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David W. Overaker
Also filed as: OVERAKER DAVID · OVERAKER DAVID W
30 granted patents·20 pending applications·5,373 citations·filing 1998–2021
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50 records- 0198US6503259B2Expandable anastomotic deviceETHICON INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 7, 2003·2.3k cites·21 claims
- 0296US6554862B2Graft ligament anchor and method for attaching a graft ligament to a boneETHICON INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 29, 2003·372 cites·21 claims
- 0396US6319258B1Absorbable rivet/pin applier for use in surgical proceduresETHICON INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 20, 2001·145 cites·10 claims
- 0495US6371958B1Scaffold fixation device for use in articular cartilage repairETHICON INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 16, 2002·372 cites·5 claims
- 0593US8048158B2Graft ligament anchor and method for attaching a graft ligament to a boneDEPUY MITEK INC·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 1, 2011·64 cites·16 claims
- 0693US6916321B2Self-tapping resorbable two-piece bone screwETHICON INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 12, 2005·400 cites·22 claims
- 0791US7363821B2Systems and methods for fatigue testing stentsCORDIS CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 29, 2008·21 cites·19 claims
- 0889US6743232B2Tissue scaffold anchor for cartilage repairFiled 2001·Granted Jun 1, 2004·183 cites·18 claims
- 0987US8562680B2Graft ligament anchor and method for attaching a graft ligament to a boneHAYS JO·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 22, 2013·28 cites·12 claims
- 1082US6942666B2Expandable cable anchorETHICON INC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 13, 2005·135 cites·24 claims
- 1182US6575986B2Scaffold fixation device for use in articular cartilage repairETHICON INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 10, 2003·98 cites·13 claims
- 1282US6093201ABiocompatible absorbable polymer plating system for tissue fixationETHICON INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 25, 2000·276 cites·21 claims
- 1381US7329281B2Graft ligament anchor and method for attaching a graft ligament to a boneETHICON INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 12, 2008·66 cites·10 claims
- 1480US6808527B2Intramedullary nail with snap-in window insertDEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 26, 2004·107 cites·28 claims
- 1579US7104999B2Surgical anchor inserterETHICON INC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 12, 2006·97 cites·16 claims
- 1678US6709436B1Non-metal spacers for intramedullary nailDEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 23, 2004·104 cites·9 claims
- 1777US7914573B2Polymeric stent having modified molecular structuresCORDIS CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 29, 2011·2 cites·4 claims
- 1875US6241732B1Biocompatible absorbable rivets and pins for use in surgical proceduresFiled 1998·Granted Jun 5, 2001·209 cites·13 claims
- 1975US5971987ABiocompatible absorbable polymer fastener and driver for use in surgical proceduresETHICON INC·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 26, 1999·202 cites·10 claims
- 2072US6846313B1One-piece biocompatible absorbable rivet and pin for use in surgical proceduresCODMAN & SHURTLEFF·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 25, 2005·69 cites·23 claims
- 2167US7022129B2Threaded cable anchorETHICON INC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 4, 2006·37 cites·13 claims
- 2265US9168161B2Flexible stent designDONOVAN RYAN·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 27, 2015·4 cites·25 claims
- 2362US9393135B2Balloon expandable bioabsorbable drug eluting stentBURGERMEISTER ROBERT·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 19, 2016·2 cites·39 claims
- 2461US9320837B2Balloon expandable bioabsorbable drug eluting flexible stentBURGERMEISTER ROBERT·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 26, 2016·1 cites·34 claims
- 2557USD976402SBidirectional barbed sutureCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 24, 2023·2 cites·1 claims
- 2657US2007135892A1Polymeric stent having modified molecular structures in the flexible connectors and in the radial struts and the radial arcs of the hoopsBURGERMEISTER ROBERT·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 2757US2007134294A1Polymeric stent having modified molecular structures in selected regions of the flexible connectorsBURGERMEISTER ROBERT·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 2857US2007135895A1Polymeric stent having modified molecular structures in both the hoops and selected segments of the flexible connectorsBURGERMEISTER ROBERT·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 2957US2007135893A1Polymeric stent having modified molecular structures in the flexible connectors and the radial arcs of the hoopsBURGERMEISTER ROBERT·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 3056US2007135902A1Polymeric stent having modified molecular structures in the flexible connectionsBURGERMEISTER ROBERT·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3155US2007135894A1Polymeric stent having modified molecular structures in the flexible connectionsBURGERMEISTER ROBERT·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 3253US6273893B1Absorbable rivet/pin applier for use in surgical proceduresETHICON INC·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 14, 2001·66 cites·13 claims
- 3352US7636998B2Urethral stent reducerETHICON INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 29, 2009·6 cites·12 claims
- 3450US2007132156A1Polymeric stent having modified molecular structures in selected regions of the hoops and method for making the sameBURGERMEISTER ROBERT·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3550US2007135898A1Polymeric stent having modified molecular structures in the flexible connectors and the radial arcs of the hoopsBURGERMEISTER ROBERT·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3650US2007135899A1Polymeric stent having modified molecular structures in the flexible connectors and the radial struts of the hoopsBURGERMEISTER ROBERT·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3750US2007132155A1Polymeric stent having modified molecular structures in selected regions of the hoops and method for increasing elongation at breakBURGERMEISTER ROBERT·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3849US2007135905A1Polymeric stent having modified molecular structures in selected regions of the hoopsBURGERMEISTER ROBERT·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 3949US2007134295A1Polymeric stent having modified molecular structuresBURGERMEISTER ROBERT·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4049US2007135896A1Polymeric stent having modified molecular structures in the flexible connectors and the radial struts of the hoopsBURGERMEISTER ROBERT·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4149US2007203569A1Implantable device formed from polymer blends having modified molecular structuresBURGERMEISTER ROBERT·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4247US12484904B2Systems, devices and methods of repairing tendons and ligamentsCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 2, 2025·0 cites·28 claims
- 4346US2007135901A1Polymeric stent having modified molecular structures in both the hoops and selected segments of the flexible connectorsBURGERMEISTER ROBERT·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4446US2007134296A1Polymeric stent having modified molecular structures in selected regions of the flexible connectorsBURGERMEISTER ROBERT·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4545US10376397B2Flexible stent designCARDINAL HEALTH 515 GMBH·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 13, 2019·0 cites·24 claims
- 4645US2007202146A1Implantable device formed from polymer and plasticizer blends having modified molecular structuresBURGERMEISTER ROBERT·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4745US2011144737A1Polymeric stent having modified molecular structuresBURGERMEISTER ROBERT·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 4845US2006009837A1Intraluminal medical device having asymetrical members and method for optimizationBURGERMEISTER ROBERT·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4944US2007135900A1Polymeric stent having modified molecular structures in the flexible connectors and in the radial struts and the radial arcs of the hoopsBURGERMEISTER ROBERT·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 5041US8551154B2Intraluminal medical device having asymetrical members of unequal lengthBURGERMEISTER ROBERT·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 8, 2013·0 cites·14 claims
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