Inventor · Rancho Santa Fe, CA, US

Kenneth F. Binmoeller

55Patents
15h-index
26Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 3, 1999 → Nov 22, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7261725B2 Endoscopic device with independently actuated legs Human Necessities 263 Expired
US8357193B2 Apparatus and method for deploying stent across adjacent tissue layers Human Necessities 102 Active
US10952732B2 Devices and methods for forming an anastomosis Human Necessities 91 Active
US8147561B2 Methods and devices to curb appetite and/or reduce food intake Human Necessities 80 Active
US7931693B2 Method and apparatus for reducing obesity Human Necessities 73 Active
US8328837B2 Method and apparatus for performing needle guided interventions Human Necessities 65 Active
US8454632B2 Tissue anchor for securing tissue layers Human Necessities 62 Active
US8425539B2 Luminal structure anchoring devices and methods Human Necessities 52 Active
US6228039A Biopsy device Human Necessities 51 Expired
US8034063B2 Methods and systems for treating hiatal hernias Human Necessities 31 Active
US9381041B2 Methods and devices for access across adjacent tissue layers Human Necessities 25 Active
US9888926B2 Apparatus and method for deploying stent across adjacent tissue layers Human Necessities 22 Active
US8603186B2 Methods and devices to curb appetite and/or reduce food intake Human Necessities 20 Active
US8585771B2 Methods and devices to curb appetite and/or to reduce food intake Human Necessities 18 Active
US11039838B2 Devices and methods for forming an anastomosis Human Necessities 16 Active
US10076330B2 Tissue anchor for securing tissue layers Human Necessities 15 Active
US9144428B2 Apparatus and methods for maintaining a force upon tissue using a loop member Human Necessities 14 Active
US11432873B2 Methods and devices for access across adjacent tissue layers Human Necessities 11 Active
US8617196B2 Method and apparatus for performing needle guided interventions Human Necessities 8 Active
US9060835B2 Conformationally-stabilized intraluminal device for medical applications Human Necessities 7 Active
US10085763B2 Apparatus and methods for maintaining a force upon tissue using a loop member Human Necessities 6 Active
US10729492B2 Methods and devices for access across adjacent tissue layers Human Necessities 6 Active
US10085764B2 Apparatus and methods for maintaining a force upon tissue using a loop member Human Necessities 5 Active
US11446023B2 Helical tissue anchor device and delivery system Human Necessities 5 Active
US10052106B2 Devices and methods for forming an anastomosis Human Necessities 5 Active

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