Assignee
GEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC
US·151 granted patents·2 pending applications·27,055 citations·filing 1992–2007
Top patents by PatentIndex Score
153 records- 0198US6228098B1Apparatus and method for surgical fasteningGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1998·Granted May 8, 2001·1.2k cites·16 claims
- 0298US5707390AArthroscopic retractorsGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 13, 1998·476 cites·7 claims
- 0398US5667520AMethod of performing balloon dissectionGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Sep 16, 1997·524 cites·8 claims
- 0497US5836961AApparatus and method for developing an anatomic space for laparoscopic hernia repair and patch for use therewithGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 17, 1998·313 cites·16 claims
- 0597US5514153AMethod of dissecting tissue layersGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1994·Granted May 7, 1996·931 cites·7 claims
- 0696US6673083B1Method for blood vessel clip applicationGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 6, 2004·392 cites·10 claims
- 0796US6652538B2Apparatus and method for surgical fasteningGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 25, 2003·412 cites·22 claims
- 0896US5496345AExpansible tunneling apparatus for creating an anatomic working spaceGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Mar 5, 1996·296 cites·20 claims
- 0995US5888196AMechanically expandable arthroscopic retractorsGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 30, 1999·756 cites·2 claims
- 1095US5562685ASurgical instrument for placing suture or fastenersGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 8, 1996·515 cites·14 claims
- 1194US6537289B1Blood vessel clip applicatorGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 25, 2003·308 cites·22 claims
- 1294US6527787B1Methods and devices for blood vessel harvestingGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 4, 2003·222 cites·7 claims
- 1394US5634937ASkin seal with inflatable membraneGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 3, 1997·529 cites·18 claims
- 1494US5540711AApparatus and method for developing an anatomic space for laparoscopic procedures with laparoscopic visualizationGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 30, 1996·570 cites·6 claims
- 1593US6358266B1Active cannulasGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 19, 2002·430 cites·15 claims
- 1692US6916331B2Skin seal with inflatable membraneGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 12, 2005·208 cites·15 claims
- 1792US6840946B2Methods and devices for blood vessel harvestingGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 11, 2005·162 cites·4 claims
- 1892US6024736ALaparascopic access port for surgical instruments or the handGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 15, 2000·436 cites·18 claims
- 1992US5871474AScrew-type skin seal with inflatable membraneGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 16, 1999·572 cites·19 claims
- 2092US5685826AMechanically expandable arthroscopic retractors and method of using the sameGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Nov 11, 1997·430 cites·26 claims
- 2192US5653705ALaparoscopic access port for surgical instruments or the handGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 5, 1997·450 cites·29 claims
- 2292US5601581AMethods and devices for blood vessel harvestingGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Feb 11, 1997·345 cites·24 claims
- 2391US6620181B1Method of dissecting tissue layersGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 16, 2003·176 cites·12 claims
- 2491US6451025B1Prosthesis and method for deployment within a body lumenGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 17, 2002·324 cites·3 claims
- 2591US5997515AScrew-type skin seal with inflatable membraneGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 7, 1999·394 cites·44 claims
- 2691US5730748AMethods and devices for blood vessel harvestingGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 24, 1998·304 cites·5 claims
- 2790US6695854B1Blood vessel clip and applicatorGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 24, 2004·315 cites·17 claims
- 2890US6695856B2Apparatus and methods for developing an anatomic space for laparoscopic hernia repair and patch for use therewithGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 24, 2004·131 cites·14 claims
- 2990US6277136B1Method for developing an anatomic spaceGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 21, 2001·299 cites·16 claims
- 3090US6171299B1Method of providing surgical access through an incisionGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 9, 2001·322 cites·35 claims
- 3190US6017305AMethod of retracting bonesGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 25, 2000·214 cites·22 claims
- 3290US5957913ALaparoscopic access port for surgical instruments or the handGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 28, 1999·370 cites·18 claims
- 3390US5716325AArthroscopic retractors and method of using the sameGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 10, 1998·300 cites·27 claims
- 3489US7311719B2Active cannulasGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 25, 2007·138 cites·17 claims
- 3589US6632234B2Apparatus and method for developing an anatomic space for laparoscopic procedures with laparoscopic visualizationGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 14, 2003·98 cites·17 claims
- 3689US6238373B1Screw-type skin seal with inflatable membraneGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 29, 2001·354 cites·14 claims
- 3788US6368337B1Apparatus and method for developing an anatomic space for laparoscopic hernia repair and patch for use therewithGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 9, 2002·145 cites·18 claims
- 3888US6319246B1Laparoscopic access port for surgical instruments or the handGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 20, 2001·316 cites·32 claims
- 3988US6315770B1Laparoscopic access port for surgical instruments or the handGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 13, 2001·329 cites·16 claims
- 4088US6312442B1Method for developing an anatomic space for laparoscopic hernia repairGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1992·Granted Nov 6, 2001·208 cites·10 claims
- 4188US5827318AMethod of dissecting tissue layersGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 27, 1998·162 cites·5 claims
- 4288US5601590AExpandable cannulasGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Feb 11, 1997·231 cites·3 claims
- 4388US5391176ASurgical instrument for tying a knot in a length of suture at a remote locationGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1993·Granted Feb 21, 1995·414 cites·22 claims
- 4487US6866676B2Apparatus and method for dissecting tissue layersGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 15, 2005·123 cites·15 claims
- 4587US6679900B2Apparatus and methods for developing an anatomic space for laparoscopic hernia repair and patch for use therewithGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 20, 2004·97 cites·25 claims
- 4687US6264604B1Apparatus and method for developing an anatomic space for laparoscopic procedures with laparoscopic visualizationGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 24, 2001·249 cites·12 claims
- 4787US5634911AScrew-type skin seal with inflatable membraneGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 3, 1997·504 cites·30 claims
- 4886US6565590B2Apparatus and methods for developing an anatomic spaceGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 20, 2003·91 cites·13 claims
- 4986US6468292B1Skin seal with inflatable membraneGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 22, 2002·231 cites·25 claims
- 5086US6187023B1Method of dissecting tissue layersGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Feb 13, 2001·229 cites·28 claims
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