Inventor · Cincinnati, OH, US

John E. Brady

47Patents
13h-index
148Co-inventors
76Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 10, 2017 → Apr 26, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US10631860B2 Surgical instrument with electrical contact under membrane Electricity 589 Active
US10952759B2 Tissue loading of a surgical instrument Electricity 475 Active
US11026713B2 Surgical clip applier configured to store clips in a stored state Physics 471 Active
US11589888B2 Method for controlling smart energy devices Physics 130 Active
US11653920B2 Powered surgical instruments with communication interfaces through sterile barrier Human Necessities 67 Active
US10639038B2 Staple cartridge with short circuit prevention features Human Necessities 59 Active
US11464559B2 Estimating state of ultrasonic end effector and control system therefor Human Necessities 35 Active
US10736649B2 Electrical and thermal connections for ultrasonic transducer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Active
US11744581B2 Powered surgical instruments with multi-phase tissue treatment Human Necessities 27 Active
US11612408B2 Determining tissue composition via an ultrasonic system Human Necessities 22 Active
US11464532B2 Methods for estimating and controlling state of ultrasonic end effector Human Necessities 21 Active
US11801098B2 Method of hub communication with surgical instrument systems Human Necessities 19 Active
US11678927B2 Detection of large vessels during parenchymal dissection using a smart blade Physics 13 Active
US10813662B2 Acoustic drivetrain with external collar at nodal position Human Necessities 9 Active
US10779839B2 Surgical clip applier with parallel closure jaws Human Necessities 4 Active
US10799257B2 Seal for surgical instrument Electricity 3 Active
US11116532B2 Surgical instrument with selectively actuated gap-setting features for end effector Human Necessities 3 Active
US11076881B2 Electrical lockout for ultrasonic surgical instrument Human Necessities 2 Active
US10779828B2 Surgical instrument with capacitive electrical interface Human Necessities 2 Active
US10945755B2 Mechanical lockout for ultrasonic surgical instrument Human Necessities 2 Active
US11051841B2 Mechanical lockout for ultrasonic surgical instrument Human Necessities 2 Active
US11241269B2 Surgical devices switchable between monopolar functionality and bipolar functionality Human Necessities 1 Active
US11944366B2 Asymmetric segmented ultrasonic support pad for cooperative engagement with a movable RF electrode Human Necessities 1 Active
US11653926B2 Circular surgical stapler for forming pattern of non-tangential staples Human Necessities 1 Active
US11160578B2 Mechanical lockout for ultrasonic surgical instrument Human Necessities 1 Active

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