Inventor · New Milford, CT, US

Mitchell J. Palmer

40Patents
35h-index
27Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 25, 1990 → May 23, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5312023A Self contained gas powered surgical apparatus Human Necessities 3,347 Expired
US6644532B2 Surgical stapling apparatus Human Necessities 2,653 Expired
US5326013A Self contained gas powered surgical apparatus Human Necessities 2,641 Expired
US6250532A Surgical stapling apparatus Human Necessities 2,556 Expired
US6619529B2 Surgical stapling apparatus Human Necessities 2,531 Expired
US6877647B2 Surgical stapling apparatus Human Necessities 2,524 Expired
US5901895A Articulating apparatus for applying surgical fasteners to body tissue Human Necessities 2,443 Expired
US6202914A Surgical stapler Human Necessities 2,389 Expired
US5478003A Surgical apparatus Human Necessities 2,386 Expired
US5797538A Articulating apparatus for applying surgical fasteners to body tissue Human Necessities 2,351 Expired
US5647526A Self contained gas powered surgical apparatus Human Necessities 2,313 Expired
US7296724B2 Surgical stapling apparatus Human Necessities 2,269 Expired
US5636780A Self contained gas powered surgical apparatus Human Necessities 2,267 Expired
US5645209A Self contained gas powered surgical apparatus Human Necessities 2,267 Expired
US5718359A Surgical stapler with lockout mechanism Human Necessities 2,252 Expired
US5482197A Articulating surgical cartridge assembly Human Necessities 2,237 Expired
US5651491A Surgical stapler having interchangeable loading units Human Necessities 2,154 Expired
US5941442A Surgical stapler Human Necessities 2,105 Expired
US5456401A Surgical apparatus having articulation mechanism Human Necessities 2,103 Expired
US5988479A Apparatus for applying surgical fasteners Human Necessities 2,030 Expired
US6817509B2 Surgical stapler Human Necessities 2,022 Expired
US6681978B2 Surgical stapler Human Necessities 2,015 Expired
US5715988A Surgical stapler with lockout mechanism Human Necessities 1,939 Expired
US5636779A Apparatus for applying surgical fasteners Human Necessities 1,706 Expired
US7464848B2 Surgical stapling apparatus Human Necessities 1,169 Active

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