Inventor · North Bend, OH, US

Paul F. Riestenberg

27Patents
12h-index
50Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 6, 1994 → Jul 11, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8783542B2 Fasteners supported by a fastener cartridge support Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,649 Active
US5391156A Flexible encoscopic surgical port Human Necessities 604 Expired
US10285724B2 Actuation mechanisms and load adjustment assemblies for surgical instruments Human Necessities 494 Active
US10034704B2 Surgical instrument with user adaptable algorithms Human Necessities 444 Active
US10368894B2 Surgical instrument with variable clamping force Human Necessities 292 Active
US5490843A Flexible endoscopic surgical port Human Necessities 273 Expired
US5562677A Obturator for justing a flexible trocar tube Human Necessities 248 Expired
US5830191A Flexible endoscopic surgical port Human Necessities 242 Expired
US10555748B2 Features and methods to control delivery of cooling fluid to end effector of ultrasonic surgical instrument Human Necessities 232 Active
US10507033B2 Ultrasonic surgical instrument with replaceable clamp pad Human Necessities 81 Active
US10952788B2 Surgical instrument with user adaptable algorithms Human Necessities 65 Active
US11413060B2 Actuation mechanisms and load adjustment assemblies for surgical instruments Human Necessities 18 Active
US10004528B2 Sleeve features for ultrasonic blade of a surgical instrument Human Necessities 11 Active
US10743901B2 Snap fit clamp pad for ultrasonic surgical instrument Human Necessities 7 Active
US10470790B2 Surgical instrument with selector Human Necessities 1 Active
US10973541B2 Surgical instrument with variable clamping force Human Necessities 1 Active
US10327796B2 Ultrasonic surgical instrument with dual modes Human Necessities 1 Active
US11357532B2 Snap fit clamp pad for ultrasonic surgical instrument Human Necessities 0 Active
US12127760B2 Surgical instrument with variable clamping force Human Necessities 0 Active
US10426506B2 Ultrasonic surgical instrument with multi-grip activation and power selection Human Necessities 0 Active
US11497520B2 Ultrasonic surgical instrument with replaceable clamp pad Human Necessities 0 Active
US11559323B2 Surgical instrument with selector Human Necessities 0 Active
US12303723B2 Surgical instrument with multi-functioning trigger Human Necessities 0 Active
US11571236B2 Features and methods to control delivery of cooling fluid to end effector of ultrasonic surgical instrument Human Necessities 0 Active
US12383295B2 Actuation mechanisms and load adjustment assemblies for surgical instruments Human Necessities 0 Active

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