Steven T. Charles
102Patents
20h-index
48Co-inventors
90Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 27, 1975 → Dec 22, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US8882662B2 | Interface for viewing video from cameras on a surgical visualization system | Human Necessities | 300 | Active |
| US5176628A | Vitreous cutter | Human Necessities | 212 | Expired |
| US6180687A | In vivo polymerizable ophthalmic compositions and methods of using | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 89 | Expired |
| US7824089B2 | Gradient index surgical illuminator | Human Necessities | 77 | Active |
| US8298253B2 | Variable drive vitrectomy cutter | Human Necessities | 63 | Active |
| US10932766B2 | Surgical visualization systems | Human Necessities | 61 | Active |
| US9642606B2 | Surgical visualization system | Human Necessities | 48 | Active |
| US6016607A | Coordinated X-Y stage apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 45 | Expired |
| US9615728B2 | Surgical visualization system with camera tracking | Human Necessities | 43 | Active |
| US9492065B2 | Surgical retractor with video cameras | Human Necessities | 38 | Active |
| US5943914A | Master-slave micromanipulator apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 36 | Expired |
| USD612052S1 | Handle for ophthalmic surgical instrument | General | 35 | Expired |
| US9681796B2 | Interface for viewing video from cameras on a surgical visualization system | Human Necessities | 32 | Active |
| US7285107B1 | Vitreoretinal instrument | Human Necessities | 31 | Expired |
| US7141048B1 | Vitreoretinal instrument | Human Necessities | 31 | Expired |
| US10231607B2 | Surgical visualization systems | Human Necessities | 30 | Active |
| US9629523B2 | Binocular viewing assembly for a surgical visualization system | Human Necessities | 28 | Active |
| US3993064A | One-handed syringe | Human Necessities | 23 | Expired |
| US8080029B2 | System for actuation of a vitreous cutter | Human Necessities | 23 | Active |
| US6000297A | Master-slave micromanipulator method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Expired |
| US5464025A | Self-contained surgical tubing management system | Human Necessities | 20 | Expired |
| US10022041B2 | Hydraulic system for surgical applications | Human Necessities | 18 | Active |
| US5858345A | In vivo polymerizable ophthalmic compositions | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 18 | Expired |
| US9549849B2 | Systems and methods for reinjection of processed vitreous humor | Human Necessities | 17 | Active |
| US7934648B2 | System and method for identifying and controlling ophthalmic surgical devices and components | Human Necessities | 16 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.