Inventor · Pleasanton, CA, US

Michael A. Soltz

40Patents
24h-index
38Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 9, 2001 → Sep 3, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7464847B2 Surgical stapler with timer and feedback display Human Necessities 2,622 Active
US7845534B2 Surgical stapler with timer and feedback display Human Necessities 2,189 Active
US7870989B2 Surgical stapler with timer and feedback display Human Necessities 2,127 Active
US8496156B2 Cartridge for applying varying amounts of tissue compression Human Necessities 1,804 Active
US8028884B2 Cartridge for applying varying amounts of tissue compression Human Necessities 1,776 Active
US8256655B2 Cartridge for applying varying amounts of tissue compression Human Necessities 1,766 Active
US8348972B2 Surgical staple with augmented compression area Human Necessities 1,522 Active
US8132705B2 Surgical stapler with timer and feedback display Human Necessities 1,499 Active
US9629626B2 Mechanically tuned buttress material to assist with proper formation of surgical element in diseased tissue Human Necessities 1,228 Active
US8062236B2 Method and system to determine an optimal tissue compression time to implant a surgical element Human Necessities 1,038 Active
US10285694B2 Surgical stapler with timer and feedback display Human Necessities 1,025 Active
US9254131B2 Surgical staple with augmented compression area Human Necessities 918 Active
US8157150B2 Surgical stapler with timer and feedback display Human Necessities 885 Active
US10085754B2 Cartridge for applying varying amounts of tissue compression Human Necessities 803 Active
US10383626B2 Method and system to determine an optimal tissue compression time to implant a surgical element Human Necessities 743 Active
US8052024B2 Surgical stapler with timer and feedback display Human Necessities 651 Active
US8505802B2 Surgical stapler with timer and feedback display Human Necessities 593 Active
US9370361B2 Surgical stapler with timer and feedback display Human Necessities 510 Active
US11291443B2 Surgical stapler with timer and feedback display Human Necessities 191 Active
US6773699B1 Light energized tissue adhesive conformal patch Human Necessities 71 Expired
US6939364B1 Composite tissue adhesive Human Necessities 57 Expired
US9364225B2 Cartridge for applying varying amounts of tissue compression Human Necessities 54 Active
US9987005B2 Surgical stapler with timer and feedback display Human Necessities 49 Active
US8551025B2 Method and system to determine an optimal tissue compression time to implant a surgical element Human Necessities 30 Active
US6875427B1 Light energized tissue adhesive Human Necessities 24 Expired

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