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John R. Brustad
Also filed as: BRUSTAD JOHN · BRUSTAD JOHN R
148 granted patents·23 pending applications·14,848 citations·filing 1992–2025
99Inventor score
Files withAPPLIED MED RESOURCES93ALBRECHT JEREMY J19HART CHARLES C16EWERS RICHARD C8FALKENSTEIN ZORAN7
Top patents by PatentIndex Score
171 records- 0199US7883461B2Wound retractor with gel capAPPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 8, 2011·1.1k cites·30 claims
- 0299US7736306B2Hand access laparoscopic deviceAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 15, 2010·1.2k cites·15 claims
- 0399US7473221B2Surgical access apparatus and methodAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 6, 2009·1.3k cites·23 claims
- 0499US7083626B2Surgical access device with pendent valveAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 1, 2006·1.4k cites·18 claims
- 0598US8562598B2Electrosurgical systemFALKENSTEIN ZORAN·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 22, 2013·1.6k cites·29 claims
- 0698US7625370B2Tissue fusion/welder apparatus and methodAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 1, 2009·1.7k cites·60 claims
- 0797US7727146B2Wound retractor with gel capAPPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 1, 2010·185 cites·19 claims
- 0897US7704207B2Circular surgical retractorAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 27, 2010·186 cites·40 claims
- 0997US7481765B2Surgical access apparatus and methodAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 27, 2009·180 cites·30 claims
- 1096US9474519B2Hand access laparoscopic deviceAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 25, 2016·37 cites·15 claims
- 1196US8721826B2Steerable kink-resistant sheathHART CHARLES C·Filed 2010·Granted May 13, 2014·13 cites·20 claims
- 1296US8568411B2Electrosurgical systemFALKENSTEIN ZORAN·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 29, 2013·163 cites·16 claims
- 1396US7909760B2Split hoop wound retractor with gel padAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 22, 2011·153 cites·26 claims
- 1496US7878974B2Hand access laparoscopic deviceAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 1, 2011·77 cites·17 claims
- 1596US7850811B2Steerable kink-resistant sheathHART CHARLES C·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 14, 2010·20 cites·16 claims
- 1696US7815567B2Split hoop wound retractorAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 19, 2010·137 cites·22 claims
- 1796US7419490B2Bipolar electrosurgical scissorsAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 2, 2008·301 cites·44 claims
- 1896US7377898B2Wound retraction apparatus and methodAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2007·Granted May 27, 2008·202 cites·2 claims
- 1996US7238154B2Wound retraction apparatus and methodAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 3, 2007·245 cites·12 claims
- 2095US9320563B2Electrosurgical instruments and connections theretoBRUSTAD JOHN R·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 26, 2016·257 cites·31 claims
- 2195US7913697B2Wound retractorAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 29, 2011·76 cites·19 claims
- 2295US7749415B2Method of making a hand access laparoscopic deviceAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 6, 2010·85 cites·39 claims
- 2395US7390317B2Universal access sealAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 24, 2008·562 cites·32 claims
- 2494US8551088B2Electrosurgical systemFALKENSTEIN ZORAN·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 8, 2013·86 cites·8 claims
- 2594US8105234B2Surgical access apparatus and methodEWERS RICHARD C·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 31, 2012·81 cites·26 claims
- 2694US6958037B2Wound retraction apparatus and methodAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 25, 2005·310 cites·26 claims
- 2793US12357374B2Electrosurgical instruments and connections theretoAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 15, 2025·1 cites·18 claims
- 2893US7892172B2Circular surgical retractorAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 22, 2011·32 cites·25 claims
- 2993US7650887B2Wound retractorAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 26, 2010·243 cites·30 claims
- 3092US9962222B2Electrosurgical instruments and connections theretoAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2016·Granted May 8, 2018·13 cites·29 claims
- 3192US9259238B2Balloon trocarAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 16, 2016·12 cites·19 claims
- 3292US8672839B2Surgical access apparatus and methodEWERS RICHARD C·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 18, 2014·37 cites·21 claims
- 3392US8262568B2Single port access systemALBRECHT JEREMY J·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 11, 2012·82 cites·23 claims
- 3492US8128590B2Insufflating optical surgical instrumentsALBRECHT JEREMY J·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 6, 2012·40 cites·38 claims
- 3591US8267952B2Bladeless optical obturatorKAHLE HENRY·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 18, 2012·38 cites·13 claims
- 3691US8157833B2Trocars with advanced fixationAU GIGI·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 17, 2012·94 cites·62 claims
- 3791US8109873B2Surgical retractor with gel padALBRECHT JEREMY J·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 7, 2012·71 cites·24 claims
- 3891US8070676B2Surgical access apparatus and methodEWERS RICHARD C·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 6, 2011·30 cites·20 claims
- 3991US8016755B2Surgical access apparatus and methodAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 13, 2011·28 cites·18 claims
- 4091US7708713B2Insufflating optical surgical instrumentAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2005·Granted May 4, 2010·56 cites·7 claims
- 4190US8608769B2Bladeless optical obturatorKAHLE HENRY·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 17, 2013·29 cites·17 claims
- 4290US8343047B2Surgical instrument access deviceAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 1, 2013·98 cites·31 claims
- 4390US8152773B2Instrument sealALBRECHT JEREMY J·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 10, 2012·60 cites·15 claims
- 4490US8079986B2Universal access sealTAYLOR SCOTT V·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 20, 2011·57 cites·25 claims
- 4589US10568658B2Bladeless optical obturatorAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 25, 2020·6 cites·20 claims
- 4689US8579894B2Electrosurgical systemFALKENSTEIN ZORAN·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 12, 2013·37 cites·14 claims
- 4788US2025331914A1Electrosurgical instruments and connections theretoAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4888US2025169810A1Surgical access device comprising internal retractorAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4987US9566108B2Electrosurgical systemAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 14, 2017·15 cites·25 claims
- 5087US8915910B2Electrosurgical systemFALKENSTEIN ZORAN·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 23, 2014·27 cites·10 claims
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