Inventor · Boulder, CO, US

Paul Guerra

50Patents
30h-index
61Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 6, 2004 → Aug 2, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8453906B2 Surgical instruments with electrodes Human Necessities 1,981 Active
US8613383B2 Surgical instruments with electrodes Human Necessities 1,897 Active
US7722607B2 In-line vessel sealer and divider Human Necessities 1,805 Active
US8795276B2 Electrosurgical instrument employing a plurality of electrodes Human Necessities 1,612 Active
USD531311S1 Pistol grip style elongated dissecting and dividing instrument General 1,355 Expired
US7846161B2 Insulating boot for electrosurgical forceps Human Necessities 978 Active
US9259265B2 Surgical instruments for tensioning tissue Human Necessities 939 Active
US7232440B2 Bipolar forceps having monopolar extension Human Necessities 811 Expired
US7445621B2 Bipolar forceps having monopolar extension Human Necessities 553 Active
USD649249S1 End effectors of an elongated dissecting and dividing instrument General 442 Expired
US7879035B2 Insulating boot for electrosurgical forceps Human Necessities 420 Active
US7628792B2 Bilateral foot jaws Human Necessities 396 Active
US9005199B2 Heat management configurations for controlling heat dissipation from electrosurgical instruments Human Necessities 329 Active
US8496682B2 Electrosurgical cutting and sealing instruments with cam-actuated jaws Human Necessities 294 Active
US8790342B2 Electrosurgical instrument employing pressure-variation electrodes Human Necessities 284 Active
US8241283B2 Dual durometer insulating boot for electrosurgical forceps Human Necessities 271 Active
US7481810B2 Bipolar forceps having monopolar extension Human Necessities 260 Active
US8484833B2 Automated assembly device to tolerate blade variation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 246 Active
US9737358B2 Heat management configurations for controlling heat dissipation from electrosurgical instruments Human Necessities 245 Active
US7442194B2 Bipolar forceps having monopolar extension Human Necessities 244 Active
US8361072B2 Insulating boot for electrosurgical forceps Human Necessities 182 Active
US10433900B2 Surgical instruments for tensioning tissue Human Necessities 159 Active
US7789878B2 In-line vessel sealer and divider Human Necessities 146 Active
USRE44834E1 Insulating boot for electrosurgical forceps General 123 Active
US7922953B2 Method for manufacturing an end effector assembly Human Necessities 101 Active

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