Inventor · Boulder, CO, US

Michael B. Lyons

35Patents
7h-index
50Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 29, 2009 → May 2, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US10893884B2 Ultrasonic instruments for robotic surgical systems Human Necessities 163 Active
US9820765B2 Surgical instrument with stamped double-flange jaws Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Active
US9330134B2 User identity mapping system and method of use Electricity 30 Active
US9119714B2 Shape memory polymer prosthetic medical device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Active
US9592089B2 Method of assembling a spring-loaded mechanism of a surgical instrument Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Active
US9861378B2 Surgical instrument with stamped double-flange jaws Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Active
US9062141B2 Radiopaque shape memory polymers for medical devices Chemistry; Metallurgy 9 Active
US9668807B2 Simplified spring load mechanism for delivering shaft force of a surgical instrument Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US10413316B2 Articulating ultrasonic surgical instruments and systems Human Necessities 5 Active
US11337717B2 Articulating ultrasonic surgical instruments and systems Human Necessities 2 Active
US10588651B2 Surgical instrument with stamped double-flange jaws Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US11701095B2 Robotic surgical systems and methods of use thereof Human Necessities 1 Active
US11426230B2 Surgical instruments capable of being selectively disassembled to facilitate replacement of disposable components and/or sterilization of reusable components Human Necessities 1 Active
US10751044B2 Vaginal tissue closure Human Necessities 1 Active
US10918407B2 Surgical instrument for grasping, treating, and/or dividing tissue Human Necessities 1 Active
US10299852B2 Simplified spring-loaded mechanism for delivering shaft force of a surgical instrument Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US10405874B2 Surgical instrument Human Necessities 1 Active
US12161355B2 Articulating ultrasonic surgical instruments and systems Human Necessities 0 Active
US11090082B2 Colpotomy systems, devices, and methods with rotational cutting Human Necessities 0 Active
US12059166B2 Surgical instrument for treating tissue Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US12048449B2 Articulating ultrasonic surgical instruments and systems Human Necessities 0 Active
US11207091B2 Surgical instrument for grasping, treating, and/or dividing tissue Human Necessities 0 Active
US10258360B2 Surgical instruments Human Necessities 0 Active
US11766275B2 Articulating ultrasonic surgical instruments and systems Human Necessities 0 Active
US11844563B2 Energy-based surgical instruments incorporating cooling features Human Necessities 0 Active

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