Assignee
SPIRATION INC
US·81 granted patents·25 pending applications·5,214 citations·filing 1999–2019
Top patents by PatentIndex Score
106 records- 0196US6929637B2Device and method for intra-bronchial provision of a therapeutic agentSPIRATION INC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 16, 2005·261 cites·16 claims
- 0295US6592594B2Bronchial obstruction device deployment system and methodSPIRATION INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 15, 2003·348 cites·34 claims
- 0395US6485407B2Tissue resection device, system and methodSPIRATION INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 26, 2002·224 cites·15 claims
- 0495US6328689B1Lung constriction apparatus and methodSPIRATION INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 11, 2001·312 cites·41 claims
- 0594US7896887B2Apparatus and method for deployment of a bronchial obstruction deviceSPIRATION INC·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 1, 2011·106 cites·20 claims
- 0694US6258100B1Method of reducing lung sizeSPIRATION INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 10, 2001·399 cites·10 claims
- 0793US6852108B2Apparatus and method for resecting and removing selected body tissue from a site inside a patientSPIRATION INC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 8, 2005·296 cites·12 claims
- 0892US7100616B2Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction methodSPIRATION INC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 5, 2006·157 cites·5 claims
- 0992US6860847B2Constriction device viewable under X ray fluoroscopySPIRATION INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 1, 2005·336 cites·20 claims
- 1091US7691151B2Articulable AnchorSPIRATION INC·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 6, 2010·55 cites·27 claims
- 1190US7476203B2Device and method for measuring the diameter of an air passagewaySPIRATION INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 13, 2009·94 cites·33 claims
- 1289US7757692B2Removable lung reduction devices, systems, and methodsSPIRATION INC·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 20, 2010·32 cites·9 claims
- 1389US7434578B2Methods of achieving lung volume reduction with removable anchored devicesSPIRATION INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 14, 2008·111 cites·16 claims
- 1489US6589161B2Constriction device including tear resistant structuresSPIRATION INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 8, 2003·138 cites·23 claims
- 1588US7942931B2Device and method for intra-bronchial provision of a therapeutic agentSPIRATION INC·Filed 2005·Granted May 17, 2011·42 cites·24 claims
- 1688US7207946B2Automated provision of information related to air evacuation from a chest cavitySPIRATION INC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 24, 2007·129 cites·5 claims
- 1788US6491706B1Constriction device including fixation structureSPIRATION INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 10, 2002·220 cites·21 claims
- 1887US10350383B2Variable stiffness medical deviceSPIRATION INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 16, 2019·7 cites·20 claims
- 1987US9622752B2Bronchoscopic repair of air leaks in a lungSPIRATION INC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 18, 2017·6 cites·18 claims
- 2087US6790172B2Tissue resection device, system and methodSPIRATION INC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 14, 2004·96 cites·15 claims
- 2186US10813659B2Rotational tissue cutting deviceSPIRATION INC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 27, 2020·6 cites·17 claims
- 2286US7887585B2Bronchoscopic repair of air leaks in a lungSPIRATION INC·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 15, 2011·29 cites·20 claims
- 2386US6695791B2System and method for capturing body tissue samplesSPIRATION INC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 24, 2004·157 cites·18 claims
- 2486US6293951B1Lung reduction device, system, and methodSPIRATION INC·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 25, 2001·284 cites·23 claims
- 2585US7798974B2Automated provision of information related to air evacuation from a chest cavitySPIRATION INC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 21, 2010·33 cites·19 claims
- 2685US6843767B2Constriction device including tear resistant structuresSPIRATION INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 18, 2005·121 cites·21 claims
- 2784US7533671B2Bronchoscopic repair of air leaks in a lungSPIRATION INC·Filed 2003·Granted May 19, 2009·106 cites·16 claims
- 2884US7232414B2System and method for capturing body tissue samplesSPIRATION INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 19, 2007·125 cites·7 claims
- 2983US6569166B2Method for expanding the thoraxSPIRATION INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 27, 2003·127 cites·1 claims
- 3082US6632239B2Constriction device including reinforced suture holesSPIRATION INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 14, 2003·127 cites·17 claims
- 3181US10945714B2Needle device with activation force limiterSPIRATION INC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 16, 2021·3 cites·7 claims
- 3281US8974527B2Bronchoscopic repair of air leaks in a lungSPIRATION INC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 10, 2015·9 cites·19 claims
- 3380US11039819B2Needle handleSPIRATION INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 22, 2021·3 cites·12 claims
- 3480US10595832B2Device for visualizing real-time samplingSPIRATION INC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 24, 2020·3 cites·14 claims
- 3580US7731651B2Device to deploy a resilient sleeve to constrict on body tissueSPIRATION INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 8, 2010·35 cites·29 claims
- 3680US7182772B2Constriction device including fixation structureSPIRATION INC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 27, 2007·82 cites·13 claims
- 3778US8043301B2Valve loader method, system, and apparatusSPIRATION INC·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 25, 2011·17 cites·10 claims
- 3877US11141161B2Full eversion anastomosis juncture formation and suturingSPIRATION INC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 12, 2021·2 cites·10 claims
- 3977US11116506B2Partial eversion anastomosis juncture formation and suturingSPIRATION INC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 14, 2021·2 cites·12 claims
- 4077US8926647B2Removable anchored lung volume reduction devices and methodsSPIRATION INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 6, 2015·5 cites·15 claims
- 4177US8021385B2Removable anchored lung volume reduction devices and methodsSPIRATION INC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 20, 2011·10 cites·8 claims
- 4276US11167095B2Variable pitch flexible needleSPIRATION INC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 9, 2021·2 cites·11 claims
- 4376US8974484B2Removable lung reduction devices, systems, and methodsSPIRATION INC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 10, 2015·4 cites·17 claims
- 4476US6827086B2Device and method of isolating deleterious body tissue located within healthy body tissueSPIRATION INC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 7, 2004·70 cites·4 claims
- 4576US6416554B1Lung reduction apparatus and methodSPIRATION INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 9, 2002·206 cites·18 claims
- 4675US10441254B2Biopsy sample retention mechanismSPIRATION INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 15, 2019·2 cites·20 claims
- 4775US6402754B1Apparatus for expanding the thoraxSPIRATION INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 11, 2002·172 cites·1 claims
- 4874US11284937B2Flexible RF ablation needleSPIRATION INC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 29, 2022·1 cites·5 claims
- 4974US7875048B2One-way valve devices for anchored implantation in a lungSPIRATION INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 25, 2011·34 cites·35 claims
- 5073US10499980B2Flexible RF ablation needleSPIRATION INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 10, 2019·5 cites·10 claims
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