Nicholas J. Bender
19Patents
9h-index
28Co-inventors
68Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 26, 2006 → Sep 14, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US9333040B2 | Mechanized multi-instrument surgical system | Human Necessities | 1,037 | Active |
| US7931589B2 | Surgical retractor device and related methods | Human Necessities | 101 | Active |
| US7922658B2 | Surgical retractor device and related methods | Human Necessities | 93 | Active |
| US8038699B2 | Percutaneous instrument assembly | Human Necessities | 63 | Active |
| US8337527B2 | Spinal connector | Human Necessities | 45 | Active |
| US8162952B2 | Percutaneous instrument assembly | Human Necessities | 39 | Active |
| US11119105B2 | Fluid actuation of instruments through a sterile barrier | Physics | 21 | Active |
| US8394103B2 | Method and apparatus for orthopedic fixation | Human Necessities | 12 | Active |
| USD626223S1 | Tip portion of a surgical retractor blade | General | 9 | Expired |
| US10022135B2 | Method and apparatus for orthopedic fixation | Human Necessities | 7 | Active |
| US11497481B2 | Electromechanical surgical system including linearly driven instrument roll | Human Necessities | 5 | Active |
| USD674896S1 | Tip portion of a surgical retractor blade | General | 3 | Active |
| US9259259B2 | Method and apparatus for orthopedic fixation | Human Necessities | 2 | Active |
| US9687260B2 | Method and apparatus for orthopedic fixation | Human Necessities | 2 | Active |
| USD683853S1 | Base portion of a surgical retractor blade | General | 1 | Active |
| US11937891B2 | Systems and methods of controlling surgical robotic system using eye-tracking | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| US9232978B2 | Mechanized multi-instrument surgical system | General | 0 | Revoked |
| US11768204B2 | Fluid actuation of instruments through a sterile barrier | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US10945800B2 | Patient-side mechanized surgical system | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.