Inventor · Loveland, CO, US

Kenneth E. Netzel

29Patents
6h-index
40Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 7, 2011 → May 11, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
USD744644S1 Disposable housing for open vessel sealer with mechanical cutter General 19 Active
USD818584S1 Disposable housing for open vessel sealer with mechanical cutter General 15 Active
USD736920S1 Open vessel sealer with mechanical cutter General 12 Active
USD774190S1 Open vessel sealer with mechanical cutter General 12 Active
US10582944B2 Ultrasonic surgical instrument with torque assist feature Human Necessities 9 Active
US9962221B2 Bipolar surgical instrument Human Necessities 8 Active
USD726910S1 Reusable forceps for open vessel sealer with mechanical cutter General 6 Active
US10966779B2 Bipolar surgical instrument Human Necessities 6 Active
US9566109B2 Limited-use surgical devices Human Necessities 3 Active
US8857167B2 Integral accumulator/reservoir system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US11331115B2 Reusable ultrasonic transducer and generator assemblies, surgical instruments including the same, and methods of manufacturing the same Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US10959770B2 Method of assembling an electrosurgical instrument Human Necessities 1 Active
US10159507B2 Devices, systems, and methods facilitating insertion and removal of components from surgical instruments Human Necessities 1 Active
US10231772B2 Wire retention unit for a surgical instrument Human Necessities 1 Active
US11123093B2 Jaw drive arm for surgical instruments and surgical instruments incorporating the same Human Necessities 1 Active
US10603065B2 Surgical instruments and jaw members thereof Human Necessities 1 Active
US10987124B2 Surgical instruments and jaw members thereof Human Necessities 0 Active
US11617599B2 Ultrasonic surgical instrument Human Necessities 0 Active
US11571237B2 Surgical instruments and jaw members thereof Human Necessities 0 Active
US11304721B2 Ultrasonic surgical instrument with torque assist feature Human Necessities 0 Active
US11806038B2 Surgical instrument and method facilitating testing jaw force of the surgical instrument Human Necessities 0 Active
US10603102B2 Limited-use surgical devices Human Necessities 0 Active
US10966746B2 Devices, systems, and methods facilitating insertion and removal of components from surgical instruments Human Necessities 0 Active
US12357335B2 Jaw drive arm for surgical instruments and surgical instruments incorporating the same Human Necessities 0 Active
US12048472B2 Electrosurgical instruments, jaw members thereof, and methods of manufacturing Human Necessities 0 Active

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