Inventor · Milford, OH, US

Nicholas G. Molitor

20Patents
18h-index
33Co-inventors
77Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 14, 2005 → Mar 29, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7918377B2 Surgical stapling instrument with apparatus for providing anvil position feedback Human Necessities 2,099 Active
US8066167B2 Circular surgical stapling instrument with anvil locking system Human Necessities 2,005 Active
US7297149B2 Surgical clip applier methods Human Necessities 1,904 Expired
US8075571B2 Surgical clip applier methods Human Necessities 1,775 Active
US7731724B2 Surgical clip advancement and alignment mechanism Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,553 Expired
US10201365B2 Surgeon feedback sensing and display methods Human Necessities 1,303 Active
US8523882B2 Clip advancer mechanism with alignment features Human Necessities 754 Active
US9198714B2 Haptic feedback devices for surgical robot Human Necessities 328 Active
US7261724B2 Surgical clip advancement mechanism Human Necessities 236 Expired
US9737326B2 Haptic feedback devices for surgical robot Human Necessities 214 Active
US7288098B2 Force limiting mechanism for medical instrument Human Necessities 213 Expired
US8236012B2 Surgical clip advancement mechanism Human Necessities 172 Active
US10314638B2 Articulating radio frequency (RF) tissue seal with articulating state sensing Human Necessities 169 Active
US8753356B2 Surgical clip applier methods Human Necessities 152 Active
US8915930B2 Force limiting mechanism for medical instrument Human Necessities 123 Active
US10335183B2 Feedback devices for surgical control systems Human Necessities 107 Active
US9782181B2 Surgical clip applier methods Human Necessities 80 Active
US10966747B2 Haptic feedback devices for surgical robot Human Necessities 66 Active
US12268408B2 Haptic feedback devices for surgical robot Human Necessities 0 Active
US10667824B2 Surgical clip applier methods Human Necessities 0 Active

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