Robert M. Sharp
75Patents
27h-index
81Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 24, 1981 → May 3, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US8128624B2 | Electrosurgical instrument that directs energy delivery and protects adjacent tissue | Human Necessities | 1,714 | Active |
| US8752264B2 | Surgical tissue sealer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,604 | Active |
| US7276068B2 | Vessel sealing instrument with electrical cutting mechanism | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,301 | Expired |
| US7837685B2 | Switch mechanisms for safe activation of energy on an electrosurgical instrument | Electricity | 1,014 | Expired |
| US9192430B2 | Electrosurgical instrument with time limit circuit | Human Necessities | 1,008 | Active |
| US7270664B2 | Vessel sealing instrument with electrical cutting mechanism | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 324 | Expired |
| US8968309B2 | Surgical forceps | Human Necessities | 306 | Active |
| US8241282B2 | Vessel sealing cutting assemblies | Human Necessities | 264 | Active |
| US8882766B2 | Method and system for controlling delivery of energy to divide tissue | Human Necessities | 252 | Active |
| US9345534B2 | Vessel sealing instrument | Human Necessities | 222 | Active |
| US7877852B2 | Method of manufacturing an end effector assembly for sealing tissue | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 207 | Active |
| US8267935B2 | Electrosurgical instrument reducing current densities at an insulator conductor junction | Human Necessities | 186 | Active |
| USD670808S1 | Open vessel sealing forceps | General | 139 | Active |
| US8864753B2 | Surgical Forceps Connected to Treatment Light Source | Human Necessities | 118 | Active |
| US7877853B2 | Method of manufacturing end effector assembly for sealing tissue | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 106 | Active |
| US8864795B2 | Surgical forceps | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 93 | Active |
| US9028492B2 | Surgical instruments with removable components | Human Necessities | 84 | Active |
| US8162940B2 | Vessel sealing instrument with electrical cutting mechanism | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 79 | Active |
| US9113901B2 | Modular surgical instrument with contained electrical or mechanical systems | Human Necessities | 74 | Active |
| US9211657B2 | Surgical tissue sealer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 73 | Active |
| US8968360B2 | Surgical instrument with resilient driving member and related methods of use | Human Necessities | 71 | Active |
| US8333765B2 | Vessel sealing instrument with electrical cutting mechanism | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 71 | Active |
| US8961513B2 | Surgical tissue sealer | Human Necessities | 70 | Active |
| US8192433B2 | Vessel sealing instrument with electrical cutting mechanism | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 69 | Active |
| US10413353B2 | Surgical forceps including reposable end effector assemblies | Human Necessities | 61 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.