Joseph L. Mark
129Patents
32h-index
44Co-inventors
90Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 16, 1993 → Jan 19, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6245084A | System for controlling a motor driven surgical cutting instrument | Human Necessities | 1,489 | Expired |
| US5403276A | Apparatus for minimally invasive tissue removal | Human Necessities | 1,386 | Expired |
| US6358263B2 | System for controlling a motor driven surgical cutting instrument | Human Necessities | 1,132 | Expired |
| US6758824B1 | Biopsy apparatus | Human Necessities | 472 | Expired |
| US6638235B2 | Biopsy apparatus | Human Necessities | 469 | Expired |
| US5575293A | Apparatus for collecting and staging tissue | Human Necessities | 325 | Expired |
| US6419641B1 | Flexible tip medical instrument | Human Necessities | 319 | Expired |
| US8357103B2 | Vacuum assisted biopsy needle set | Human Necessities | 300 | Active |
| US6228049A | Surgical and pharmaceutical site access guide and methods | Human Necessities | 247 | Expired |
| US5685840A | Method and apparatus for minimally invasive tissue removal | Human Necessities | 198 | Expired |
| US6056700A | Biopsy marker assembly and method of use | Human Necessities | 191 | Expired |
| US7347829B2 | Introduction system for minimally invasive surgical instruments | Human Necessities | 139 | Expired |
| US5669876A | Method for minimally invasive tissue removal | Human Necessities | 133 | Expired |
| US6261243A | Biopsy marker assembly and method of use | Human Necessities | 123 | Expired |
| US7048694B2 | Flexible tip medical instrument | Human Necessities | 109 | Expired |
| US8187204B2 | Surgical device and method for using same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 101 | Active |
| US7883476B2 | Selectively detachable outer cannula hub | Human Necessities | 99 | Active |
| US8277393B2 | Biopsy apparatus | Human Necessities | 81 | Active |
| US9655639B2 | Tissue removal device for use with imaging devices in neurosurgical and spinal surgery applications | Human Necessities | 71 | Active |
| US7390306B2 | Vacuum assisted biopsy needle set | Human Necessities | 69 | Expired |
| US8202229B2 | Surgical device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 63 | Active |
| US8532745B2 | Breast biopsy and needle localization using tomosynthesis systems | Human Necessities | 56 | Active |
| US8280486B2 | Site marker visable under multiple modalities | Human Necessities | 56 | Active |
| US9161820B2 | Surgical access assembly and method of using same | Human Necessities | 47 | Active |
| US9901309B2 | Breast biopsy and needle localization using tomosynthesis systems | Human Necessities | 43 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.