Michael Castro
15Patents
9h-index
18Co-inventors
69Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 9, 1992 → Nov 14, 2016
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5470338A | Instrument for closing trocar puncture wounds | Human Necessities | 521 | Expired |
| US5520704A | Everting forceps with locking mechanism | Human Necessities | 315 | Expired |
| US5755732A | Surgical instruments useful for endoscopic spinal procedures | Human Necessities | 268 | Expired |
| US5620458A | Surgical instruments useful for endoscopic spinal procedures | Human Necessities | 116 | Expired |
| US6899734B2 | Modular implant for fusing adjacent bone structure | Human Necessities | 103 | Expired |
| US6783547B2 | Apparatus for fusing adjacent bone structures | Human Necessities | 91 | Expired |
| US5312420A | Surgical apparatus for removing fasteners | Human Necessities | 44 | Expired |
| US7303584B2 | Modular implant for fusing adjacent bone structure | Human Necessities | 23 | Expired |
| US10016187B2 | Articulating surgical instruments and method of deploying the same | Human Necessities | 20 | Active |
| US9962179B2 | Articulating surgical tools and tool sheaths, and methods of deploying the same | Human Necessities | 8 | Active |
| US9517059B2 | Articulating surgical instruments and method of deploying the same | Human Necessities | 2 | Active |
| US10004568B2 | Articulating robotic probes | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
| US9675380B2 | Surgical tool positioning system | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
| US10342559B2 | Articulating surgical tools and tool sheaths, and methods of deploying the same | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| US10492769B2 | Oral retraction devices and methods | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.