Scott A. Nield
22Patents
17h-index
45Co-inventors
77Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 8, 2001 → Aug 27, 2019
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US8334635B2 | Transducer arrangements for ultrasonic surgical instruments | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 308 | Active |
| US8319400B2 | Ultrasonic surgical instruments | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 304 | Active |
| US8344596B2 | Transducer arrangements for ultrasonic surgical instruments | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 304 | Active |
| US8650728B2 | Method of assembling a transducer for a surgical instrument | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 291 | Active |
| US8546999B2 | Housing arrangements for ultrasonic surgical instruments | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 285 | Active |
| US8754570B2 | Ultrasonic surgical instruments comprising transducer arrangements | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 274 | Active |
| US9700339B2 | Coupling arrangements and methods for attaching tools to ultrasonic surgical instruments | Human Necessities | 236 | Active |
| US9498245B2 | Ultrasonic surgical instruments | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 225 | Active |
| US10231747B2 | Transducer features for ultrasonic surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 164 | Active |
| US10512795B2 | Ultrasonic surgical instruments | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 127 | Active |
| US10709906B2 | Coupling arrangements and methods for attaching tools to ultrasonic surgical instruments | Human Necessities | 101 | Active |
| US6503269B2 | Method of treating intervertebral discs using optical energy and optical temperature feedback | Human Necessities | 73 | Expired |
| US8734476B2 | Coupling for slip ring assembly and ultrasonic transducer in surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 64 | Active |
| US11324527B2 | Ultrasonic and electrosurgical devices | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 38 | Active |
| US6796710B2 | System and method of measuring and controlling temperature of optical fiber tip in a laser system | Electricity | 26 | Expired |
| US11000707B2 | Ultrasonic surgical instruments | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Active |
| US6562028B2 | Method of treating intervertebral discs by inserting a diffuser directly into the annulus | Human Necessities | 20 | Expired |
| US7063695B2 | Optical fiber for a laser device having an improved diffuser slug and method of making same | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US11179582B2 | Ultrasonic surgical instruments | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Active |
| US7113675B2 | Optical fiber tip diffuser and method of making the same | Physics | 7 | Expired |
| US6775315B1 | Apparatus and method of directing a laser beam to a thermally managed beam dump in a laser system | Electricity | 5 | Expired |
| US7144154B2 | System and method of measuring and controlling temperature of optical fiber tip in a laser system | Electricity | 1 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.