Inventor · Cincinnati, OH, US

Jeffery D. Bruns

21Patents
7h-index
75Co-inventors
64Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 6, 2018 → Feb 27, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US11026713B2 Surgical clip applier configured to store clips in a stored state Physics 471 Active
US11071560B2 Surgical clip applier comprising adaptive control in response to a strain gauge circuit Physics 438 Active
US11317912B2 Surgical stapler with rotatable distal tip Human Necessities 301 Active
US11439391B2 Surgical stapler with toggling distal tip Human Necessities 237 Active
US10639038B2 Staple cartridge with short circuit prevention features Human Necessities 59 Active
US11653915B2 Surgical instruments with sled location detection and adjustment features Human Necessities 44 Active
US11801098B2 Method of hub communication with surgical instrument systems Human Necessities 19 Active
US10799257B2 Seal for surgical instrument Electricity 3 Active
US11666339B2 Circular surgical stapler for forming cross-pattern of staples Human Necessities 3 Active
US10842517B2 Surgical instrument with compressible electrical connector Electricity 2 Active
US10820910B2 Surgical clip applier with articulating joint path for surgical clips Human Necessities 2 Active
US11202650B2 Blade cooling gas/fluid storage Human Necessities 1 Active
US11653926B2 Circular surgical stapler for forming pattern of non-tangential staples Human Necessities 1 Active
US10849626B2 Revolver loading surgical clip applier Human Necessities 0 Active
US10675108B2 Surgical clip applier with clip forming system Human Necessities 0 Active
US12414771B2 Surgical stapler anvil having staple forming pockets with laterally varying orientations Human Necessities 0 Active
US12251105B2 Lockout arrangements for surgical instruments Human Necessities 0 Active
US11931026B2 Staple cartridge replacement Human Necessities 0 Active
US11696781B2 Blade cooling gas/fluid storage Human Necessities 0 Active
US12402912B2 Multi-diameter cannula depth limiter Human Necessities 0 Active
US12390220B2 Surgical stapler cartridge having raised surface to promote buttress adhesion Human Necessities 0 Active

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