Inventor · Chino Hills, CA, US

Mark E. Steen

39Patents
18h-index
30Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 11, 1981 → Nov 7, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5911699A Removal of tissue Human Necessities 425 Expired
US8554697B2 Self-learning engine for the refinement and optimization of surgical settings Physics 219 Active
US6217543A Removal of tissue Human Necessities 182 Expired
US6007513A Removal of tissue Human Necessities 114 Expired
US4735610A Disposable surgical fluid handling cassette Human Necessities 109 Expired
US6203518A Removal of tissue Human Necessities 101 Expired
US5941887A Sleeve for a surgical instrument Human Necessities 99 Expired
US6852092B2 Handpiece system for multiple phacoemulsification techniques Human Necessities 85 Expired
US5323543A Apparatus and method for calibrating a surgical knife Human Necessities 60 Expired
US6962583B2 Cataract extraction apparatus and method with rapid pulse phaco power Human Necessities 57 Expired
US5984904A Sleeve for a surgical instrument Human Necessities 55 Expired
US7182759B2 Cataract extraction apparatus and method with rapid pulse phaco power Human Necessities 51 Expired
US5722945A Removal of tissue Human Necessities 49 Expired
US6733491B2 Cataract extraction apparatus and method Human Necessities 49 Expired
US7846126B2 System and method for modulated surgical procedure irrigation and aspiration Human Necessities 31 Active
US7037296B2 Curved multi-purpose phacoemulsification needle Human Necessities 25 Expired
US4418944A Fluid coupling Human Necessities 21 Expired
US6352519B1 Removal of tissue Human Necessities 18 Expired
US9545334B2 System and method for modulated surgical procedure irrigation and aspiration Human Necessities 17 Active
US7063436B2 Light source for ophthalmic use Human Necessities 14 Expired
US6786628B2 Light source for ophthalmic use Human Necessities 13 Expired
US5447517A Apparatus and method of calibrating a surgical knife Human Necessities 11 Expired
US6958056B2 Multi-purpose phacoemulsification needle Human Necessities 10 Expired
US5730718A Removal of tissue Human Necessities 9 Expired
US8814821B2 System and method for modulated surgical procedure irrigation and aspiration Human Necessities 8 Active

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