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Francis Vijay
Also filed as: VIJAY FRANCIS
11 granted patents·1 pending application·777 citations·filing 1997–2019
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12 records- 0194US7682374B2Knotless suture lock and bone anchor implant methodARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 23, 2010·209 cites·19 claims
- 0292US8317829B2Method and apparatus for attaching connective tissues to bone using a knotless suture anchoring deviceFOERSTER SETH·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 27, 2012·72 cites·26 claims
- 0392US8133258B2Method and apparatus for attaching connective tissues to bone using a knotless suture anchoring deviceFOERSTER SETH·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 13, 2012·121 cites·9 claims
- 0487US7615061B2Bone anchor suture-loading system, method and apparatusARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 10, 2009·53 cites·19 claims
- 0587US6017493AVacuum-assisted venous drainage reservoir for CPB systemsBAXTER INT·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 25, 2000·243 cites·18 claims
- 0683US8657854B2Knotless suture anchoring device having deforming section to accommodate sutures of various diametersFOERSTER SETH A·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 25, 2014·23 cites·61 claims
- 0782US10492775B2Multi-suture knotless anchor for attaching tissue to bone and related methodARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 3, 2019·3 cites·18 claims
- 0880US11751863B2Multi-suture knotless anchor for attaching tissue to bone and related methodARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 12, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
- 0970US9357993B2Knotless suture anchoring device having deforming section to accommodate sutures of various diametersARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 7, 2016·3 cites·20 claims
- 1061US9855028B2Multi-suture knotless anchor for attaching tissue to bone and related methodVIJAY FRANCIS·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 2, 2018·2 cites·18 claims
- 1148US2005277986A1Knotless suture lock apparatus and method for securing tissueARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 1247US6537495B1Vacuum-assisted venous drainage system with rigid housing and flexible reservoirEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES LLC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 25, 2003·46 cites·5 claims
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