Inventor · Cincinnati, OH, US

Ryan M. Asher

82Patents
23h-index
169Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 17, 2012 → Mar 27, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9241731B2 Rotatable electrical connection for ultrasonic surgical instruments Human Necessities 1,476 Active
US9439668B2 Switch arrangements for ultrasonic surgical instruments Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1,397 Active
US9724118B2 Techniques for cutting and coagulating tissue for ultrasonic surgical instruments Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1,342 Active
US10029125B2 Ultrasonic surgical instrument with articulation joint having integral stiffening members Human Necessities 967 Active
US10258363B2 Method of operating an articulating ultrasonic surgical instrument Human Necessities 624 Active
US11051873B2 Surgical system with user adaptable techniques employing multiple energy modalities based on tissue parameters Human Necessities 494 Active
US10034704B2 Surgical instrument with user adaptable algorithms Human Necessities 444 Active
US10610286B2 Techniques for circuit topologies for combined generator Performing Operations; Transporting 335 Active
US10765470B2 Surgical system with user adaptable techniques employing simultaneous energy modalities based on tissue parameters Human Necessities 267 Active
US10238413B2 Surgical instrument with multi-function button Human Necessities 242 Active
US10624667B2 System and method to track usage of surgical instrument Human Necessities 234 Active
US10085762B2 Ultrasonic device for cutting and coagulating Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 199 Active
US11628006B2 Method for energy distribution in a surgical modular energy system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 138 Active
US9724120B2 Clamp arm features for ultrasonic surgical instrument Human Necessities 133 Active
US10517627B2 Switch arrangements for ultrasonic surgical instruments Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 126 Active
US10507033B2 Ultrasonic surgical instrument with replaceable clamp pad Human Necessities 81 Active
US11058475B2 Method and apparatus for selecting operations of a surgical instrument based on user intention Performing Operations; Transporting 79 Active
US10952788B2 Surgical instrument with user adaptable algorithms Human Necessities 65 Active
US9943325B2 Handpiece and blade configurations for ultrasonic surgical instrument Human Necessities 63 Active
USD928726S1 Energy module monopolar port General 53 Active
US10561436B2 Surgical instrument use indicator Human Necessities 35 Active
US11045275B2 Surgical instrument with dual mode end effector and side-loaded clamp arm assembly Human Necessities 32 Active
US10828056B2 Ultrasonic transducer to waveguide acoustic coupling, connections, and configurations Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Active
US10034683B2 Ultrasonic surgical instrument with rigidizing articulation drive members Human Necessities 22 Active
US11666368B2 Method for constructing and using a modular surgical energy system with multiple devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Active

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