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CURON MEDICAL INC
US·46 granted patents·16 pending applications·13,934 citations·filing 1999–2010
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62 records- 0199US6254598B1Sphincter treatment apparatusCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 3, 2001·729 cites·51 claims
- 0298US7326207B2Surgical weight control deviceCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 5, 2008·203 cites·6 claims
- 0398US6673070B2Sphincter treatment apparatusCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 6, 2004·327 cites·9 claims
- 0498US6645201B1Systems and methods for treating dysfunctions in the intestines and rectumCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 11, 2003·1.6k cites·16 claims
- 0597US6783523B2Unified systems and methods for controlling use and operation of a family of different treatment devicesCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 31, 2004·290 cites·25 claims
- 0697US6405732B1Method to treat gastric reflux via the detection and ablation of gastro-esophageal nerves and receptorsCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 18, 2002·956 cites·49 claims
- 0795US6589238B2Sphincter treatment deviceCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 8, 2003·397 cites·67 claims
- 0895US6464689B1Graphical user interface for monitoring and controlling use of medical devicesCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 15, 2002·535 cites·11 claims
- 0995US6258087B1Expandable electrode assemblies for forming lesions to treat dysfunction in sphincters and adjoining tissue regionsCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 10, 2001·879 cites·21 claims
- 1094US6872206B2Methods for treating the cardia of the stomachCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 29, 2005·224 cites·7 claims
- 1194US6733495B1Systems and methods for monitoring and controlling use of medical devicesCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 11, 2004·330 cites·2 claims
- 1294US6273886B1Integrated tissue heating and cooling apparatusCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 14, 2001·856 cites·52 claims
- 1393US7165551B2Apparatus to detect and treat aberrant myoelectric activityCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 23, 2007·274 cites·6 claims
- 1493US7125407B2Sphincter treatment apparatusCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 24, 2006·135 cites·14 claims
- 1593US7122031B2Graphical user interface for association with an electrode structure deployed in contact with a tissue regionCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 17, 2006·276 cites·20 claims
- 1693US6749607B2Apparatus to treat esophageal sphinctersCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 15, 2004·231 cites·90 claims
- 1793US6562034B2Electrodes for creating lesions in tissue regions at or near a sphincterCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 13, 2003·375 cites·32 claims
- 1892US6994704B2Graphical user interface for monitoring and controlling use of medical devicesCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 7, 2006·207 cites·10 claims
- 1992US6974456B2Method to treat gastric reflux via the detection and ablation of gastro-esophageal nerves and receptorsCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 13, 2005·224 cites·7 claims
- 2092US6358245B1Graphical user interface for association with an electrode structure deployed in contact with a tissue regionCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 19, 2002·508 cites·14 claims
- 2191US6699243B2Devices, systems and methods for treating tissue regions of the bodyCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 2, 2004·234 cites·25 claims
- 2291US6547776B1Systems and methods for treating tissue in the cruraCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 15, 2003·291 cites·7 claims
- 2391US6464697B1Stomach and adjoining tissue regions in the esophagusCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 15, 2002·322 cites·7 claims
- 2490US6544226B1Operative devices that can be removably fitted on catheter bodies to treat tissue regions in the bodyCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 8, 2003·268 cites·63 claims
- 2590US6325798B1Vacuum-assisted systems and methods for treating sphincters and adjoining tissue regionsCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 4, 2001·518 cites·15 claims
- 2689US6712074B2Systems and methods for forming composite lesions to treat dysfunction in sphincters and adjoining tissue regionsCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 30, 2004·203 cites·4 claims
- 2788US6712814B2Method for treating a sphincterCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 30, 2004·187 cites·13 claims
- 2887US6827713B2Systems and methods for monitoring and controlling use of medical devicesCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 7, 2004·136 cites·21 claims
- 2986US7160270B2Systems and methods employing a bite block insert for positioning and stabilizing external instruments deployed within the bodyCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 9, 2007·39 cites·8 claims
- 3086US6866663B2Method for treating a sphincterCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 15, 2005·133 cites·8 claims
- 3186US6802841B2Systems and methods for applying a selected treatment agent into contact with tissue to treat sphincter dysfunctionCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 12, 2004·134 cites·6 claims
- 3284US6613047B2Apparatus to treat esophageal sphinctersCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 2, 2003·150 cites·17 claims
- 3384US6423058B1Assemblies to visualize and treat sphincters and adjoining tissue regionsCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 23, 2002·333 cites·5 claims
- 3483US6971395B2Sphincter treatment methodCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 6, 2005·100 cites·21 claims
- 3581US7449020B2Method for treating a sphincterCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 11, 2008·17 cites·17 claims
- 3681US7179257B2Devices, systems and methods for treating tissue regions of the bodyCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 20, 2007·96 cites·4 claims
- 3781US6846312B2GERD treatment apparatus and methodCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 25, 2005·115 cites·20 claims
- 3881US6355031B1Control systems for multiple electrode arrays to create lesions in tissue regions at or near a sphincterCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 12, 2002·298 cites·5 claims
- 3980US7077841B2Systems and methods employing a guidewire for positioning and stabilizing external instruments deployed within the bodyCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 18, 2006·82 cites·8 claims
- 4080US6790207B2Systems and methods for applying a selected treatment agent into contact with tissue to treat disorders of the gastrointestinal tractCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 14, 2004·80 cites·4 claims
- 4178US6402744B2Systems and methods for forming composite lesions to treat dysfunction in sphincters and adjoining tissue regionsCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 11, 2002·191 cites·16 claims
- 4277US7160294B2Systems and methods for treating hemorrhoidsCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 9, 2007·78 cites·3 claims
- 4377US7056320B2Systems and methods for treating dysfunctions in the intestines and rectumCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 6, 2006·67 cites·5 claims
- 4476US7329254B2Systems and methods for treating dysfunctions in the intestines and rectum that adapt to the anatomic form and structure of different individualsCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 12, 2008·59 cites·3 claims
- 4573US6440128B1Actively cooled electrode assemblies for forming lesions to treat dysfunction in sphincters and adjoining tissue regionsCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 27, 2002·185 cites·40 claims
- 4671US7293563B2Systems and methods for applying a selected treatment agent into contact with tissue to treat disorders of the gastrointestinal tractCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 13, 2007·37 cites·2 claims
- 4766US2005033271A1Unified systems and methods for controlling use and operation of a family of different treatment devicesCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 4856US2008306447A1Systems and methods employing a bite block insert for positioning and stabilizing external instruments deployed within the bodyCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4954US2007093879A1Systems and methods for monitoring and controlling use of medical devicesCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 5053US2007032788A1Sphincter treatment apparatusCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
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