John Kennedy
47Patents
23h-index
40Co-inventors
85Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 22, 1987 → Aug 9, 2017
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US8372094B2 | Seal element for anastomosis | Human Necessities | 1,578 | Active |
| US5674286A | Bioabsorbable medical implants | Human Necessities | 1,482 | Expired |
| US5217495A | Synthetic semiabsorbable composite yarn | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 355 | Expired |
| US7942302B2 | Surgical stapling device with coated knife blade | Human Necessities | 239 | Active |
| US5376118A | Support material for cell impregnation | Textiles; Paper | 229 | Expired |
| US5147400A | Connective tissue prosthesis | Textiles; Paper | 185 | Expired |
| US4744365A | Two-phase compositions for absorbable surgical devices | Human Necessities | 118 | Expired |
| US5425984A | Bioabsorbable melt spun fiber based on glycolide-containing copolymer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 85 | Expired |
| US5320624A | Blends of glycolide and/or lactide polymers and caprolactone and/or trimethylene carbonate polymers and absorbable surgical devices made therefrom | Human Necessities | 78 | Expired |
| US5102983A | Process for preparing foamed, bioabsorbable polymer particles | Human Necessities | 73 | Expired |
| US4990158A | Synthetic semiabsorbable tubular prosthesis | Human Necessities | 72 | Expired |
| US5475063A | Blends of glycolide and/or lactide polymers and caprolactone and/or trimethylene carbonate polymers and absorbable surgical devices made | Human Necessities | 55 | Expired |
| US4844854A | Process for making a surgical device using two-phase compositions | Human Necessities | 51 | Expired |
| US7637369B2 | Suture packaging | Human Necessities | 44 | Active |
| US4839130A | Process of making an absorbable surgical device | Human Necessities | 43 | Expired |
| US6936297B2 | Siliconized surgical needles and methods for their manufacture | Human Necessities | 38 | Expired |
| US5143662A | Process for preparing particles of bioabsorbable polymer | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 35 | Expired |
| US9737304B2 | Seal element for anastomosis | Human Necessities | 28 | Active |
| US6228954A | Blends of glycolide and/or lactide polymers and caprolactone and/or trimethylene carbonate polymers and absorabable surgical devices made therefrom | Human Necessities | 26 | Expired |
| US8136656B2 | Suture packaging | Human Necessities | 26 | Active |
| US5314989A | Absorbable composition | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 24 | Expired |
| US6955376B1 | Apparatus for deploying an air bag through a hard panel | Performing Operations; Transporting | 24 | Expired |
| US5124103A | Two phase compositions for absorbable surgical devices | Human Necessities | 24 | Expired |
| US8746445B2 | Suture packaging | Human Necessities | 21 | Active |
| US8236015B2 | Seal element for anastomosis | Human Necessities | 20 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.