Inventor · Yamato, JP

Norikiyo Shibata

14Patents
13h-index
27Co-inventors
74Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 25, 1997 → Oct 26, 2011

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5906625A Tissue-fixing surgical instrument, tissue-fixing device, and method of fixing tissue Human Necessities 2,412 Expired
US6099537A Medical treatment instrument Human Necessities 2,339 Expired
US6050472A Surgical anastomosis stapler Human Necessities 2,079 Expired
US6139561A Ultrasonic medical instrument Human Necessities 427 Expired
US6761698B2 Ultrasonic operation system Human Necessities 396 Expired
US6193709A Ultrasonic treatment apparatus Human Necessities 395 Expired
US8663223B2 Surgical treatment apparatus Human Necessities 170 Active
US6165191A Ultrasonic treating tool Human Necessities 144 Expired
US8303579B2 Surgical operation system and surgical operation method Human Necessities 138 Active
US6425907B1 Ultrasonic medical instrument Human Necessities 64 Expired
US6416525B1 Ultrasonic vibrator capable of infallably preventing drops of water from entering the inside of a casing of the vibrator even if autoclave sterilization without a drying process is performed Human Necessities 51 Expired
US6986686B2 Electrical plug for supplying electric power from a power supply to a medical instrument Electricity 28 Expired
US8308721B2 Surgical system and surgical method Human Necessities 20 Active
US6827724B2 Ultrasonic vibrator capable of infallibly preventing drops of water from entering the inside of a casing of the vibrator even if autoclave sterilization without a drying process is performed Human Necessities 1 Expired

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