Inventor · Mason, OH, US

Zhifan F. Huang

57Patents
36h-index
125Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 12, 2010 → Apr 12, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8308040B2 Surgical stapling instrument with an articulatable end effector Human Necessities 2,339 Active
US8408439B2 Surgical stapling instrument with an articulatable end effector Human Necessities 2,055 Active
US8453906B2 Surgical instruments with electrodes Human Necessities 1,981 Active
US9138225B2 Surgical stapling instrument with an articulatable end effector Human Necessities 1,758 Active
US8685020B2 Surgical instruments and end effectors therefor Human Necessities 1,655 Active
US8795276B2 Electrosurgical instrument employing a plurality of electrodes Human Necessities 1,612 Active
US9149324B2 Surgical instrument comprising an articulatable end effector Human Necessities 1,397 Active
US9408622B2 Surgical instruments with articulating shafts Human Necessities 1,343 Active
US10010324B2 Fastener cartridge compromising fastener cavities including fastener control features Human Necessities 1,324 Active
US8834518B2 Electrosurgical cutting and sealing instruments with cam-actuated jaws Human Necessities 1,168 Active
US9662110B2 Surgical stapling instrument with an articulatable end effector Human Necessities 1,084 Active
US10076325B2 Surgical stapling apparatus comprising a tissue stop Human Necessities 1,060 Active
US10485543B2 Anvil having a knife slot width Human Necessities 996 Active
US10499914B2 Staple forming pocket arrangements Human Necessities 985 Active
US10898186B2 Staple forming pocket arrangements comprising primary sidewalls and pocket sidewalls Human Necessities 711 Active
US9241758B2 Surgical instrument with blade compliant along vertical cutting edge plane Human Necessities 581 Active
US10736630B2 Staple cartridge Human Necessities 530 Active
US11013511B2 Surgical stapling instrument with an articulatable end effector Human Necessities 379 Active
US8888776B2 Electrosurgical instrument employing an electrode Human Necessities 360 Active
US8628529B2 Surgical instrument with magnetic clamping force Human Necessities 342 Active
US9005199B2 Heat management configurations for controlling heat dissipation from electrosurgical instruments Human Necessities 329 Active
US11224428B2 Surgical stapling systems Human Necessities 311 Active
US8926607B2 Electrosurgical instrument employing multiple positive temperature coefficient electrodes Human Necessities 304 Active
US8795327B2 Electrosurgical instrument with separate closure and cutting members Human Necessities 297 Active
US9877720B2 Control features for articulating surgical device Human Necessities 294 Active

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