Samuel C. Yoon
33Patents
19h-index
14Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: May 16, 1989 → Jun 19, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6214028A | Surgical instrument with multiple rotatably mounted offset end effectors and method of using the same | Human Necessities | 1,783 | Expired |
| US5782844A | Suture spring device applicator | Human Necessities | 745 | Expired |
| US6017358A | Surgical instrument with multiple rotatably mounted offset end effectors | Human Necessities | 709 | Expired |
| US5100418A | Suture tie device system and applicator therefor | Human Necessities | 497 | Expired |
| US5445167A | Methods of applying surgical chips and suture tie devices to bodily tissue during endoscopic procedures | Human Necessities | 405 | Expired |
| US5957936A | Instrument assemblies for performing anatomical tissue ligation | Human Necessities | 297 | Expired |
| US6261307A | Method of using surgical instrument with rotatably mounted offset end effector | Human Necessities | 282 | Expired |
| US4981149A | Method for suturing with a bioabsorbable needle | Human Necessities | 266 | Expired |
| US6004332A | Suturing instrument with multiple rotatably mounted offset needle holders and method of using the same | Human Necessities | 266 | Expired |
| US5865802A | Expandable multifunctional instruments for creating spaces at obstructed sites endoscopically | Human Necessities | 242 | Expired |
| US4932962A | Suture devices particularly useful in endoscopic surgery and methods of suturing | Human Necessities | 237 | Expired |
| US6143005A | Suturing instrument with rotatably mounted offset needle holder and method of using the same | Human Necessities | 234 | Expired |
| US6080180A | Surgical instrument with rotatably mounted offset end effector and method of using the same | Human Necessities | 215 | Expired |
| US5823947A | Method of creating an operating space endoscopically at an obstructed site | Human Necessities | 155 | Expired |
| US8585726B2 | Surgical disc removal tool | Human Necessities | 82 | Active |
| US6146401A | Expandable multifunctional instruments for creating spaces at obstructed sites endoscopically | Human Necessities | 81 | Expired |
| US6120437A | Methods for creating spaces at obstructed sites endoscopically and methods therefor | Human Necessities | 79 | Expired |
| US5800394A | Method of creating an operating space endoscopically at an obstructed site | Human Necessities | 32 | Expired |
| US8960622B2 | Table-mounted surgical instrument stabilizers | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 20 | Active |
| US9848890B2 | Devices and methods for the preparation of intervertebral discs | Human Necessities | 14 | Active |
| USD620718S1 | Backlit mirror | General | 9 | Expired |
| US8460171B2 | Endoscopic mesh delivery system with integral mesh stabilizer and vaginal probe | Human Necessities | 5 | Active |
| US8840077B2 | Table-mounted surgical instrument stabilizers | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| US8801738B2 | Surgical disc removal tool | Human Necessities | 4 | Active |
| US9265517B2 | Surgical disc removal tool | Human Necessities | 3 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.