Inventor · Edgewood, KY, US

Michael S. Cropper

66Patents
31h-index
112Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 18, 1991 → Dec 14, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9386988B2 Retainer assembly including a tissue thickness compensator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,747 Active
US9149325B2 End effector with compliant clamping jaw Human Necessities 1,536 Active
US9301752B2 Tissue thickness compensator comprising a plurality of capsules Human Necessities 1,470 Active
US9364233B2 Tissue thickness compensators for circular surgical staplers Human Necessities 1,462 Active
US8114100B2 Safety fastener for tissue apposition Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,457 Active
US9480476B2 Tissue thickness compensator comprising resilient members Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1,423 Active
US9433419B2 Tissue thickness compensator comprising a plurality of layers Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1,420 Active
US8485970B2 Surgical access device Human Necessities 1,323 Active
US10045781B2 Closure lockout systems for surgical instruments Human Necessities 1,257 Active
US9833238B2 Retainer assembly including a tissue thickness compensator Human Necessities 1,056 Active
US9131835B2 Surgical access device Human Necessities 1,045 Active
US10123798B2 Tissue thickness compensator comprising controlled release and expansion Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1,042 Active
US9795383B2 Tissue thickness compensator comprising resilient members Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 997 Active
US10363031B2 Tissue thickness compensators for surgical staplers Human Necessities 793 Active
US10813683B2 Bipolar electrosurgical hand shears Human Necessities 575 Active
US10987102B2 Tissue thickness compensator comprising a plurality of layers Human Necessities 530 Active
US9610114B2 Bipolar electrosurgical hand shears Human Necessities 490 Active
US5163945A Surgical clip applier Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 461 Expired
US8328761B2 Variable surgical access device Human Necessities 273 Active
US8631991B2 Surgical instrument Human Necessities 240 Active
US5199566A Surgical clip applier Human Necessities 203 Expired
US7674275B2 Suture anchor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 125 Active
US8435174B2 Methods and devices for accessing a body cavity Human Necessities 80 Active
US8419749B2 Tissue retrieval device with reinforced pouch and variable volume Human Necessities 57 Active
US8551058B2 Endoscopic translumenal surgical systems Human Necessities 56 Active

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