Inventor · disambiguated record
Gerald I. Brecher
Also filed as: BRECHER GERALD I
36 granted patents·5 pending applications·7,054 citations·filing 1994–2025
98Inventor score
Files withENDOEVOLUTION LLC24INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS7SUTURTEK INC4BRECHER GERALD I3MEADE JOHN C2
Top patents by PatentIndex Score
41 records- 0198US6923819B2Apparatus and method for surgical suturing with thread managementSUTURTEK INC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 2, 2005·1.3k cites·62 claims
- 0297US8469973B2Apparatus and method for sternotomy closureMEADE JOHN C·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 25, 2013·1.7k cites·25 claims
- 0397US5437681ASuturing instrument with thread managementSUTURTEK INC·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 1, 1995·1.9k cites·29 claims
- 0496US5540705ASuturing instrument with thread managementSUTURTEK INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 30, 1996·1.5k cites·13 claims
- 0595US12150645B2Systems and methods for tissue closureINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 26, 2024·3 cites·18 claims
- 0695US8066737B2Needle for suturing instrumentMEADE JOHN C·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 29, 2011·106 cites·20 claims
- 0795US7993354B1Devices and methods for minimally invasive suturingENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 9, 2011·219 cites·17 claims
- 0894US9445807B2Needle for suturing instrumentBRECHER GERALD I·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 20, 2016·57 cites·23 claims
- 0994US8623048B2Suturing instrumentBRECHER GERALD I·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 7, 2014·74 cites·18 claims
- 1094US7976555B2Apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturingENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 12, 2011·106 cites·11 claims
- 1193US9737296B1Devices and methods for surgical suturingENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 22, 2017·8 cites·18 claims
- 1293US9730688B1Devices and methods for surgical suturingENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 15, 2017·8 cites·15 claims
- 1393US9649107B2Needle for suturing instrumentENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2016·Granted May 16, 2017·8 cites·29 claims
- 1492US11986179B2Devices and methods for minimally invasive suturingINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2020·Granted May 21, 2024·2 cites·14 claims
- 1592US9693770B2Devices and methods for surgical suturingENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 4, 2017·7 cites·20 claims
- 1691US9743925B2Devices and methods for surgical suturingENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 29, 2017·6 cites·21 claims
- 1791US9675339B2Devices and methods for minimally invasive suturingENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 13, 2017·9 cites·15 claims
- 1890US9717493B1Devices and methods for surgical suturingENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 1, 2017·5 cites·32 claims
- 1989US9743923B2Devices and methods for surgical suturingENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 29, 2017·4 cites·11 claims
- 2089US9717495B1Devices and methods for surgical suturingENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 1, 2017·4 cites·20 claims
- 2188US9943307B2Devices and methods for surgical suturingENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 17, 2018·3 cites·10 claims
- 2287US9986997B2Apparatus and method for tissue closureENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 5, 2018·5 cites·16 claims
- 2386US10383622B2Apparatus and method for tissue closureENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 20, 2019·4 cites·14 claims
- 2486US10307155B2Apparatus and method for tissue closureENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 4, 2019·4 cites·17 claims
- 2586US9962151B2Devices and methods for minimally invasive suturingENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2017·Granted May 8, 2018·4 cites·6 claims
- 2685US10045774B2Devices and methods for surgical fasteningENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 14, 2018·2 cites·14 claims
- 2785US9962152B2Devices and methods for surgical suturingENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2017·Granted May 8, 2018·2 cites·17 claims
- 2885US9943308B2Devices and methods for surgical suturingENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 17, 2018·2 cites·9 claims
- 2985US9936945B2Devices and methods for surgical suturingENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 10, 2018·2 cites·19 claims
- 3084US2024050086A1Devices and methods for minimally invasive suturingINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3183US9962156B2Suturing needleENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2016·Granted May 8, 2018·4 cites·11 claims
- 3282US10881392B2Devices and methods for minimally invasive suturingINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 5, 2021·2 cites·15 claims
- 3382US10792032B2Methods of surgical fasteningINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 6, 2020·1 cites·16 claims
- 3482US10792031B2Devices and methods for minimally invasive suturingINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 6, 2020·2 cites·12 claims
- 3582US10098630B2Apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturingENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 16, 2018·3 cites·20 claims
- 3681US11033262B2Apparatus and method for tissue closureINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 15, 2021·2 cites·18 claims
- 3779US9775600B2Devices and methods for minimally invasive suturingBRECHER GERALD I·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 3, 2017·7 cites·21 claims
- 3864US2017086820A1Devices and methods for surgical suturingENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 3964US2017086821A1Devices and methods for surgical suturingENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 4055US2025288324A1Systems and Methods for Treating Stress Urinary IncontinenceBRIGHAM & WOMENS HOSPITAL INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4152US2005216038A1Apparatus for surgical suturing with thread managementSUTURTEK INC·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
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