Mark E. Steen
39Patents
18h-index
30Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 11, 1981 → Nov 7, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.