Inventor · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, US

Kimball B. McGinley

20Patents
8h-index
14Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 1, 2004 → Aug 30, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8075530B2 Instrument seal with inverting shroud Human Necessities 74 Active
US7947058B2 Bladeless optical obturator Human Necessities 52 Active
US8430851B2 Surgical access port Human Necessities 49 Active
US8267952B2 Bladeless optical obturator Human Necessities 38 Active
US8608769B2 Bladeless optical obturator Human Necessities 27 Active
US7988671B2 Pleated trocar shield Human Necessities 20 Active
US8382663B2 Surgical devices, systems and methods thereof having gel material, gel coatings, or gel lubricants Chemistry; Metallurgy 18 Active
US8968250B2 Surgical access port Human Necessities 16 Active
US10568658B2 Bladeless optical obturator Human Necessities 5 Active
US8257317B2 Pleated trocar shield Human Necessities 4 Active
US10478219B2 Surgical access port Human Necessities 4 Active
US8597251B2 Pleated trocar shield Human Necessities 4 Active
US9833259B2 Surgical access port Human Necessities 3 Active
US9655643B2 Bladeless optical obturator Human Necessities 3 Active
US10405851B2 Laparoscopic suturing system Human Necessities 1 Active
US12161330B2 Actuation shaft retention mechanism for surgical stapler Human Necessities 0 Active
US11504157B2 Surgical access port Human Necessities 0 Active
US11406373B2 Laparoscopic suturing system Human Necessities 0 Active
US12144498B2 Laparoscopic suturing system Human Necessities 0 Active
US11771428B2 Actuation shaft retention mechanism for surgical stapler Human Necessities 0 Active

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