Inventor · Hamilton, OH, US

Jeffrey S. Swayze

425Patents
246h-index
227Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 8, 1997 → Jul 5, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7422139B2 Motor-driven surgical cutting fastening instrument with tactile position feedback Human Necessities 3,110 Expired
US7644848B2 Electronic lockouts and surgical instrument including same Human Necessities 3,027 Expired
US7464846B2 Surgical instrument having a removable battery Human Necessities 2,845 Expired
US7416101B2 Motor-driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument with loading force feedback Human Necessities 2,796 Expired
US6905057B2 Surgical stapling instrument incorporating a firing mechanism having a linked rack transmission Human Necessities 2,774 Expired
US7111769B2 Surgical instrument incorporating an articulation mechanism having rotation about the longitudinal axis Human Necessities 2,747 Expired
US8708213B2 Surgical instrument having a feedback system Human Necessities 2,499 Active
US7472815B2 Surgical stapling instruments with collapsible features for controlling staple height Human Necessities 2,463 Active
US7980443B2 End effectors for a surgical cutting and stapling instrument Human Necessities 2,458 Active
US7665647B2 Surgical cutting and stapling device with closure apparatus for limiting maximum tissue compression force Human Necessities 2,441 Active
US7753245B2 Surgical stapling instruments Human Necessities 2,410 Active
US7857185B2 Disposable loading unit for surgical stapling apparatus Human Necessities 2,400 Active
US7083075B2 Multi-stroke mechanism with automatic end of stroke retraction Human Necessities 2,394 Expired
US7364061B2 Surgical stapling instrument incorporating a multistroke firing position indicator and retraction mechanism Human Necessities 2,387 Expired
US7143926B2 Surgical stapling instrument incorporating a multi-stroke firing mechanism with return spring rotary manual retraction system Human Necessities 2,380 Expired
US7434715B2 Surgical stapling instrument having multistroke firing with opening lockout Human Necessities 2,343 Active
US7000819B2 Surgical stapling instrument having multistroke firing incorporating a traction-biased ratcheting mechanism Human Necessities 2,330 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
US7357287B2 Surgical stapling instrument having preloaded firing assistance mechanism Human Necessities 2,244 Expired
US7673780B2 Articulation joint with improved moment arm extension for articulating an end effector of a surgical instrument Human Necessities 2,173 Active
US8371491B2 Surgical end effector having buttress retention features Human Necessities 2,156 Active
US8684253B2 Surgical instrument with wireless communication between a control unit of a robotic system and remote sensor Performing Operations; Transporting 2,136 Active
US7407074B2 Electroactive polymer-based actuation mechanism for multi-fire surgical fastening instrument Human Necessities 2,125 Active
US7407077B2 Electroactive polymer-based actuation mechanism for linear surgical stapler Human Necessities 2,103 Active
US8820603B2 Accessing data stored in a memory of a surgical instrument Human Necessities 2,089 Active

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