John A. Hibner
232Patents
67h-index
215Co-inventors
93Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 11, 1990 → Sep 21, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5626587A | Method for operating a surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 2,840 | Expired |
| US5564615A | Surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 2,820 | Expired |
| US5601224A | Surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 2,745 | Expired |
| US5829662A | Endoscopic surgical stapling instrument with pivotable and rotatable staple cartridge | Human Necessities | 2,380 | Expired |
| US5588581A | Surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 2,363 | Expired |
| US6086544A | Control apparatus for an automated surgical biopsy device | Human Necessities | 2,144 | Expired |
| US5381943A | Endoscopic surgical stapling instrument with pivotable and rotatable staple cartridge | Human Necessities | 2,029 | Expired |
| US6752768B2 | Surgical biopsy system with remote control for selecting an operational mode | Human Necessities | 1,859 | Expired |
| US6120462A | Control method for an automated surgical biopsy device | Human Necessities | 1,813 | Expired |
| US8464925B2 | Methods and apparatus for delivering tissue treatment compositions to stapled tissue | Human Necessities | 1,729 | Active |
| US9649110B2 | Surgical instrument comprising a closing drive and a firing drive operated from the same rotatable output | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,520 | Active |
| US7611474B2 | Core sampling biopsy device with short coupled MRI-compatible driver | Human Necessities | 1,460 | Expired |
| US7025732B2 | Biopsy device with variable speed cutter advance | Human Necessities | 1,442 | Expired |
| US9802033B2 | Surgical devices having controlled tissue cutting and sealing | Human Necessities | 1,387 | Active |
| US6432065B1 | Method for using a surgical biopsy system with remote control for selecting and operational mode | Human Necessities | 1,311 | Expired |
| US6428487B1 | Surgical biopsy system with remote control for selecting an operational mode | Human Necessities | 1,307 | Expired |
| US10180463B2 | Surgical apparatus configured to assess whether a performance parameter of the surgical apparatus is within an acceptable performance band | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,263 | Active |
| US10159483B2 | Surgical apparatus configured to track an end-of-life parameter | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,222 | Active |
| US6585664B2 | Calibration method for an automated surgical biopsy device | Human Necessities | 1,189 | Expired |
| US9980769B2 | Methods and devices for controlling motorized surgical devices | Human Necessities | 1,125 | Active |
| US9918730B2 | Methods and devices for controlling motorized surgical devices | Human Necessities | 1,101 | Active |
| US7510534B2 | Method for operating biopsy device | Human Necessities | 1,079 | Active |
| US9486186B2 | Biopsy device with slide-in probe | Human Necessities | 1,025 | Active |
| US9675405B2 | Methods and devices for controlling motorized surgical devices | Human Necessities | 1,006 | Active |
| US10172636B2 | Articulation features for ultrasonic surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 875 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.