Thomas W. Huitema
129Patents
87h-index
117Co-inventors
93Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 7, 1976 → Mar 11, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5704534A | Articulation assembly for surgical instruments | Human Necessities | 3,426 | Expired |
| US5713505A | Articulation transmission mechanism for surgical instruments | Human Necessities | 2,617 | Expired |
| US7980443B2 | End effectors for a surgical cutting and stapling instrument | Human Necessities | 2,458 | Active |
| US5871135A | Surgical stapler and staple cartridge | Human Necessities | 2,452 | Expired |
| US7857185B2 | Disposable loading unit for surgical stapling apparatus | Human Necessities | 2,400 | Active |
| US5823066A | Articulation transmission mechanism for surgical instruments | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2,225 | Expired |
| US8371491B2 | Surgical end effector having buttress retention features | Human Necessities | 2,156 | Active |
| US8758391B2 | Interchangeable tools for surgical instruments | Human Necessities | 2,010 | Active |
| US5630541A | Surgical stapler and staple cartridge | Human Necessities | 1,945 | Expired |
| US5562701A | Cable-actuated jaw assembly for surgical instruments | Human Necessities | 1,938 | Expired |
| US8459525B2 | Motorized surgical cutting and fastening instrument having a magnetic drive train torque limiting device | Human Necessities | 1,921 | Active |
| US8733613B2 | Staple cartridge | Human Necessities | 1,916 | Active |
| US7297149B2 | Surgical clip applier methods | Human Necessities | 1,904 | Expired |
| US5452836A | Surgical stapling instrument with improved jaw closure and staple firing actuator mechanism | Human Necessities | 1,864 | Expired |
| US8875972B2 | End effector coupling arrangements for a surgical cutting and stapling instrument | Human Necessities | 1,856 | Active |
| US8622274B2 | Motorized cutting and fastening instrument having control circuit for optimizing battery usage | Human Necessities | 1,835 | Active |
| US8038686B2 | Clip applier configured to prevent clip fallout | Human Necessities | 1,787 | Active |
| US8727197B2 | Staple cartridge cavity configuration with cooperative surgical staple | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,784 | Active |
| US5409498A | Rotatable articulating endoscopic fastening instrument | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,782 | Expired |
| US8075571B2 | Surgical clip applier methods | Human Necessities | 1,775 | Active |
| US5562702A | Cable-actuated jaw assembly for surgical instruments | Human Necessities | 1,747 | Expired |
| US9050083B2 | Motorized surgical instrument | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,724 | Active |
| US6638297B1 | Surgical staple | Human Necessities | 1,701 | Expired |
| US9028519B2 | Motorized surgical instrument | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,679 | Active |
| US7699860B2 | Surgical clip | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,657 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.