Inventor · Marblehead, MA, US

William A. Holmes

47Patents
28h-index
22Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 3, 1977 → Apr 10, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5695504A Devices and methods for performing a vascular anastomosis Human Necessities 2,633 Expired
US5192288A Surgical clip applier Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,884 Expired
US5817113A Devices and methods for performing a vascular anastomosis Human Necessities 664 Expired
US5904697A Devices and methods for performing a vascular anastomosis Human Necessities 613 Expired
US4654030A Trocar Human Necessities 586 Expired
US6387105B1 Devices and methods for performing a vascular anastomosis Human Necessities 527 Expired
US5269792A Surgical clip Human Necessities 386 Expired
US5547474A Surgical clip closure apparatus with safety stop Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 370 Expired
US5282808A Closure prevention apparatus for surgical clip applier Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 344 Expired
US4931042A Trocar assembly with improved latch Human Necessities 317 Expired
US6171321A Devices and methods for performing a vascular anastomosis Human Necessities 274 Expired
US6491705B2 Devices and methods for performing a vascular anastomosis Human Necessities 228 Expired
US6371965B2 Devices and methods for performing a vascular anastomosis Human Necessities 213 Expired
US6451034B1 Devices and methods for performing a vascular anastomosis Human Necessities 209 Expired
US6443965B1 Devices and methods for performing a vascular anastomosis Human Necessities 188 Expired
US6682541B1 Devices and methods for performing a vascular anastomosis Human Necessities 180 Expired
US6565582B2 Devices and methods for performing a vascular anastomosis Human Necessities 178 Expired
US6984238B2 Devices and methods for performing avascular anastomosis Human Necessities 168 Expired
US6699257B2 Devices and methods for performing a vascular anastomosis Human Necessities 159 Expired
US6676678B2 Devices and methods for performing a vascular anastomosis Human Necessities 159 Expired
US6695857B2 Devices and methods for performing a vascular anastomosis Human Necessities 137 Expired
US6899718B2 Devices and methods for performing avascular anastomosis Human Necessities 136 Expired
US7112211B2 Devices and methods for performing avascular anastomosis Human Necessities 128 Expired
US5474539A Trocar with retracting tip Human Necessities 98 Expired
US6491704B2 Devices and methods for performing a vascular anastomosis Human Necessities 84 Expired

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