293B1 Compact integrated self contained surveillance unit Physics 44 Expired
US5852794A Multiple frequency unambiguous phase detector for phacoemulsification system Performing Operations; Transporting 43 Expired
US7485106B2 Micro-burst ultrasonic power delivery Performing Operations; Transporting 33 Expired
US10668192B2 Automatically switching different aspiration levels and/or pumps to an ocular probe Human Necessities 20 Active
US9566188B2 Automatically switching different aspiration levels and/or pumps to an ocular probe Human Necessities 16 Active
US8876747B2 Micro-burst ultrasonic power delivery Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Active
US10219940B2 Automatically pulsing different aspiration levels to an ocular probe Human Necessities 14 Active
US7785336B2 Vacuum sense control for phaco pulse shaping Physics 11 Active
US7857783B2 Micro-burst ultrasonic power delivery Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Active
US8202287B2 Vacuum sense control for phaco pulse shaping Physics 10 Active
US10926022B2 Tip detection apparatus and method for medical device Human Necessities 10 Active
US9393152B2 Systems and methods for controlling vacuum within phacoemulsification systems Human Necessities 5 Active
US10251983B2 Automatically switching different aspiration levels and/or pumps to an ocular probe Human Necessities 3 Active
US7998156B2 Vacuum sense control for phaco pulse shaping Physics 2 Active
US11369729B2 Automatically switching different aspiration levels and/or pumps to an ocular probe Human Necessities 1 Active
US11369728B2 Automatically switching different aspiration levels and/or pumps to an ocular probe Human Necessities 1 Active
US10238778B2 Automatically switching different aspiration levels and/or pumps to an ocular probe Human Necessities 1 Active
US10993839B2 Automatically pulsing different aspiration levels to an ocular probe Human Necessities 1 Active
US10905588B2 Automatically pulsing different aspiration levels to an ocular probe Human Necessities 1 Active

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