Inventor · Fairfield, CT, US

Thomas D. Guy

19Patents
11h-index
33Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: May 5, 1982 → Feb 3, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7237708B1 Surgical apparatus with indicator Human Necessities 1,764 Expired
US5464144A Surgical apparatus with indicator Human Necessities 1,704 Expired
US5403342A Articulating endoscopic surgical apparatus Human Necessities 510 Expired
US7905897B2 Trocar device Human Necessities 302 Expired
US5935119A Perfusion structure Human Necessities 243 Expired
US5403331A Looped suture ligating device containing a heat-shrinkable element Human Necessities 219 Expired
US5334164A Variable interior dimension cannula assembly Human Necessities 94 Expired
US5318585A Safety trocar Human Necessities 73 Expired
US5776110A Thoracic port Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 73 Expired
US5569206A Trocar adapter seal Human Necessities 55 Expired
US5554097A Surgical instrumentation kit Human Necessities 31 Expired
USD282400S Surgical skin stapler General 9 Expired
USD962798S1 Locating device General 5 Active
USD1041097S1 Holder for a locating device General 3 Active
US9192410B2 Trocar device Human Necessities 1 Active
US5797174A Apparatus for forming curved, rectangular bodied needle blanks from tubular stock Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Expired
US9186177B2 Trocar device Human Necessities 0 Active
US5682940A Method for forming curved, rectangular bodied needle blanks from tubular stock Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Expired
US9055971B2 Trocar device Human Necessities 0 Active

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