Inventor · Ventura, CA, US

Thomas Weisel

55Patents
13h-index
48Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 2, 1992 → May 7, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7553275B2 Medical device with articulating shaft Human Necessities 1,058 Active
US8118835B2 Suture anchor Human Necessities 245 Active
US7008375B2 Articulating shaft Human Necessities 136 Expired
US7879046B2 Suturing apparatus and method Human Necessities 97 Active
US7670284B2 Medical device with articulating shaft Human Necessities 64 Active
US8066718B2 Expandable needle suture apparatus and associated handle assembly Human Necessities 56 Expired
US8425532B2 Method and apparatus for accessing the interior of a hip joint, including the provision and use of a novel telescoping access cannula and a novel telescoping obturator Human Necessities 41 Active
US8585714B2 Expandable needle suture apparatus and associated handle assembly with rotational suture manipulation system Human Necessities 39 Active
US8469974B2 Method and apparatus for treating a hip joint, including the provision and use of a novel suture passer Human Necessities 28 Active
USD523554S1 Suture needle General 26 Expired
USD350297S Fluid sensor mounting track General 18 Expired
US8617167B2 Methods and devices for accessing and retracting a capsule of a joint Human Necessities 14 Active
US9936941B2 Surgical instrument for manipulating and passing suture Human Necessities 13 Active
US8540732B2 Suturing apparatus and method Human Necessities 13 Active
US9345577B2 Balloon implant device Human Necessities 13 Active
US8758368B2 Expandable needle suture apparatus and associated handle assembly Human Necessities 11 Active
US9949838B2 Balloon implant device Human Necessities 9 Active
US9675336B2 Methods and devices for accessing and retracting a capsule of a joint Human Necessities 9 Active
US8409230B2 Method and apparatus for performing arthroscopic microfracture surgery Human Necessities 9 Active
US10265062B2 Surgical instrument for manipulating and passing suture Human Necessities 8 Active
US10646217B2 Suture passing device Human Necessities 8 Active
US9198655B2 Method and apparatus for treating a hip joint, including the provision and use of a novel suture passer Human Necessities 7 Active
US10123794B2 Method and apparatus for passing suture through tissue Human Necessities 6 Active
US10245070B2 Method and apparatus for accessing the interior of a hip joint, including the provision and use of a novel telescoping access cannula and a novel telescoping obturator Human Necessities 6 Active
US11096682B2 Surgical instrument for manipulating and passing suture Human Necessities 6 Active

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