Steve Ek
7Patents
7h-index
16Co-inventors
56Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 30, 1997 → Oct 3, 2007
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5906577A | Device, surgical access port, and method of retracting an incision into an opening and providing a channel through the incision | Human Necessities | 1,500 | Expired |
| US6623492B1 | Tissue fastener | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 346 | Expired |
| US6440063B1 | Surgical access port and laparoscopic surgical method | Human Necessities | 317 | Expired |
| US7008377B2 | Surgical access port | Human Necessities | 312 | Expired |
| US6142936A | Surgical access port and method for accessing a patient's body cavity | Human Necessities | 294 | Expired |
| US7279008B2 | Sheaths for implantable fixation devices | Human Necessities | 200 | Expired |
| US7740657B2 | Soft tissue sock enhancement devices | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 24 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.