Inventor · Lebanon, CT, US

Peter Hathaway

53Patents
27h-index
34Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 6, 2006 → Nov 25, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7954687B2 Coated surgical staples and an illuminated staple cartridge for a surgical stapling instrument Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,891 Active
US8136713B2 Surgical stapling instrument having transducer effecting vibrations Human Necessities 1,708 Active
US8475453B2 Endoscopic vessel sealer and divider having a flexible articulating shaft Human Necessities 1,471 Active
US8246637B2 Flexible endoscopic stitching devices Human Necessities 1,449 Active
US8968340B2 Single actuating jaw flexible endolumenal stitching device Human Necessities 1,164 Active
US9968397B2 Endoscopic vessel sealer and divider having a flexible articulating shaft Human Necessities 1,059 Active
US9204924B2 Endoscopic vessel sealer and divider having a flexible articulating shaft Human Necessities 1,005 Active
US8490851B2 Surgical stapling apparatus Human Necessities 942 Active
US8973805B2 Surgical fastener applying apparatus including a knife guard Human Necessities 935 Active
US9572576B2 Surgical apparatus including surgical buttress Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 825 Active
US8292906B2 Flexible endoscopic stitching devices Human Necessities 752 Active
US9931117B2 Surgical stapling instrument having transducer effecting vibrations Human Necessities 393 Active
US10376338B2 Surgical robotic arm support systems and methods of use Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 263 Active
US8721640B2 Endoscopic vessel sealer and divider having a flexible articulating shaft Human Necessities 258 Active
US8387850B2 Surgical stapling instrument having transducer effecting vibrations Human Necessities 252 Active
US8292905B2 Flexible endoscopic stitching devices Human Necessities 179 Active
US8206291B2 Portal device Human Necessities 72 Active
US8177794B2 Flexible endoscopic stitching devices Human Necessities 69 Active
US9113860B2 Flexible endoscopic stitching devices Human Necessities 52 Active
US8490713B2 Handle assembly for endoscopic suturing device Human Necessities 43 Active
US8337515B2 Flexible endoscopic stitching devices Human Necessities 41 Active
US8460275B2 Flexible endoscopic stitching devices Human Necessities 40 Active
US8747424B2 Flexible endoscopic stitching devices Human Necessities 39 Active
US9017345B2 Coil fastener applier with flexible shaft Human Necessities 37 Active
US8496674B2 Flexible endoscopic stitching devices Human Necessities 34 Active

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