Inventor · Mission Viejo, CA, US

Mark Hopkins

25Patents
10h-index
31Co-inventors
71Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 7, 2004 → Aug 9, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7443296B2 Smart connector system for surgical machine Human Necessities 94 Active
US8246580B2 Aspiration control via flow or impedance Human Necessities 52 Active
US7019234B1 Footswitch Electricity 43 Expired
US7713237B2 Surgical cassette for intraocular pressure control Human Necessities 40 Active
US7896839B2 Surgical cassette for intraocular pressure control Human Necessities 38 Active
US7594901B2 Surgical cassette with multi area fluid chamber Human Necessities 24 Active
US7796040B2 Smart connector system for surgical machine Human Necessities 19 Active
US7524299B2 Aspiration control Human Necessities 18 Active
US7775780B2 Surgical cassette Human Necessities 16 Active
US8312800B2 Pneumatic system for a vitrector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Active
US8728108B2 Systems and methods for dynamic pneumatic valve driver Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US8162000B2 Adjustable pneumatic system for a surgical machine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US8746290B2 Surgical console Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active
US7559914B2 Priming a microsurgical system Human Necessities 4 Active
US9241830B2 Pressure monitor for pneumatic vitrectomy machine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US9560959B1 Control of scanning images during vitreoretinal surgery Human Necessities 4 Active
US10729582B2 Vitrectomy probe with end tissue cutter and associated devices, systems, and methods Human Necessities 2 Active
US9505505B2 Surgical console Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US11116878B2 Fluidics aspiration system Human Necessities 1 Active
US8500421B2 System and method operable to prevent tubing displacement within a peristaltic pump Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US10088083B2 Multi lumen co-radial pneumatic connector Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US9579429B2 Surgical cassette with compliant clamping zone Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US8251944B2 Surgical system having a cassette with an acoustic coupling Human Necessities 0 Active
US11701256B2 Systems and methods for gas mixing in ocular surgical equipment Human Necessities 0 Active
US12038306B2 Sensor conduit support structure Fixed Constructions 0 Active

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