Inventor · Steamboat Springs, CO, US

Robert B. Stoddard

59Patents
20h-index
42Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 15, 1990 → Jul 5, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5217457A Enhanced electrosurgical apparatus Human Necessities 2,066 Expired
US5244462A Electrosurgical apparatus Human Necessities 1,898 Expired
US5088997A Gas coagulation device Human Necessities 1,814 Expired
US5312329A Piezo ultrasonic and electrosurgical handpiece Human Necessities 1,640 Expired
US5484398A Methods of making and using ultrasonic handpiece Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,632 Expired
US5466020A Bayonet connector for surgical handpiece Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,554 Expired
US9326812B2 Portable surgical instrument Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,075 Active
US9375230B2 Ultrasonic surgical instruments Human Necessities 991 Active
US10729458B2 Ultrasonic surgical instruments Human Necessities 885 Active
US9161769B2 Endoscopic instrument Human Necessities 862 Active
US6654999B2 Method of manufacturing an ultrasonic tool Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 287 Expired
US8974479B2 Ultrasonic surgical instruments Human Necessities 216 Active
US10893884B2 Ultrasonic instruments for robotic surgical systems Human Necessities 163 Active
US9113901B2 Modular surgical instrument with contained electrical or mechanical systems Human Necessities 74 Active
US6214017A Ultrasonic surgical apparatus Human Necessities 72 Expired
US9918736B2 Ultrasonic dissector and sealer Human Necessities 66 Active
US6602249B1 Electrosurgical gas attachment Human Necessities 66 Expired
US7033353B2 Electrosurgical gas attachment Human Necessities 64 Expired
US6256859A Method of manufacturing an aspiring tool Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 52 Expired
US9113943B2 Ultrasonic surgical instruments Human Necessities 22 Active
US8974478B2 Ultrasonic surgical system having a fluid cooled blade and related cooling methods therefor Human Necessities 18 Active
US9622767B2 Ultrasonic surgical instrument with cooling system Human Necessities 15 Active
US9764166B2 Ultrasonic surgical instrument with cooling system Human Necessities 9 Active
US9114181B2 Process of cooling surgical device battery before or during high temperature sterilization Human Necessities 5 Active
US10342566B2 Devices, systems, and methods for cooling a surgical instrument Human Necessities 4 Active

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