Average Co-Inventor Count = 3.74
ph-index = 29
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 (18 from 1,184 patents)
2. Tyco Healthcare Group LP (8 from 1,159 patents)
3. Covidien LP (3 from 7,866 patents)
4. Pitney Bowes Inc. (2 from 2,979 patents)
5. Other (1 from 832,448 patents)
6. Draf Industries, Inc. (1 from 1 patent)
33 patents:
1. 8887979 - Surgical stapler
2. 8740035 - Surgical stapler
3. 8453912 - Surgical stapler
4. 8272553 - Surgical stapler
5. 8162197 - Surgical stapler
6. 8056788 - Surgical stapler
7. 8011553 - Surgical stapler
8. 7913893 - Surgical stapler
9. 7891532 - Surgical stapler
10. 7770774 - Surgical stapler
11. 7472814 - Surgical stapler
12. RE40514 - Surgical stapler
13. 7308998 - Surgical stapler
14. 7278562 - Surgical stapler
15. 7258262 - Surgical stapler