Inventor · Bolton, MA, US

Steve Ek

7Patents
7h-index
16Co-inventors
56Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 30, 1997 → Oct 3, 2007

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.