Michael D. Hooven
76Patents
42h-index
34Co-inventors
88Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 21, 1983 → Oct 1, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5383880A | Endoscopic surgical system with sensing means | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3,232 | Expired |
| US5433721A | Endoscopic instrument having a torsionally stiff drive shaft for applying fasteners to tissue | Human Necessities | 3,158 | Expired |
| US5667517A | Endoscopic surgical system with sensing means | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2,744 | Expired |
| US5518164A | Endoscopic surgical system with sensing means | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2,582 | Expired |
| US5518163A | Endoscopic surgical system with sensing means | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2,565 | Expired |
| US6905498B2 | Transmural ablation device with EKG sensor and pacing electrode | Human Necessities | 1,283 | Expired |
| US8852218B2 | Apparatus and methods for occluding an anatomical structure | Human Necessities | 830 | Active |
| US6113596A | Combination monopolar-bipolar electrosurgical instrument system, instrument and cable | Human Necessities | 665 | Expired |
| US4815469A | Implantable blood oxygen sensor and method of use | Human Necessities | 587 | Expired |
| US6086586A | Bipolar tissue grasping apparatus and tissue welding method | Human Necessities | 536 | Expired |
| US5951549A | Bipolar electrosurgical scissors | Human Necessities | 480 | Expired |
| US6517536B2 | Transmural ablation device and method | Human Necessities | 477 | Expired |
| US6179837A | Bipolar electrosurgical scissors | Human Necessities | 461 | Expired |
| US5766166A | Bipolar Electrosurgical scissors | Human Necessities | 394 | Expired |
| US6464701B1 | Bipolar electrosurgical scissors | Human Necessities | 360 | Expired |
| US6546935B2 | Method for transmural ablation | Human Necessities | 334 | Expired |
| US6923806B2 | Transmural ablation device with spring loaded jaws | Human Necessities | 333 | Expired |
| US6350264B1 | Bipolar electrosurgical scissors | Human Necessities | 330 | Expired |
| US5814044A | Apparatus and method for morselating and removing tissue from a patient | Human Necessities | 326 | Expired |
| US7487780B2 | Sub-xyphoid method for ablating cardiac tissue | Human Necessities | 274 | Expired |
| US7113831B2 | Transmural ablation device | Human Necessities | 221 | Expired |
| US6889694B2 | Transmural ablation device | Human Necessities | 187 | Expired |
| US5957884A | System for morselating and removing tissue from a patient | Human Necessities | 184 | Expired |
| US6036681A | Apparatus and method for morselating and removing tissue from a patient | Human Necessities | 162 | Expired |
| US6007512A | Apparatus and method for morselating and removing tissue from a patient | Human Necessities | 158 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.