Inventor · Cincinnati, OH, US

James W. Voegele

105Patents
50h-index
139Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 16, 1988 → May 1, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5810811A Electrosurgical hemostatic device Human Necessities 2,955 Expired
USH1904H Electrosurgical hemostatic method and device General 2,741 Active
US5688270A Electrosurgical hemostatic device with recessed and/or offset electrodes Human Necessities 2,386 Expired
US7794475B2 Surgical staples having compressible or crushable members for securing tissue therein and stapling instruments for deploying the same Human Necessities 2,313 Active
US7467740B2 Surgical stapling instruments having flexible channel and anvil features for adjustable staple heights Human Necessities 2,105 Active
US8720766B2 Surgical stapling instruments and staples Human Necessities 2,090 Active
US8365976B2 Surgical staples having dissolvable, bioabsorbable or biofragmentable portions and stapling instruments for deploying the same Human Necessities 1,800 Active
US7708180B2 Surgical fastening device with initiator impregnation of a matrix or buttress to improve adhesive application Human Necessities 1,687 Active
US8377044B2 Detachable end effectors Human Necessities 1,685 Active
US7780685B2 Adhesive and mechanical fastener Human Necessities 1,650 Active
US8973804B2 Cartridge assembly having a buttressing member Human Necessities 1,583 Active
US5941890A Implantable surgical marker Human Necessities 1,518 Expired
US8945163B2 Methods and devices for cutting and fastening tissue Human Necessities 1,423 Active
US9439668B2 Switch arrangements for ultrasonic surgical instruments Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1,397 Active
US8485970B2 Surgical access device Human Necessities 1,323 Active
US10130359B2 Method for forming a staple Human Necessities 1,212 Active
US7946453B2 Surgical band fluid media dispenser Human Necessities 1,062 Active
US8834498B2 Method and device for effecting anastomosis of hollow organ structures using adhesive and fasteners Human Necessities 1,053 Active
US9131835B2 Surgical access device Human Necessities 1,045 Active
US10271846B2 Staple cartridge for use with a surgical stapler Human Necessities 874 Active
US10278697B2 Staple cartridge comprising a staple driver arrangement Human Necessities 827 Active
US10463369B2 Disposable end effector for use with a surgical instrument Human Necessities 718 Active
US10448952B2 End effector for use with a surgical fastening instrument Human Necessities 697 Active
US10695053B2 Surgical end effectors with staple cartridges Human Necessities 602 Active
US10595862B2 Staple cartridge including a compressible member Human Necessities 572 Active

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