Inventor
ADAMS KENNETH M
US35 patents
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MEDTRONIC XOMED INC
8 patentsUS6312438B1Nov 6, 2001
Rotary bur instruments having bur tips with aspiration passages
MEDTRONIC XOMED INC164 citations99
US7811228B2Oct 12, 2010
Disposable endoscope sheath having adjustable length
MEDTRONIC XOMED INC66 citations98
US7338495B2Mar 4, 2008
Angled tissue cutting instruments having flexible inner tubular members of tube and sleeve construction
MEDTRONIC XOMED INC67 citations98
US7927361B2Apr 19, 2011
Method and apparatus for removing material from an intervertebral disc space, such as in performing a nucleotomy
MEDTRONIC XOMED INC67 citations97
US7276074B2Oct 2, 2007
Angled tissue cutting instrument having variably positionable cutting window, indexing tool for use therewith and method of variably positioning a cutting window of an angled tissue cutting instrument
MEDTRONIC XOMED INC66 citations96
US7785337B2Aug 31, 2010
Surgical micro-burring instrument and method of performing sinus surgery
MEDTRONIC XOMED INC32 citations92
US7455679B2Nov 25, 2008
Surgical elongate blade assembly with interchangeable inner member, kit and method relating thereto
MEDTRONIC XOMED INC9 citations84
US7276073B2Oct 2, 2007
Straightening tools having guide templates for angled tissue cutting instruments and methods of using the same
MEDTRONIC XOMED INC6 citations63
LINVATEC CORP
6 patentsUS5411514AMay 2, 1995
Bendable variable angle rotating shaver
LINVATEC CORP144 citations98
US6050989AApr 18, 2000
Angularly adjustable powered surgical handpiece
LINVATEC CORP1,097 citations97
US6171300B1Jan 9, 2001
Tubing cassette and method for cooling a surgical handpiece
LINVATEC CORP81 citations96
US5709698AJan 20, 1998
Irrigating/aspirating shaver blade assembly
LINVATEC CORP299 citations96
US5601586AFeb 11, 1997
Variable angle rotating shaver
LINVATEC CORP53 citations95
US5735866AApr 7, 1998
Adjustable length saw blade
LINVATEC CORP154 citations93
ADAMS KENNETH M
4 patentsUS8202288B2Jun 19, 2012
Angled tissue cutting instrument having variably positionable cutting window and indexing tool for use therewith
ADAMS KENNETH M56 citations95
US8623266B2Jan 7, 2014
Method of fabricating angled tissue cutting instruments
ADAMS KENNETH M13 citations83
US8313489B2Nov 20, 2012
Surgical micro-burring instrument and method of performing sinus surgery
ADAMS KENNETH M13 citations83
US9232957B2Jan 12, 2016
Curved bur
ADAMS KENNETH M3 citations72
MEDTRONIC INC
3 patentsUS6979332B2Dec 27, 2005
Surgical micro-resecting instrument with electrocautery and continuous aspiration features
MEDTRONIC INC472 citations99
US6503263B2Jan 7, 2003
Surgical micro-shaving instrument with elevator tip
MEDTRONIC INC214 citations99
US7488322B2Feb 10, 2009
High speed surgical cutting instrument
MEDTRONIC INC143 citations98