Inventor · Baltimore, MD, US

Steven P. Lehmbeck

20Patents
18h-index
3Co-inventors
74Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 14, 1978 → Feb 16, 2006

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5361902A Surgical blade dispenser and disposal system for use during an operating procedure and method thereof Human Necessities 934 Expired
US5250063A Surgical scalpel with retractable guard Human Necessities 298 Expired
US4253468A Nebulizer attachment Human Necessities 151 Expired
US5662669A Combination guarded surgical scalpel and blade stripper Human Necessities 92 Expired
US5275606A Guarded scalpel for surgical use Human Necessities 74 Expired
US5496340A Combination guarded surgical scalpel and blade stripper Human Necessities 73 Expired
US5545175A Disposable quarded finger scalpel for inserting a line in a patent and lock off therefor Human Necessities 70 Expired
US5411512A Guarded surgical scalpel Human Necessities 61 Expired
US5749886A Disposable guarded finger scalpel for inserting a line in a patient and blade therefor Human Necessities 48 Expired
US5370654A Disposable guarded finger scalpel for inserting a line in a patient and method of use thereof Human Necessities 47 Expired
US5569281A Guarded surgical scalpel Human Necessities 44 Expired
US5727682A Low-cost safe blade package for surgical purposes Human Necessities 42 Expired
US5433321A Article and method for safely mounting a blade on a surgical scalpel Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US5662221A Low-cost safe blade package for surgical purposes Human Necessities 36 Expired
US5222951A Guarded skin hook for surgical use Human Necessities 35 Expired
US5528811A Article and method for safely mounting a blade on a surgical scalpel Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US5507762A Method of dispensing and disposing of blades during a surgical procedure and guarding against inadvertent cuts during use thereof Human Necessities 27 Expired
US5352220A Guarded skin hook for surgical purposes and method thereof Human Necessities 25 Expired
US7155795B2 Method for mounting a surgical blade onto a scalpel and for subsequently removing the blade from the scalpel using a package incorporating a pivotable flap Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US7036660B1 Surgical blade package Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired

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