Inventor
PROTO GEORGE R
US22 patents
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UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP
20 patentsUS6056771AMay 2, 2000
Radiused tip surgical needles and surgical incision members
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP215 citations99
US5374278ADec 20, 1994
Method and apparatus for heat tipping sutures
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP176 citations99
US5259846ANov 9, 1993
Loop threaded combined surgical needle-suture device
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP309 citations99
US5258013ANov 2, 1993
Siliconized surgical needle and method for its manufacture
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP149 citations99
US5156788AOct 20, 1992
Method and apparatus for heat tipping sutures
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP155 citations99
US5425746AJun 20, 1995
Suture-needle combination with cyanoacrylate tipped sutures
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP113 citations98
US5569302AOct 29, 1996
Tipped multifilament surgical suture
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP86 citations96
US5458616AOct 17, 1995
Siliconized surgical needle and method for its manufacture
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP46 citations96
US5693071ADec 2, 1997
Tapered surgical needles and surgical incision members
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP92 citations94
US5437726AAug 1, 1995
Method and apparatus for tipping sutures
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP26 citations92
US5269808ADec 14, 1993
Method and apparatus for tipping sutures
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP28 citations92
US5099676AMar 31, 1992
Apparatus for attaching surgical suture components
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP31 citations92
US5553477ASep 10, 1996
Progressive die apparatus and method for forming surgical incision members
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP31 citations89
US5168619ADec 8, 1992
Method for attaching surgical suture components
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP21 citations82
US5131131AJul 21, 1992
Method for attaching surgical suture components
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP20 citations82
US5250247AOct 5, 1993
Method and apparatus for heat tipping sutures
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP16 citations74
US5046350ASep 10, 1991
Apparatus for attaching surgical suture components
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP20 citations74
US5371338ADec 6, 1994
Needle blank feeding apparatus
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP5 citations73
US4932963AJun 12, 1990
Combined surgical needle-suture device possessing an integrated suture cut-off feature
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP17 citations70
US5453595ASep 26, 1995
Needle blank feeding apparatus
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP2 citations62