Steven Tethrake
27Patents
19h-index
17Co-inventors
74Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 25, 2004 → Oct 25, 2018
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7837694B2 | Method and apparatus for surgical instrument identification | Human Necessities | 1,510 | Active |
| US7492261B2 | Control system for an RFID-based system for assembling and verifying outbound surgical equipment corresponding to a particular surgery | Physics | 667 | Active |
| US7362228B2 | Smart instrument tray RFID reader | Human Necessities | 395 | Expired |
| US7644016B2 | Automated pass-through surgical instrument tray reader | Physics | 273 | Active |
| US7474223B2 | Method and apparatus for implant identification | Human Necessities | 232 | Expired |
| US7256699B2 | Button-type RFID tag | Physics | 116 | Expired |
| US7227469B2 | Surgical instrument tray shipping tote identification system and methods of using same | Physics | 113 | Expired |
| US7268684B2 | Workstation RFID reader for surgical instruments and surgical instrument trays and methods of using same | Human Necessities | 111 | Expired |
| US7118029B2 | Smart instrument tray RFID reader | Physics | 93 | Expired |
| US7253736B2 | RFID tag for instrument handles | Electricity | 80 | Expired |
| US7492257B2 | Systems and methods for processing surgical instrument tray shipping totes | Physics | 62 | Active |
| US7993269B2 | Sensor and method for spinal monitoring | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 49 | Active |
| US8454613B2 | Method and apparatus for surgical instrument identification | Human Necessities | 46 | Active |
| US8082192B2 | Automated pass-through surgical instrument tray reader | Physics | 41 | Active |
| US10111646B2 | Surgical instrument to assess tissue characteristics | Human Necessities | 38 | Active |
| US7772964B2 | Systems and methods for automated programming of RFID tags using machine readable indicia | Physics | 35 | Active |
| US8624721B2 | Method and apparatus for embedding a transmitter into a tool, and a system for monitoring the tool | Human Necessities | 35 | Active |
| US8016859B2 | Dynamic treatment system and method of use | Human Necessities | 32 | Active |
| US7213767B2 | Sleeve-type RFID tag | Physics | 32 | Expired |
| US7705733B2 | Coiled RFID tag | Physics | 16 | Active |
| US7965185B2 | Insertable form factor for an instrument tray | Physics | 11 | Active |
| US9307756B2 | Portable RFID tagged carrier for sterile implants and biological products | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Active |
| US8248243B2 | Insertable form factor for an instrument tray | Physics | 2 | Active |
| US8690068B2 | Miniaturized UHF RFID tag for implantable medical device | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US11076825B2 | Surgical instrument to assess tissue characteristics | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.