Matthew E. Hermes
28Patents
21h-index
13Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 22, 1987 → Oct 8, 2004
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5282829A | Hollow body implants | Human Necessities | 2,043 | Expired |
| US5019093A | Braided suture | Human Necessities | 182 | Expired |
| US5447966A | Treating bioabsorbable surgical articles by coating with glycerine, polalkyleneoxide block copolymer and gelatin | Human Necessities | 157 | Expired |
| US4744365A | Two-phase compositions for absorbable surgical devices | Human Necessities | 118 | Expired |
| US5320624A | Blends of glycolide and/or lactide polymers and caprolactone and/or trimethylene carbonate polymers and absorbable surgical devices made therefrom | Human Necessities | 78 | Expired |
| US5261886A | Cabled core and braided suture made therefrom | Human Necessities | 65 | Expired |
| US5051272A | Method for improving the storage stability of a polymeric article susceptible to hydrolytic degradation and resulting article | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 64 | Expired |
| US5226912A | Combined surgical needle-braided suture device | Human Necessities | 57 | Expired |
| US5475063A | Blends of glycolide and/or lactide polymers and caprolactone and/or trimethylene carbonate polymers and absorbable surgical devices made | Human Necessities | 55 | Expired |
| US4844854A | Process for making a surgical device using two-phase compositions | Human Necessities | 51 | Expired |
| US6260699A | Packaged synthetic absorbable surgical elements | Human Necessities | 51 | Expired |
| US5306289A | Braided suture of improved characteristics | Textiles; Paper | 48 | Expired |
| US4839130A | Process of making an absorbable surgical device | Human Necessities | 43 | Expired |
| US5468252A | Packaged synthetic absorbable surgical elements | Performing Operations; Transporting | 37 | Expired |
| US5037429A | Method for improving the storage stability of a polymeric braided suture susceptible to hydrolytic degradation and resulting article | Human Necessities | 37 | Expired |
| US5462162A | Packaged synthetic absorbable surgical elements | Performing Operations; Transporting | 36 | Expired |
| US5222978A | Packaged synthetic absorbable surgical elements | Performing Operations; Transporting | 34 | Expired |
| US5456697A | Cabled core and braided suture made therefrom | Human Necessities | 31 | Expired |
| US5366081A | Packaged synthetic absorbable surgical elements | Performing Operations; Transporting | 27 | Expired |
| US6228954A | Blends of glycolide and/or lactide polymers and caprolactone and/or trimethylene carbonate polymers and absorabable surgical devices made therefrom | Human Necessities | 26 | Expired |
| US5124103A | Two phase compositions for absorbable surgical devices | Human Necessities | 24 | Expired |
| US5312437A | Absorbable coating composition and suture coated therewith | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Expired |
| US7128332B2 | Wheelchair designs and related enhancements | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US5256762A | Polyesters having predetermined monomeric sequence | Human Necessities | 10 | Expired |
| US5349047A | Polyesters having predetermined monomeric sequence | Human Necessities | 6 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.