Inventor · Wallingford, CT, US

Lee Ann Olson

129Patents
81h-index
32Co-inventors
90Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 6, 2003 → Aug 7, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7159750B2 Surgical stapling device Human Necessities 2,565 Expired
US8016178B2 Surgical stapling apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2,363 Active
US8011550B2 Surgical stapling apparatus Human Necessities 2,290 Active
US7726537B2 Surgical stapler with universal articulation and tissue pre-clamp Human Necessities 2,274 Expired
US8371492B2 Surgical stapling apparatus Human Necessities 2,164 Active
US7988027B2 Crimp and release of suture holding buttress material Human Necessities 2,104 Active
US7494039B2 Surgical stapling device Human Necessities 2,078 Active
US7967179B2 Center cinch and release of buttress material Human Necessities 2,047 Active
US7424965B2 Surgical stapling device Human Necessities 2,011 Active
US8127975B2 Staple drive assembly Human Necessities 1,991 Active
US7635074B2 Staple drive assembly Human Necessities 1,964 Active
US8424739B2 Surgical stapling device with independent tip rotation Human Necessities 1,960 Active
US7641091B2 Staple drive assembly Human Necessities 1,946 Expired
US8371493B2 Surgical stapling apparatus Human Necessities 1,891 Active
US8408442B2 Tool assembly for a surgical stapling device Human Necessities 1,871 Active
US7997469B2 Staple drive assembly Human Necessities 1,861 Active
US8668129B2 Surgical apparatus including surgical buttress Human Necessities 1,845 Active
US7597230B2 Surgical stapling device Human Necessities 1,795 Active
US8348123B2 Surgical stapling device with dissecting tip Human Necessities 1,741 Active
US8127976B2 Stapler cartridge and channel interlock Human Necessities 1,719 Active
US7866528B2 Staple drive assembly Human Necessities 1,718 Active
US8939344B2 Surgical stapling apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,715 Active
US8336753B2 Staple drive assembly Human Necessities 1,700 Active
US8348126B2 Crimp and release of suture holding buttress material Human Necessities 1,700 Active
US8365972B2 Surgical stapling apparatus Human Necessities 1,453 Active

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