Inventor · Redding, CT, US

Robert J. DeSantis

30Patents
17h-index
28Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 18, 1997 → May 14, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7464847B2 Surgical stapler with timer and feedback display Human Necessities 2,622 Active
US7845534B2 Surgical stapler with timer and feedback display Human Necessities 2,189 Active
US7870989B2 Surgical stapler with timer and feedback display Human Necessities 2,127 Active
US8132705B2 Surgical stapler with timer and feedback display Human Necessities 1,499 Active
US8708210B2 Method and force-limiting handle mechanism for a surgical instrument Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,193 Active
US7896897B2 Sheath introduction apparatus and method Human Necessities 1,071 Active
US9005238B2 Endoscopic surgical devices Human Necessities 1,068 Active
US10285694B2 Surgical stapler with timer and feedback display Human Necessities 1,025 Active
US8157150B2 Surgical stapler with timer and feedback display Human Necessities 885 Active
US8052024B2 Surgical stapler with timer and feedback display Human Necessities 651 Active
US8505802B2 Surgical stapler with timer and feedback display Human Necessities 593 Active
US9370361B2 Surgical stapler with timer and feedback display Human Necessities 510 Active
US5928251A Occlusion clamp and occlusion clamp applicator Human Necessities 302 Expired
US11291443B2 Surgical stapler with timer and feedback display Human Necessities 191 Active
US8579938B2 Staple for use in surgical procedures Human Necessities 62 Active
US9987005B2 Surgical stapler with timer and feedback display Human Necessities 49 Active
US8192448B2 Natural orifice bariatric procedure and apparatus for use therewith Human Necessities 26 Active
US7951117B2 Multi-lumen access port Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US9636128B2 Method and force-limiting handle mechanism for a surgical instrument Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US8622970B2 Multi-lumen access port Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US8152775B2 Access port using shape altering anchor Human Necessities 4 Active
US7343791B2 Suture tester Human Necessities 3 Active
US8784305B2 Tissue retractor and method of use Human Necessities 2 Active
US8002796B2 Surgical suture needle with blunt spherical region Human Necessities 1 Expired
US9034003B2 Natural orifice bariatric procedure and apparatus for use therewith Human Necessities 1 Active

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