Inventor · North Haven, CT, US

Thomas Wingardner

34Patents
15h-index
38Co-inventors
77Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 5, 2007 → Nov 7, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9265585B2 Surgical instrument with rapid post event detection Human Necessities 1,480 Active
US8628545B2 Endoscopic stitching devices Human Necessities 1,451 Active
US8506581B2 Flexible endoscopic stitching devices Human Necessities 1,349 Active
US10426468B2 Handheld electromechanical surgical system Human Necessities 1,081 Active
US9005238B2 Endoscopic surgical devices Human Necessities 1,068 Active
US10271844B2 Surgical stapling apparatus employing a predictive stapling algorithm Human Necessities 1,056 Active
US10117654B2 Method of emergency retraction for electro-mechanical surgical devices and systems Human Necessities 941 Active
US10426466B2 Handheld electromechanical surgical system Human Necessities 930 Active
US10492814B2 Apparatus for endoscopic procedures Human Necessities 671 Active
US11311295B2 Adaptive powered stapling algorithm with calibration factor Human Necessities 286 Active
US8968342B2 Flexible endoscopic stitching devices Human Necessities 145 Active
US8795291B2 Specimen retrieval device Human Necessities 52 Active
US8372090B2 Flexible endoscopic stitching devices Human Necessities 47 Active
US8496674B2 Flexible endoscopic stitching devices Human Necessities 34 Active
US9629618B2 Specimen retrieval device Human Necessities 33 Active
US7951117B2 Multi-lumen access port Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US8622970B2 Multi-lumen access port Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US10413289B2 Endoscopic stitching devices Human Necessities 4 Active
US11278286B2 Handheld electromechanical surgical system Human Necessities 2 Active
US11389263B2 Lockout mechanisms for surgical instruments Human Necessities 1 Active
US11490918B2 Apparatus for endoscopic procedures Human Necessities 1 Active
US11382623B2 Handheld electromechanical surgical system Human Necessities 1 Active
US10945722B2 Endoscopic stitching devices Human Necessities 1 Active
US10162312B2 Surgical instrument with rapid post event detection Human Necessities 0 Active
US12303158B2 Apparatus for endoscopic procedures Human Necessities 0 Active

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