Robert B. Stoddard
59Patents
20h-index
42Co-inventors
88Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 15, 1990 → Jul 5, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.