Inventor · Mount Olive, NJ, US

Stephen J. Failla

28Patents
22h-index
26Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 5, 1976 → Jul 11, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5501654A Endoscopic instrument having articulating element Human Necessities 1,991 Expired
US4741336A Shaped staples and slotted receivers (case VII) Human Necessities 1,894 Expired
US4693248A Two-piece tissue fastener with deformable retaining receiver Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,656 Expired
US4585153A Surgical instrument for applying two-piece fasteners comprising frictionally held U-shaped staples and receivers (Case III) Human Necessities 1,517 Expired
US4480641A Tip configuration for a ligating clip applier Human Necessities 1,298 Expired
US4671280A Surgical fastening device and method for manufacture Performing Operations; Transporting 1,111 Expired
US5368600A Steerable bulldog clamp applier Human Necessities 492 Expired
US5066288A Safety trocar Human Necessities 286 Expired
US5364410A Percutaneous suture externalizer Human Necessities 209 Expired
US5128662A Collapsibly segmented display screens for computers or the like Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 182 Expired
US5224952A Safety trocar Human Necessities 140 Expired
US5215526A Safety trocar Human Necessities 138 Expired
US4976722A Surgical hemostatic clips Human Necessities 137 Expired
US5545123A Surgical lift method and apparatus Human Necessities 112 Expired
US4606345A Surgical instrument for applying two-piece fasteners comprising U-shaped staples and frictionally held receivers (Case II) Human Necessities 108 Expired
US5547458A T-shaped abdominal wall lift with telescoping member Human Necessities 99 Expired
US4476865A Non-metallic, bio-compatible hemostatic clips Human Necessities 71 Expired
US5415160A Surgical lift method and apparatus Human Necessities 59 Expired
US4579118A Hemostatic clip with penetration means Human Necessities 55 Expired
US5382252A Transvaginal uterine manipulator Human Necessities 53 Expired
USD896238S1 Display panel or portion thereof with a graphical user interface General 41 Active
US5006123A Sclera and/or limbus marking device for use in intraocular surgery Human Necessities 26 Expired
US4288016A Corner bead and installation tool Performing Operations; Transporting 22 Expired
US4880017A Method of marking the sclera and/or limbus in intraocular surgery Human Necessities 22 Expired
USD879820S1 Display panel or portion thereof with a graphical user interface General 21 Active

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