Inventor · Boulder, CO, US

Michael C. Moses

32Patents
25h-index
34Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 6, 2001 → Dec 10, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7090673B2 Vessel sealer and divider Human Necessities 1,958 Expired
US7435249B2 Electrosurgical instruments which reduces collateral damage to adjacent tissue Human Necessities 1,236 Expired
USD533942S1 Open vessel sealer with mechanical cutter General 1,070 Expired
USD541938S1 Open vessel sealer with mechanical cutter General 1,068 Expired
USD564662S1 Hourglass-shaped knife for electrosurgical forceps General 1,036 Expired
US7083618B2 Vessel sealer and divider Human Necessities 835 Expired
USD567943S1 Over-ratchet safety for a vessel sealing instrument General 744 Expired
US7252667B2 Open vessel sealing instrument with cutting mechanism and distal lockout Human Necessities 613 Expired
US7118570B2 Vessel sealing forceps with disposable electrodes Human Necessities 607 Expired
US7131970B2 Open vessel sealing instrument with cutting mechanism Human Necessities 605 Expired
US7160298B2 Electrosurgical instrument which reduces effects to adjacent tissue structures Human Necessities 510 Expired
US7131971B2 Vessel sealer and divider Human Necessities 361 Expired
US7811283B2 Open vessel sealing instrument with hourglass cutting mechanism and over-ratchet safety Human Necessities 350 Active
US7922718B2 Open vessel sealing instrument with cutting mechanism Human Necessities 134 Active
US8540777B2 Method and apparatus for performing an open wedge, high tibial osteotomy Human Necessities 126 Active
US8394096B2 Open vessel sealing instrument with cutting mechanism Human Necessities 88 Active
US8147489B2 Open vessel sealing instrument Human Necessities 72 Active
US7909823B2 Open vessel sealing instrument Human Necessities 66 Active
US7955332B2 Mechanism for dividing tissue in a hemostat-style instrument Human Necessities 54 Active
US8211105B2 Electrosurgical instrument which reduces collateral damage to adjacent tissue Human Necessities 53 Active
US8425504B2 Radiofrequency fusion of cardiac tissue Human Necessities 43 Active
US8070746B2 Radiofrequency fusion of cardiac tissue Human Necessities 41 Active
US8298228B2 Electrosurgical instrument which reduces collateral damage to adjacent tissue Human Necessities 31 Active
US8123743B2 Mechanism for dividing tissue in a hemostat-style instrument Human Necessities 31 Active
US8623017B2 Open vessel sealing instrument with hourglass cutting mechanism and overratchet safety Human Necessities 29 Active

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