Assignee
VANCE PRODUCTS INC
US·47 granted patents·22 pending applications·10,544 citations·filing 1987–2011
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69 records- 0196US5081997AEchogenic devices, material and methodVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 1989·Granted Jan 21, 1992·449 cites·98 claims
- 0294US5514176APull apart coil stentVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 1995·Granted May 7, 1996·562 cites·19 claims
- 0393US5338317ARotational surgical instrument handleVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 1991·Granted Aug 16, 1994·724 cites·18 claims
- 0493US5275609ASurgical cutting instrumentVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 1991·Granted Jan 4, 1994·847 cites·20 claims
- 0592US5290249ASurgical access sheathVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 1992·Granted Mar 1, 1994·398 cites·20 claims
- 0692US5289831ASurface-treated stent, catheter, cannula, and the likeVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 1992·Granted Mar 1, 1994·602 cites·19 claims
- 0791US5060658AFine-needle aspiration cell sampling apparatusVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 1990·Granted Oct 29, 1991·783 cites·24 claims
- 0890US5249583AElectronic biopsy instrument with wiperless position sensorsVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 1992·Granted Oct 5, 1993·496 cites·14 claims
- 0989US5037379ASurgical tissue bag and method for percutaneously debulking tissueVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 1990·Granted Aug 6, 1991·454 cites·21 claims
- 1088US5488958ASurgical cutting instrument for coring tissue affixed theretoVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 6, 1996·517 cites·5 claims
- 1187US4989614AFine-needle aspiration cell sampling methodsVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 1988·Granted Feb 5, 1991·308 cites·23 claims
- 1287US4957479AIndwelling ureteral stent placement apparatusVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 1988·Granted Sep 18, 1990·242 cites·8 claims
- 1383US5290303ASurgical cutting instrumentVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 1992·Granted Mar 1, 1994·301 cites·17 claims
- 1482US5053043ASuture guide and method of placing sutures through a severed ductVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 1990·Granted Oct 1, 1991·313 cites·20 claims
- 1582US4869259AEchogenically enhanced surgical instrument and method for production thereofVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 1988·Granted Sep 26, 1989·338 cites·21 claims
- 1680US5201314AEchogenic devices, material and methodVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 1992·Granted Apr 13, 1993·278 cites·21 claims
- 1778US7766926B2Sling for supporting tissueVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 3, 2010·109 cites·70 claims
- 1878US5897565AReleasable, surgical clampVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Apr 27, 1999·269 cites·22 claims
- 1977US6254570B1Back-up retention member drainage catheterVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 3, 2001·204 cites·17 claims
- 2076US7789915B2Stent for implantationVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 7, 2010·23 cites·10 claims
- 2175US7621880B2Double ended wire guideVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 24, 2009·66 cites·22 claims
- 2275US5647843AAnti-reflux ureteral stentVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 15, 1997·186 cites·14 claims
- 2375US5575914ASperm filter trap having compressed glass wool filter materialVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Nov 19, 1996·49 cites·23 claims
- 2475US5405354ASuture driverVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 1993·Granted Apr 11, 1995·236 cites·20 claims
- 2575US4800900AExternal strap incontinence control deviceVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 1987·Granted Jan 31, 1989·49 cites·7 claims
- 2674US5376096AMedical instrument for driving a suture needleVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 1993·Granted Dec 27, 1994·174 cites·20 claims
- 2773US7731722B2Ureteral backstop filter and retrieval deviceVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 8, 2010·71 cites·40 claims
- 2873US5582577ASurgical retractor including central elastic memberVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 10, 1996·216 cites·22 claims
- 2971US7637904B2Catheter with snap on featureVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 29, 2009·63 cites·20 claims
- 3071US5146921ABiopsy instrument stylet and cannula assemblyVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 1990·Granted Sep 15, 1992·180 cites·20 claims
- 3170US7811256B2Vacuum aspiration handleVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 12, 2010·11 cites·18 claims
- 3270US5015250AMedical instrument for driving a suture needleVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 1990·Granted May 14, 1991·149 cites·28 claims
- 3367US5048538ABiopsy instrumentVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 1990·Granted Sep 17, 1991·137 cites·21 claims
- 3466US5290260ARotational pressure drive for a medical syringeVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 1992·Granted Mar 1, 1994·117 cites·20 claims
- 3566US4930496AMethod and device for removing a stone from a ureter using extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsyVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 1988·Granted Jun 5, 1990·95 cites·7 claims
- 3662US6468228B1Surgical tissue morcellatorVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 22, 2002·121 cites·20 claims
- 3761US4945895ARemote fiber optic medical procedure and deviceVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 1989·Granted Aug 7, 1990·74 cites·25 claims
- 3859US5713369AUterine endometrial tissue sample brushVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Feb 3, 1998·109 cites·27 claims
- 3954US2006254398A1Removable/replaceable handle deviceVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4052US7641620B2Rotatable sampling apparatusVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 5, 2010·15 cites·8 claims
- 4152US2008082038A1Medical Device including a Bioactive in a Non-ionic and an Ionic Form and Methods of Preparation ThereofVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4249US2008058955A1Prosthetic testicleVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4348US4858624ADevice and method for intravaginal, barrier-type prevention of conception and infectionVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 1988·Granted Aug 22, 1989·36 cites·4 claims
- 4448US2009112238A1Fistula brush deviceVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4547US2008183299A1Ureteral stent with axial and radial variabilityVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4647US2007203475A1Irrigating catch and removal deviceVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4747US2008200839A1Dual stiffness wire guideVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4845US7766987B2Apparatus and method for collection of particulate matter during percutaneous proceduresVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 3, 2010·0 cites·13 claims
- 4945US2006052757A1Implantable medical device with analgesic or anestheticVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 5044US2005033403A1Implant delivery deviceVANCE PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
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