Inventor · Walton, KY, US

John S. Kimsey

20Patents
10h-index
56Co-inventors
70Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 1, 2013 → Sep 30, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.