Inventor · Bloomington, IN, US

Jeffrey W. Zerfas

29Patents
9h-index
26Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 31, 1994 → May 25, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5538509A Trocar assembly Human Necessities 231 Expired
US5752938A Seal for surgical instruments Human Necessities 165 Expired
US8409193B2 RF ablation probes with tine valves Human Necessities 115 Active
US7524318B2 Ablation probe with flared electrodes Human Necessities 77 Expired
US5941852A Trocar assembly Human Necessities 71 Expired
US5855566A Trocar assembly Human Necessities 38 Expired
US8419293B2 Methods and apparatus related to a launch connector portion of a ureteroscope laser-energy-delivery device Physics 13 Active
US7896874B2 RF ablation probes with tine valves Human Necessities 11 Active
US9393033B2 Tissue and stone removal device and related methods of use Human Necessities 9 Active
US8888378B2 Methods and apparatus related to a launch connector portion of a ureteroscope laser-energy-delivery device Physics 9 Active
US8469954B2 Radiofrequency ablation device Human Necessities 8 Active
US8870858B2 Methods and apparatus related to a side-fire assembly that has an optical grating Human Necessities 7 Active
US9329350B2 Methods and apparatus related to a launch connector portion of a ureteroscope laser-energy-delivery device Physics 7 Active
US8358890B2 Method and apparatus related to a side-fire member having a doped silica component Physics 4 Active
US10004560B2 Tissue and stone removal device and related methods of use Human Necessities 4 Active
US8861907B2 Methods and apparatus related to a side-fire member having a doped silica component Physics 3 Active
US9770290B2 Ablation probe with flared electrodes Human Necessities 2 Active
US9207402B2 Methods and apparatus related to a side-fire member having a doped silica component Physics 1 Active
US8951250B2 Ablation probe with flared electrodes Human Necessities 1 Active
US9788898B2 Methods and apparatus related to a side-fire assembly that has an optical grating Human Necessities 1 Active
US8216226B2 Radiofrequency ablation device Human Necessities 1 Active
US9078678B2 Method of manufacturing RF ablation probe with unibody electrode element Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US10799235B2 Suturing device for treament of pelvic floor disorders Human Necessities 0 Active
US8932290B2 RF ablation probes with tine valves Human Necessities 0 Active
US10470820B2 Laser optical fiber for endoscopic surgical procedures having a re-coated elongated tip with visual burn-back indicator and an improved self-aligning stability sheath Human Necessities 0 Active

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