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Edwin L. Adair
Also filed as: ADAIR EDWIN · ADAIR EDWIN L
77 granted patents·4 pending applications·23,685 citations·filing 1974–2016
99Inventor score
Files withADAIR EDWIN LLOYD24ADAIR EDWIN L7MEDICAL DYNAMICS INC6MICRO MEDICAL DEVICES INC4ADAIR JEFFREY L2
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81 records- 0199US7030904B2Reduced area imaging device incorporated within wireless endoscopic devicesMICRO MEDICAL DEVICES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 18, 2006·1.4k cites·36 claims
- 0299US6982740B2Reduced area imaging devices utilizing selected charge integration periodsMICRO MEDICAL DEVICES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 3, 2006·383 cites·15 claims
- 0399US6424369B1Hand-held computers incorporating reduced area imaging devicesFiled 2000·Granted Jul 23, 2002·303 cites·75 claims
- 0499US6275255B1Reduced area imaging devicesMICRO MEDICAL DEVICES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 14, 2001·298 cites·11 claims
- 0599US6211904B1Surgical devices incorporating reduced area imaging devicesFiled 2000·Granted Apr 3, 2001·374 cites·58 claims
- 0699US6043839AReduced area imaging devicesFiled 1998·Granted Mar 28, 2000·442 cites·32 claims
- 0799US5732712ASterile encapsulated operating room video monitor and video monitor support deviceFiled 1997·Granted Mar 31, 1998·600 cites·7 claims
- 0899US5489256ASterilizable endoscope with separable disposable tube assemblyFiled 1994·Granted Feb 6, 1996·2.3k cites·18 claims
- 0999US4284079AMethod for applying a male incontinence deviceADAIR EDWIN LLOYD·Filed 1979·Granted Aug 18, 1981·1.2k cites·2 claims
- 1098US6310642B1Reduced area imaging devices incorporated within surgical instrumentsMICRO MEDICAL DEVICES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 30, 2001·337 cites·12 claims
- 1198US5986693AReduced area imaging devices incorporated within surgical instrumentsFiled 1997·Granted Nov 16, 1999·394 cites·3 claims
- 1298US5929901AReduced area imaging devices incorporated within surgical instrumentsFiled 1997·Granted Jul 27, 1999·444 cites·15 claims
- 1398US5630782ASterilizable endoscope with separable auxiliary assemblyFiled 1995·Granted May 20, 1997·1.8k cites·48 claims
- 1498US5494483AStereoscopic endoscope with miniaturized electronic imaging chipFiled 1994·Granted Feb 27, 1996·267 cites·9 claims
- 1598US5381784AStereoscopic endoscopeFiled 1992·Granted Jan 17, 1995·296 cites·2 claims
- 1697US4269174ATranscutaneous vasectomy apparatus and methodMEDICAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1979·Granted May 26, 1981·309 cites·23 claims
- 1797US4250882AWound drainage deviceMEDICAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1979·Granted Feb 17, 1981·371 cites·24 claims
- 1896US7110808B2Method of optimizing radiosurgery and radiotherapy with metalloporphyrinsADAIR EDWIN L·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 19, 2006·65 cites·7 claims
- 1996US6862036B2Communication devices incorporating reduced area imaging devicesFiled 2002·Granted Mar 1, 2005·93 cites·41 claims
- 2096US6452626B1Communication devices incorporating reduced area imaging devicesFiled 2000·Granted Sep 17, 2002·119 cites·74 claims
- 2196US5812188ASterile encapsulated endoscopic video monitorFiled 1996·Granted Sep 22, 1998·908 cites·11 claims
- 2296US5336231AParallel channel fixation, repair and ligation suture deviceADAIR EDWIN LLOYD·Filed 1992·Granted Aug 9, 1994·821 cites·6 claims
- 2396US3946741AUrethral catheter and body drainage deviceADAIR EDWIN LLOYD·Filed 1974·Granted Mar 30, 1976·130 cites·9 claims
- 2495US6982742B2Hand-held computers incorporating reduced area imaging devicesADAIR EDWIN L·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 3, 2006·120 cites·83 claims
