Lawrence Crainich
84Patents
40h-index
66Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: May 14, 1979 → Feb 23, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5549637A | Articulated medical instrument | Human Necessities | 2,266 | Expired |
| US6872214B2 | Stapler for endoscopes | Human Necessities | 1,990 | Expired |
| US5464300A | Medical instrument and coupling apparatus for same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,943 | Expired |
| US5407293A | Coupling apparatus for medical instrument | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,916 | Expired |
| US5222975A | Surgical staples | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,735 | Expired |
| US4607638A | Surgical staples | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 1,726 | Expired |
| US8128645B2 | Stapler for endoscopes | Human Necessities | 1,715 | Active |
| US7156863B2 | Fundoplication apparatus and method | Human Necessities | 1,688 | Expired |
| US9801627B2 | Fastener cartridge for creating a flexible staple line | Human Necessities | 1,335 | Active |
| US7641671B2 | Closing assemblies for clamping device | Human Necessities | 1,276 | Expired |
| US5544802A | Surgical staple and stapler device therefor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,158 | Expired |
| US9713468B2 | Surgical stapler for applying a large staple through a small delivery port and a method of using the stapler to secure a tissue fold | Human Necessities | 1,015 | Active |
| US9113879B2 | Devices and methods for endoluminal plication | Human Necessities | 842 | Active |
| US10357252B2 | Surgical staple configurations with camming surfaces located between portions supporting surgical staples | Human Necessities | 837 | Active |
| US9119615B2 | Devices and methods for endoluminal plication | Human Necessities | 829 | Active |
| US9113868B2 | Devices and methods for endoluminal plication | Human Necessities | 807 | Active |
| US8672209B2 | Laproscopic stapler | Human Necessities | 805 | Active |
| US5180092A | Linear surgical stapling instrument | Human Necessities | 522 | Expired |
| US5344061A | Ratchet assembly for medical instrument | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 492 | Expired |
| US10512462B2 | Endoluminal stapler with rotating wheel cam for multi-staple firing | Human Necessities | 393 | Active |
| US6053908A | Ratchet assembly for surgical instrument | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 273 | Expired |
| US5354304A | Modular ligation clip applicator | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 248 | Expired |
| US9113866B2 | Devices and methods for endoluminal plication | Human Necessities | 186 | Active |
| US5645567A | Surgical staple and stapler device therefor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 174 | Expired |
| US5928264A | Tissue grasping device | Human Necessities | 150 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.