Inventor · Wallingford, CT, US

John W. Beardsley

172Patents
73h-index
44Co-inventors
90Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 3, 1996 → Oct 2, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7159750B2 Surgical stapling device Human Necessities 2,565 Expired
US7726537B2 Surgical stapler with universal articulation and tissue pre-clamp Human Necessities 2,274 Expired
US7455676B2 Surgical stapling instruments including a cartridge having multiple staple sizes Human Necessities 2,212 Active
US7401721B2 Surgical stapling instruments including a cartridge having multiple staple sizes Human Necessities 2,211 Active
US7837081B2 Surgical stapling instruments including a cartridge having multiple staple sizes Human Necessities 2,142 Active
US7588174B2 Surgical stapling instruments including a cartridge having multiple staples sizes Human Necessities 2,110 Active
US7494039B2 Surgical stapling device Human Necessities 2,078 Active
US7398908B2 Surgical stapling instruments including a cartridge having multiple staple sizes Human Necessities 2,065 Active
US7424965B2 Surgical stapling device Human Necessities 2,011 Active
US8424739B2 Surgical stapling device with independent tip rotation Human Necessities 1,960 Active
US7828189B2 Surgical stapling instruments including a cartridge having multiple staple sizes Human Necessities 1,932 Active
US7967178B2 Grasping jaw mechanism Human Necessities 1,916 Active
US8157152B2 Surgical stapling instruments including a cartridge having multiple staples sizes Human Necessities 1,915 Active
US8070035B2 Surgical stapling instruments including a cartridge having multiple staple sizes Human Necessities 1,883 Active
US8408442B2 Tool assembly for a surgical stapling device Human Necessities 1,871 Active
US7472816B2 Surgical stapling instruments including a cartridge having multiple staple sizes Human Necessities 1,822 Active
US8968276B2 Hand held surgical handle assembly, surgical adapters for use between surgical handle assembly and surgical end effectors, and methods of use Human Necessities 1,805 Active
US7597230B2 Surgical stapling device Human Necessities 1,795 Active
US8360298B2 Surgical instrument and loading unit for use therewith Human Necessities 1,706 Active
US8806973B2 Adapters for use between surgical handle assembly and surgical end effector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,622 Active
US7682367B2 Surgical stapling apparatus Human Necessities 1,597 Active
US8827134B2 Flexible surgical stapler with motor in the head Human Necessities 1,590 Active
US8579178B2 Surgical stapling instruments including a cartridge having multiple staples sizes Human Necessities 1,587 Active
US8967446B2 Variable compression surgical fastener cartridge Human Necessities 1,558 Active
US8770459B2 Surgical stapling device with independent tip rotation Human Necessities 1,400 Active

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