Inventor · Pinole, CA, US

Robert J. Laird

33Patents
24h-index
73Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 7, 1995 → Oct 4, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9161803B2 Motor driven electrosurgical device with mechanical and electrical feedback Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,782 Active
US8696665B2 Surgical cutting and sealing instrument with reduced firing force Human Necessities 1,707 Active
US9149324B2 Surgical instrument comprising an articulatable end effector Human Necessities 1,397 Active
US8979843B2 Electrosurgical cutting and sealing instrument Human Necessities 1,276 Active
US5891094A System for direct heating of fluid solution in a hollow body organ and methods Human Necessities 1,182 Expired
US8834518B2 Electrosurgical cutting and sealing instruments with cam-actuated jaws Human Necessities 1,168 Active
US10441345B2 Surgical generator for ultrasonic and electrosurgical devices Human Necessities 1,137 Active
US9375232B2 Surgical cutting and sealing instrument with reduced firing force Human Necessities 1,085 Active
US9801679B2 Methods and devices for controlling motorized surgical devices Human Necessities 538 Active
US8623044B2 Cable actuated end-effector for a surgical instrument Human Necessities 354 Active
US6216704A Noninvasive devices, methods, and systems for shrinking of tissues Human Necessities 352 Expired
US5653692A Method and system for direct heating of fluid solution in a hollow body organ Human Necessities 341 Expired
US7846159B2 Tissue separating and localizing catheter assembly Human Necessities 329 Active
US6276661A Pressure actuated introducer valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 256 Expired
US9808308B2 Electrosurgical cutting and sealing instruments with cam-actuated jaws Human Necessities 245 Active
US6976492B2 Noninvasive devices, methods, and systems for shrinking of tissues Human Necessities 223 Expired
US6558381B2 Noninvasive devices, methods, and systems for shrinking of tissues Human Necessities 194 Expired
US6283987A Ribbed electrodes and methods for their use Human Necessities 119 Expired
US7150712B2 Target tissue localization assembly and method Human Necessities 119 Expired
US7004942B2 Ribbed electrodes and methods for their use Human Necessities 116 Expired
US6546934B1 Noninvasive devices and methods for shrinking of tissues Human Necessities 89 Expired
US6533780B1 Ribbed electrodes and methods for their use Human Necessities 67 Expired
US6629535B2 Noninvasive devices, methods, and systems for shrinking of tissues Human Necessities 55 Expired
US11324527B2 Ultrasonic and electrosurgical devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Active
US7534242B2 Tissue separating catheter assembly and method Chemistry; Metallurgy 14 Expired

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