Inventor · San Clemente, CA, US

Seth A. Foerster

80Patents
42h-index
40Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 28, 1992 → Jan 17, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6660008B1 Method and apparatus for attaching connective tissues to bone using a suture anchoring device Human Necessities 1,167 Expired
US6582453B1 Method and apparatus for attaching connective tissues to bone using a suture anchoring device Human Necessities 548 Expired
US7083638B2 Method and apparatus for attaching connective tissues to bone using a knotless suture anchoring device Human Necessities 532 Expired
US6770076B2 Method and apparatus for attaching connective tissues to bone using a knotless suture anchoring device Human Necessities 501 Expired
US6296659A Single-tailed suturing method and apparatus Human Necessities 488 Expired
US6585730B1 Method and apparatus for attaching connective tissues to bone using a knotless suture anchoring device Human Necessities 482 Expired
US6551330B1 Linear suturing apparatus and methods Human Necessities 441 Expired
US6780198B1 Bone anchor insertion device Human Necessities 423 Expired
US7090690B2 Devices and methods for repairing soft tissue Human Necessities 422 Expired
US5902310A Apparatus and method for marking tissue Human Necessities 392 Expired
US6228055A Devices for marking and defining particular locations in body tissue Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 389 Expired
US6017316A Vacuum control system and method for automated biopsy device Human Necessities 357 Expired
US6520980B1 Method and apparatus for attaching connective tissues to bone using a self-locking knotless suture anchoring device Human Necessities 356 Expired
US6524317B1 Method and apparatus for attaching connective tissues to bone using a knotless suture anchoring device Human Necessities 346 Expired
US7285124B2 Single-tailed suturing method Human Necessities 336 Expired
US6547800B2 Method and apparatus for attaching connective tissues to bone using a cortical bone anchoring device Human Necessities 302 Expired
US7229417B2 Methods for marking a biopsy site Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 242 Expired
US6454997B1 Apparatus for the preparation and delivery of gas-enriched fluids Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 188 Expired
US7682374B2 Knotless suture lock and bone anchor implant method Human Necessities 187 Active
US6180059A Method for the preparation and delivery of gas-enriched fluids Human Necessities 186 Expired
US7044957B2 Devices for defining and marking tissue Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 180 Expired
US7247164B1 Methods for attaching connective tissues to bone using a multi-component bone anchor Human Necessities 168 Expired
US6855157B2 Method and apparatus for attaching connective tissues to bone using a knotless suture anchoring device Human Necessities 161 Expired
US5271415A Guidewire extension system Human Necessities 140 Expired
US7556640B2 Bone anchor device having toggle member for attaching connective tissues to bone Human Necessities 137 Expired

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