Inventor · Branford, CT, US

Nicholas Maiorino

53Patents
13h-index
35Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 27, 2001 → Feb 9, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7942302B2 Surgical stapling device with coated knife blade Human Necessities 239 Active
US8273105B2 Compound barb medical device and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 121 Active
US8333788B2 Knotted suture end effector Human Necessities 58 Active
US6936297B2 Siliconized surgical needles and methods for their manufacture Human Necessities 38 Expired
US8932327B2 Anchoring device Human Necessities 25 Active
US8323316B2 Knotted suture end effector Human Necessities 25 Active
US8454653B2 Compound barb medical device and method Human Necessities 22 Active
US8864776B2 Deployment system for surgical suture Human Necessities 22 Active
US8888810B2 Compound barb medical device and method Human Necessities 18 Active
US9023081B2 Knotted suture end effector Human Necessities 16 Active
US8161618B2 Method of forming barbs on a suture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US8403017B2 System, method and apparatus for making tapered looped suture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US8056599B2 System and method of making tapered looped suture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US8222564B2 Methods of altering surgical fiber Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Active
US9038688B2 System and method for making tapered looped suture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US8739389B2 Compound barb medical device and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US9034011B2 Anchoring device Human Necessities 7 Active
US9713467B2 Compound barb medical device and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US8590588B2 System and method for making tapered looped suture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US8726481B2 Method of forming barbs on a suture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US10729429B2 Compound barb medical device and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US8932329B2 Compound barb medical device and method Human Necessities 4 Active
US9775606B2 System and method for making tapered looped suture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US9050082B2 Compound barb medical device and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US9788832B2 Compound barb medical device and method Human Necessities 3 Active

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