- 2595US6316215B1Methods of cancer screening utilizing fluorescence detection techniques and selectable imager charge integration periodsFiled 2000·Granted Nov 13, 2001·75 cites·17 claims
- 2695US5957831ASterile encapsulated endoscopic video monitorFiled 1998·Granted Sep 28, 1999·845 cites·14 claims
- 2795US5765565ASterile encapsulated operating room video monitor and video monitor support deviceFiled 1996·Granted Jun 16, 1998·847 cites·18 claims
- 2895US5325845ASteerable sheath for use with selected removable optical catheterADAIR EDWIN LLOYD·Filed 1992·Granted Jul 5, 1994·986 cites·3 claims
- 2995US4085185AMethod of sealing concentric tube ends to make sealed dual-wall tubeADAIR EDWIN LLOYD·Filed 1976·Granted Apr 18, 1978·64 cites·15 claims
- 3094US4869717AGas insufflation needle with instrument portADAIR EDWIN LLOYD·Filed 1988·Granted Sep 26, 1989·506 cites·5 claims
- 3193US7002621B2Communication devices incorporating reduced area imaging devicesADAIR EDWIN L·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 21, 2006·81 cites·62 claims
- 3293US6750037B2Method of cancer screening primarily utilizing non-invasive cell collection, fluorescence detection techniques, and radio tracing detection techniquesFiled 2002·Granted Jun 15, 2004·37 cites·29 claims
- 3393US4878485ARigid video endoscope with heat sterilizable sheathADAIR EDWIN LLOYD·Filed 1989·Granted Nov 7, 1989·401 cites·13 claims
- 3491US5188094AHeat sterilizable electronic video endoscopeADAIR EDWIN LLOYD·Filed 1991·Granted Feb 23, 1993·117 cites·6 claims
- 3591US4362246AMethod of treating collected mammal semen and separating sperm into X Y componentsADAIR EDWIN LLOYD·Filed 1980·Granted Dec 7, 1982·89 cites·13 claims
- 3690US5495114AMiniaturized electronic imaging chipFiled 1993·Granted Feb 27, 1996·101 cites·5 claims
- 3790US4905670AApparatus for cervical videoscopyADAIR EDWIN LLOYD·Filed 1988·Granted Mar 6, 1990·289 cites·14 claims
- 3889US5970980ASterile encapsulated operating room video monitor and video monitor support deviceFiled 1998·Granted Oct 26, 1999·121 cites·5 claims
- 3988US9186052B1Reduced area imaging device incorporated within endoscopic devicesADAIR JOHN GREGORY·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 17, 2015·6 cites·7 claims
- 4088US4782819AOptical catheterADAIR EDWIN LLOYD·Filed 1987·Granted Nov 8, 1988·262 cites·13 claims
- 4188US4417710ACombined surgical instrument and tube holder deviceUROLOGY GROUP P C·Filed 1982·Granted Nov 29, 1983·84 cites·10 claims
- 4286US6753160B2Method of using metaloporphyrins for treatment of arteriosclerotic lesionsFiled 2002·Granted Jun 22, 2004·19 cites·25 claims
- 4386US5643175ASterilizable endoscope with separable disposable tube assemblyFiled 1996·Granted Jul 1, 1997·401 cites·6 claims
- 4485US5402768AEndoscope with reusable core and disposable sheath with passagewaysFiled 1993·Granted Apr 4, 1995·325 cites·5 claims
- 4584US5290284ALaparoscopic surgical ligation and electrosurgical coagulation and cutting deviceADAIR EDWIN LLOYD·Filed 1993·Granted Mar 1, 1994·217 cites·12 claims
- 4683US5704892AEndoscope with reusable core and disposable sheath with passagewaysFiled 1996·Granted Jan 6, 1998·327 cites·20 claims
- 4783US5026368AMethod for cervical videoscopyADAIR EDWIN LLOYD·Filed 1989·Granted Jun 25, 1991·178 cites·4 claims
- 4883US4914521ASterilizable video camera coverADAIR EDWIN LLOYD·Filed 1989·Granted Apr 3, 1990·182 cites·9 claims
- 4981US6984498B2Method of cancer screening primarily utilizing non-invasive cell collection, fluorescence detection techniques, and radio tracing detection techniquesADAIR EDWIN L·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 10, 2006·19 cites·4 claims
- 5081US6086528ASurgical devices with removable imaging capability and methods of employing sameFiled 1997·Granted Jul 11, 2000·293 cites·19 claims
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