Inventor · Raleigh, NC, US

Nicholas J. Bender

19Patents
9h-index
28Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 26, 2006 → Sep 14, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.