John S. Kimsey
20Patents
10h-index
56Co-inventors
70Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 1, 2013 → Sep 30, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US9782169B2 | Rotary powered articulation joints for surgical instruments | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,504 | Active |
| US9814460B2 | Modular motor driven surgical instruments with status indication arrangements | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,485 | Active |
| US10149680B2 | Surgical instrument comprising a gap setting system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,293 | Active |
| US9943312B2 | Methods and devices for locking a surgical device based on loading of a fastener cartridge in the surgical device | Human Necessities | 1,199 | Active |
| US10405857B2 | Powered linear surgical stapler | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,158 | Active |
| US10226249B2 | Articulatable surgical instruments with conductive pathways for signal communication | Human Necessities | 1,052 | Active |
| US9700320B2 | Devices and methods for removably coupling a cartridge to an end effector of a surgical device | Human Necessities | 987 | Active |
| US10285695B2 | Articulatable surgical instruments with conductive pathways | Human Necessities | 781 | Active |
| US10045780B2 | Method of applying staples in lower anterior bowel resection | Human Necessities | 79 | Active |
| US10285693B2 | Surgical stapler with locking translatable pin | Human Necessities | 34 | Active |
| US11666339B2 | Circular surgical stapler for forming cross-pattern of staples | Human Necessities | 3 | Active |
| US11911039B2 | Circular surgical stapler having staples with expandable crowns | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
| US11123075B2 | Circular surgical stapler | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
| US10786316B2 | Robotic surgical tools with latching mechanism | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
| US10966719B2 | Method of applying staples in lower anterior bowel resection | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| US11426171B2 | Knife for circular surgical stapler | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| US11786321B2 | Robotic surgical tools with latching mechanism | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| US12256934B2 | Methods of forming an anastomosis between organs with an expandable pattern | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| US11504128B2 | Shaft attachment feature for circular surgical stapler | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| US12059155B2 | Staple driver and guide assembly for circular surgical stapler | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.