Inventor · Indianapolis, IN, US

Joseph L. Mark

129Patents
32h-index
44Co-inventors
90Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 16, 1993 → Jan 19, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.