Inventor
FANTON GARY S
US22 patents
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ORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC
11 patentsUS5954716ASep 21, 1999
Method for modifying the length of a ligament
ORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC368 citations99
US6695839B2Feb 24, 2004
Method and apparatus for treatment of disrupted articular cartilage
ORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC140 citations98
US6544260B1Apr 8, 2003
Method for treating tissue in arthroscopic environment using precooling and apparatus for same
ORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC526 citations98
US6168593B1Jan 2, 2001
Electrode for electrosurgical coagulation of tissue
ORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC336 citations98
US6135999AOct 24, 2000
Concave probe for arthroscopic surgery
ORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC453 citations98
US6391028B1May 21, 2002
Probe with distally orientated concave curve for arthroscopic surgery
ORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC206 citations97
US6699244B2Mar 2, 2004
Electrosurgical instrument having a chamber to volatize a liquid
ORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC128 citations96
US6482204B1Nov 19, 2002
Method and apparatus for controlled contraction of soft tissue
ORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC76 citations96
US6461357B1Oct 8, 2002
Electrode for electrosurgical ablation of tissue
ORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC129 citations96
US6645203B2Nov 11, 2003
Surgical instrument with off-axis electrode
ORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC35 citations90
US6461353B1Oct 8, 2002
Orthopedic apparatus for controlled contraction of collagen tissue
ORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC12 citations69