Malcolm Heaven
36Patents
18h-index
27Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 1, 1981 → Aug 1, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5308327A | Self-deployed inflatable retractor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 347 | Expired |
| US5611803A | Tissue segmentation device | Human Necessities | 274 | Expired |
| US5524633A | Self-deploying isolation bag | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 265 | Expired |
| US5318528A | Steerable surgical devices | Human Necessities | 257 | Expired |
| US5957939A | Medical device for deploying surgical fabrics | Human Necessities | 252 | Expired |
| US8062334B2 | Suture anchor | Human Necessities | 185 | Active |
| US5330483A | Specimen reduction device | Human Necessities | 174 | Expired |
| US8523902B2 | System and method for attaching soft tissue to bone | Human Necessities | 144 | Active |
| US5423837A | Surgical knot pusher | Human Necessities | 142 | Expired |
| US5337754A | Inflatable isolation bag | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 142 | Expired |
| US5344397A | Cholangiogram catheter | Human Necessities | 113 | Expired |
| US5306245A | Articulating device | Human Necessities | 101 | Expired |
| US5653717A | Wound closure device | Human Necessities | 81 | Expired |
| US5913816A | Intubation device and method | Human Necessities | 74 | Expired |
| US5722931A | Female incontinence device | Human Necessities | 60 | Expired |
| US5439469A | Wound closure device | Human Necessities | 48 | Expired |
| US4576993A | Low density polyethylene polymeric compositions | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 30 | Expired |
| US9044313B2 | System and method for securing tissue to bone | Human Necessities | 25 | Active |
| US8512378B2 | Suture anchor | Human Necessities | 12 | Active |
| US9968349B2 | System and method for securing tissue to bone | Human Necessities | 8 | Active |
| US9925036B2 | System and method for securing tissue to bone | Human Necessities | 8 | Active |
| US9706984B2 | System and method for attaching soft tissue to bone | Human Necessities | 7 | Active |
| US9775597B2 | Dual expansion anchor | Human Necessities | 7 | Active |
| US9826970B2 | System and method for securing tissue to bone | Human Necessities | 5 | Active |
| US11154290B2 | Dual expansion anchor | Human Necessities | 2 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.