Average Co-Inventor Count = 3.12
ph-index = 4
The patent ph-index is calculated by counting the number of publications for which an author has been cited by other authors at least that same number of times.
Company Filing History:
1. United States Surgical Corporation (3 from 1,184 patents)
2. Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (1 from 7,865 patents)
4 patents:
1. 5816471 - Surgical stapler with mechanisms for reducing the firing force
2. 5586711 - Surgical stapler with mechanisms for reducing the firing force
3. 5535935 - Surgical stapler with mechanisms for reducing the firing force
4. 5489058 - Surgical stapler with mechanisms for reducing the firing force