Inventor · Clarksville, OH, US

Tamara Widenhouse

76Patents
39h-index
137Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 5, 2009 → Feb 15, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8864007B2 Implantable fastener cartridge having a non-uniform arrangement Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,574 Active
US9232941B2 Tissue thickness compensator comprising a reservoir Human Necessities 1,535 Active
US9220500B2 Tissue thickness compensator comprising structure to produce a resilient load Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1,489 Active
US8734478B2 Rectal manipulation devices Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1,463 Active
US9089330B2 Surgical bowel retractor devices Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1,376 Active
US9241714B2 Tissue thickness compensator and method for making the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,322 Active
US9332974B2 Layered tissue thickness compensator Human Necessities 1,299 Active
US8646674B2 Methods and apparatus for delivering tissue treatment compositions to stapled tissue Human Necessities 1,225 Active
US9629814B2 Tissue thickness compensator configured to redistribute compressive forces Human Necessities 1,110 Active
US9936950B2 Hybrid adjunct materials for use in surgical stapling Human Necessities 979 Active
US10130352B2 Surgical bowel retractor devices Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 952 Active
US10569071B2 Medicant eluting adjuncts and methods of using medicant eluting adjuncts Human Necessities 678 Active
USD865175S1 Staple cartridge for surgical instrument General 577 Active
US10624861B2 Tissue thickness compensator configured to redistribute compressive forces Human Necessities 569 Active
US11026751B2 Display of alignment of staple cartridge to prior linear staple line Electricity 500 Active
US11100631B2 Use of laser light and red-green-blue coloration to determine properties of back scattered light Physics 491 Active
US9861428B2 Integrated systems for electrosurgical steam or smoke control Human Necessities 478 Active
US11007004B2 Powered multi-axial articulable electrosurgical device with external dissection features Human Necessities 461 Active
US11013552B2 Electrosurgical cartridge for use in thin profile surgical cutting and stapling instrument Human Necessities 413 Active
US8753338B2 Electrosurgical instrument employing a thermal management system Human Necessities 347 Active
US9005199B2 Heat management configurations for controlling heat dissipation from electrosurgical instruments Human Necessities 329 Active
US9901358B2 Ultrasonic surgical instrument with integral blade cleaning feature Human Necessities 313 Active
US10390895B2 Control of advancement rate and application force based on measured forces Human Necessities 272 Active
US10531929B2 Control of robotic arm motion based on sensed load on cutting tool Human Necessities 246 Active
US9737358B2 Heat management configurations for controlling heat dissipation from electrosurgical instruments Human Necessities 245 Active

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