Inventor · Murrieta, CA, US

Mark A. Ritchart

59Patents
33h-index
39Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 28, 1982 → Nov 3, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4994069A Vaso-occlusion coil and method Human Necessities 1,271 Expired
US5526822A Method and apparatus for automated biopsy and collection of soft tissue Human Necessities 1,100 Expired
US5769086A Control system and method for automated biopsy device Human Necessities 796 Expired
US5649547A Methods and devices for automated biopsy and collection of soft tissue Human Necessities 608 Expired
US5775333A Apparatus for automated biopsy and collection of soft tissue Human Necessities 533 Expired
US5928164A Apparatus for automated biopsy and collection of soft tissue Human Necessities 456 Expired
US7090690B2 Devices and methods for repairing soft tissue Human Necessities 422 Expired
US5810806A Methods and devices for collection of soft tissue Human Necessities 413 Expired
US5385553A Trocar with floating septum seal Human Necessities 400 Expired
US5902310A Apparatus and method for marking tissue Human Necessities 392 Expired
US6228055A Devices for marking and defining particular locations in body tissue Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 389 Expired
US5980469A Method and apparatus for automated biopsy and collection of soft tissue Human Necessities 358 Expired
US6017316A Vacuum control system and method for automated biopsy device Human Necessities 357 Expired
US6524317B1 Method and apparatus for attaching connective tissues to bone using a knotless suture anchoring device Human Necessities 346 Expired
US5209737A Lever actuated septum seal Human Necessities 336 Expired
US7981050B2 Methods and devices for automated biopsy and collection of soft tissue Human Necessities 335 Active
US5308336A Seal protection mechanism Human Necessities 330 Expired
US5913857A Methods and devices for collection of soft tissue Human Necessities 317 Expired
US6605096B1 Percutaneous suturing apparatus and method Human Necessities 302 Expired
US6428486B2 Methods and devices for automated biopsy and collection of soft tissue Human Necessities 280 Expired
US5456284A Elastomeric valve assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 250 Expired
US7229417B2 Methods for marking a biopsy site Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 242 Expired
US5599347A Surgical trocar with cutoff circuit Human Necessities 235 Expired
US7226424B2 Methods and devices for automated biopsy and collection of soft tissue Human Necessities 230 Expired
US7044957B2 Devices for defining and marking tissue Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 180 Expired

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