Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Mark Hirotsuka

53Patents
15h-index
42Co-inventors
80Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 15, 2005 → Apr 27, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7992567B2 System and method for percutaneous glossoplasty Human Necessities 284 Active
US8545535B2 Suture anchors with one-way cinching mechanisms Human Necessities 192 Active
US8470043B2 Tissue removal tools and methods of use Human Necessities 66 Active
US8465505B2 Suture passer devices and methods Human Necessities 41 Active
US8186355B2 Glossoplasty using tissue anchor glossopexy with volumetric tongue reduction Human Necessities 38 Active
US8220466B2 System and method for percutaneous palate remodeling Human Necessities 38 Active
US7934506B2 System and method for temporary tongue suspension Human Necessities 36 Active
US8096303B2 Airway implants and methods and devices for insertion and retrieval Human Necessities 34 Active
US8460322B2 Suture passer systems and methods for tongue or other tissue suspension and compression Human Necessities 34 Active
US9211119B2 Suture passers and methods of passing suture Human Necessities 29 Active
US9539000B2 Knotless suture anchor and methods of use Human Necessities 25 Active
US7975700B2 System for adjustable tissue anchors Human Necessities 25 Active
US9161773B2 Tissue removal tools and methods of use Human Necessities 18 Active
US9011454B2 Suture passer with radiused upper jaw Human Necessities 16 Active
US9314234B2 Pre-tied surgical knots for use with suture passers Human Necessities 16 Active
US9247934B2 Suture passer devices and methods Human Necessities 14 Active
US8038712B2 Methods and devices for rhinoplasty and treating internal valve stenosis Human Necessities 13 Active
US9827031B2 Disc space sizing devices Human Necessities 10 Active
US9700299B2 Suture passer devices and methods Human Necessities 9 Active
US10182810B2 Methods for hyoid suspension Human Necessities 9 Active
US8080014B2 System and method for hyoidplasty Human Necessities 8 Active
US9386981B2 Suture passer systems and methods for palate suspension and compression Human Necessities 8 Active
US9408742B2 Glossopexy adjustment system and method Human Necessities 7 Active
US8821575B2 Methods and devices for rhinoplasty and treating internal valve stenosis Human Necessities 5 Active
US9393067B2 Glassoplasty using tissue anchor glossopexy with volumetric tongue reduction Human Necessities 5 Active

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