Assignee
INNOVASIVE DEVICES INC
US·34 granted patents·13,537 citations·filing 1991–2004
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34 records- 0199US5827298ASurgical fastening system and method for using the sameINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 27, 1998·1.9k cites·53 claims
- 0299US5268001ABone fastenerINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1991·Granted Dec 7, 1993·817 cites·9 claims
- 0398US5860978AMethods and apparatus for preventing migration of sutures through transosseous tunnelsINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 19, 1999·335 cites·25 claims
- 0498US5725529ABone fastenerINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1993·Granted Mar 10, 1998·903 cites·15 claims
- 0597US5980524ADevice for repairing a meniscal tear in a knee and methodINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 9, 1999·302 cites·11 claims
- 0697US5911721ABone fastenerINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 15, 1999·664 cites·17 claims
- 0797US5797963ASuture anchor assembly and methodsINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 25, 1998·326 cites·5 claims
- 0896US5968044ABone fastenerINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 19, 1999·541 cites·16 claims
- 0995US5935129AMethods and apparatus for anchoring objects to boneINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 10, 1999·639 cites·38 claims
- 1094US7169156B2Suture grasping deviceINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 30, 2007·370 cites·2 claims
- 1194US5649963ASuture anchor assembly and methodsINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jul 22, 1997·619 cites·42 claims
- 1294US5630824ASuture attachment deviceINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1994·Granted May 20, 1997·833 cites·18 claims
- 1391US7105010B2Surgical fastening systemINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 12, 2006·211 cites·2 claims
- 1491US5690655ASuture tensioning deviceINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 25, 1997·461 cites·20 claims
- 1590US5814071ASuture anchor assembly and methodsINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 29, 1998·551 cites·32 claims
- 1689US6017348AApparatus and methods for articular cartilage defect repairINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 25, 2000·325 cites·24 claims
- 1789US5843084ASurgical fastening system and method for using the sameINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 1, 1998·457 cites·9 claims
- 1888US5899921AConnector device and method for surgically joining and securing flexible tissue repair membersINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1997·Granted May 4, 1999·385 cites·37 claims
- 1988US5569269ASurgical grasping and suturing device and methodINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 29, 1996·401 cites·18 claims
- 2085US6036694ASelf-tensioning soft tissue fixation device and methodINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 14, 2000·256 cites·32 claims
- 2185US5618304ASurgical instrumentINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 8, 1997·321 cites·30 claims
- 2283US5902321ADevice and method for delivering a connector for surgically joining and securing flexible tissue repair membersINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1997·Granted May 11, 1999·289 cites·14 claims
- 2381US5380288ASurgical cannula and trocar system and method of using the sameINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jan 10, 1995·263 cites·9 claims
- 2478US5334198ASurgical instrumentINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1992·Granted Aug 2, 1994·214 cites·43 claims
- 2577US5782835AApparatus and methods for articular cartilage defect repairINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 21, 1998·225 cites·24 claims
- 2676US7637949B2Method for anchoring autologous or artificial tendon grafts in boneINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 29, 2009·61 cites·14 claims
- 2775US5545170ASurgical instrumentINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 13, 1996·179 cites·26 claims
- 2873US6290711B1Connector device and method for surgically joining and securing flexible tissue repair membersINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 18, 2001·180 cites·17 claims
- 2971US5584845ASurgical scissor blade and method for making the sameINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 17, 1996·137 cites·11 claims
- 3065US5649940ASuture tensioning deviceINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 22, 1997·105 cites·31 claims
- 3162US5906632AIntratunnel attachment device and system for a flexible load-bearing structure and method of useINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1997·Granted May 25, 1999·114 cites·35 claims
- 3261US5885293AApparatus and method for cutting a surface at a repeatable angleINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 23, 1999·95 cites·64 claims
- 3360US7819888B2Method and apparatus for harvesting and implanting bone plugsINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 26, 2010·23 cites·8 claims
- 3455US6302886B1Method and apparatus for preventing migration of sutures through transosseous tunnelsINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 16, 2001·49 cites·8 claims
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