John E. Burbank
63Patents
44h-index
42Co-inventors
88Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 7, 1979 → Aug 30, 2017
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7032798B2 | Electro-mechanical surgical device | Human Necessities | 2,656 | Expired |
| US7743960B2 | Surgical device | Human Necessities | 2,426 | Expired |
| US6846308B2 | Electro-mechanical surgical device | Human Necessities | 2,421 | Expired |
| US6793652B1 | Electro-mechanical surgical device | Human Necessities | 2,284 | Expired |
| US6981941B2 | Electro-mechanical surgical device | Human Necessities | 2,280 | Expired |
| US6517565B1 | Carriage assembly for controlling a steering wire steering mechanism within a flexible shaft | Human Necessities | 2,175 | Expired |
| US6849071B2 | Electro-mechanical surgical device | Human Necessities | 2,097 | Expired |
| US6846309B2 | Electro-mechanical surgical device | Human Necessities | 2,055 | Expired |
| US8016855B2 | Surgical device | Human Necessities | 2,022 | Expired |
| US5171249A | Endoscopic multiple ligating clip applier | Human Necessities | 2,001 | Expired |
| US7815092B2 | Staple pocket arrangement for surgical stapler | Human Necessities | 1,893 | Active |
| US8512359B2 | Surgical device | Human Necessities | 1,855 | Active |
| US8357144B2 | Electro-mechanical surgical device | Human Necessities | 1,798 | Active |
| US5431668A | Ligating clip applier | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,797 | Expired |
| US5411481A | Surgical purse string suturing instrument and method | Human Necessities | 1,777 | Expired |
| US6846307B2 | Electro-mechanical surgical device | Human Necessities | 1,764 | Expired |
| US7951071B2 | Moisture-detecting shaft for use with an electro-mechanical surgical device | Human Necessities | 1,736 | Expired |
| US8540733B2 | Surgical method and device having a first jaw and a second jaw in opposed correspondence for clamping, cutting, and stapling tissue | Human Necessities | 1,637 | Active |
| US7695485B2 | Surgical device | Human Necessities | 1,578 | Expired |
| US4787387A | Surgical closure element | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1,509 | Expired |
| US8636193B2 | Staple pocket arrangement for surgical stapler | Human Necessities | 1,111 | Active |
| US8008598B2 | Method for forming staple pockets of a surgical stapler | Human Necessities | 846 | Active |
| US9861362B2 | Surgical device | Human Necessities | 757 | Active |
| US9078654B2 | Surgical device | Human Necessities | 735 | Active |
| US8628467B2 | Moisture-detecting shaft for use with an electro-mechanical surgical device | Human Necessities | 594 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.