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George D. Hermann
Also filed as: HERMANN GEORGE D
139 granted patents·19 pending applications·17,043 citations·filing 1984–2025
99Inventor score
Files withGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC43FOGARTY THOMAS J16HOLOGIC INC13FOCAL THERAPEUTICS INC8BIOLUCENT LLC6
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158 records- 0199US6626901B1Electrothermal instrument for sealing and joining or cutting tissueUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 30, 2003·776 cites·104 claims
- 0298US6860880B2Electrothermal instrument for sealing and joining or cutting tissueUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 1, 2005·776 cites·70 claims
- 0398US5599305ALarge-diameter introducer sheath having hemostasis valve and removable steering mechanismCARDIOVASCULAR CONCEPTS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 4, 1997·523 cites·29 claims
- 0497US11944509B2Surgical implant for marking soft tissueHOLOGIC INC·Filed 2022·Granted Apr 2, 2024·3 cites·19 claims
- 0597US6908463B2Electrothermal device for coagulating, sealing and cutting tissue during surgeryUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 21, 2005·531 cites·10 claims
- 0696US6405733B1Device for accurately marking tissueFOGARTY THOMAS J·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 18, 2002·589 cites·23 claims
- 0795US9980809B2Implantable devices and techniques for oncoplastic surgeryFOCAL THERAPEUTICS INC·Filed 2017·Granted May 29, 2018·23 cites·17 claims
- 0895US9615915B2Implantable devices and techniques for oncoplastic surgeryFOCAL THERAPEUTICS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 11, 2017·30 cites·21 claims
- 0995US6461368B2Vascular clamps and surgical retractors with directional filaments for tissue engagementNOVARE SURGICAL SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 8, 2002·427 cites·5 claims
- 1094US7588566B2Electrothermal instrument for sealing and joining or cutting tissueUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 15, 2009·94 cites·6 claims
- 1194US7211080B2Electrothermal instrument for sealing and joining or cutting tissueUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 2006·Granted May 1, 2007·84 cites·88 claims
- 1294US6527787B1Methods and devices for blood vessel harvestingGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 4, 2003·222 cites·7 claims
- 1394US5843031ALarge-diameter introducer sheath having hemostasis valve and removable steering mechanismMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 1, 1998·288 cites·24 claims
- 1493US10500014B2Surgical implant for marking soft tissueFOCAL THERAPEUTICS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 10, 2019·14 cites·11 claims
- 1593US7033373B2Method and device for use in minimally invasive placement of space-occupying intragastric devicesSATIETY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 25, 2006·422 cites·3 claims
- 1693US4709698AHeatable dilation catheterFOGARTY THOMAS J·Filed 1986·Granted Dec 1, 1987·1k cites·18 claims
- 1792US6840946B2Methods and devices for blood vessel harvestingGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 11, 2005·162 cites·4 claims
- 1892US6024736ALaparascopic access port for surgical instruments or the handGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 15, 2000·436 cites·18 claims
- 1992US5871474AScrew-type skin seal with inflatable membraneGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 16, 1999·572 cites·19 claims
- 2092US5653705ALaparoscopic access port for surgical instruments or the handGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 5, 1997·450 cites·29 claims
- 2192US5601581AMethods and devices for blood vessel harvestingGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Feb 11, 1997·345 cites·24 claims
- 2292US4798193AProtective sheath instrument carrierFOGARTY THOMAS J·Filed 1987·Granted Jan 17, 1989·333 cites·15 claims
- 2391US6840951B2Laparoscopic access port for surgical instruments or the handETHEICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 11, 2005·274 cites·1 claims
- 2491US6752154B2Device for accurately marking tissueFOGARTY THOMAS J·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 22, 2004·266 cites·15 claims
- 2591US5997515AScrew-type skin seal with inflatable membraneGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 7, 1999·394 cites·44 claims
- 2691US5730748AMethods and devices for blood vessel harvestingGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 24, 1998·304 cites·5 claims
- 2790US10286114B2Device and method for targeted radiation therapyFOCAL THERAPEUTICS INC·Filed 2013·Granted May 14, 2019·13 cites·7 claims
- 2890US9199092B2Diagnostic or therapeutic procedure using implantable targetsFOCAL THERAPEUTICS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 1, 2015·29 cites·28 claims
- 2990US6564806B1Device for accurately marking tissueFOGARTY THOMAS J·Filed 2000·Granted May 20, 2003·226 cites·134 claims
- 3089US8500770B2Extraluminal balloon dissectionCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 6, 2013·25 cites·12 claims
- 3189US7077852B2Methods and devices for blood vessel harvestingGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 18, 2006·131 cites·18 claims
- 3289US6338725B1Large-diameter introducer sheath having hemostasis valve and removable steering mechanismMEDTRONIC AVE INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 15, 2002·202 cites·10 claims
- 3389US6238373B1Screw-type skin seal with inflatable membraneGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 29, 2001·354 cites·14 claims
- 3488US12357418B2Surgical implant for marking soft tissueHOLOGIC INC·Filed 2024·Granted Jul 15, 2025·0 cites·21 claims
- 3588US10413381B2Surgical implant for marking soft tissueFOCAL THERAPEUTICS INC·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 17, 2019·21 cites·14 claims
- 3688US9014787B2Bioabsorbable target for diagnostic or therapeutic procedureSTUBBS JAMES B·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 21, 2015·32 cites·16 claims
- 3788USRE44380EScrew-type skin seal with inflatable membraneDE LA TORRE ROGER A·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 16, 2013·41 cites·17 claims
- 3888US6319246B1Laparoscopic access port for surgical instruments or the handGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 20, 2001·316 cites·32 claims
- 3988US2025381009A1Surgical implant for marking soft tissueHOLOGIC INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4087US10524875B2Tissue localization device and method of use thereofFOCAL THERAPEUTICS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 7, 2020·5 cites·18 claims
- 4187US6264604B1Apparatus and method for developing an anatomic space for laparoscopic procedures with laparoscopic visualizationGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 24, 2001·249 cites·12 claims
- 4287US5634911AScrew-type skin seal with inflatable membraneGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 3, 1997·504 cites·30 claims
- 4387US5338313AAdjustable valve having a radially compressible sealing bodyTHOMAS J FOGARTY M D·Filed 1992·Granted Aug 16, 1994·214 cites·28 claims
- 4486US8986324B2Systems and methods for harvesting follicular unitsBODDULURI MOHAN·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 24, 2015·30 cites·30 claims
- 4586US7505555B2Pads for mammography and methods for making and using themBIOLUCENT LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 17, 2009·46 cites·46 claims
- 4686US6068639AMethods and devices for blood vessel harvestingGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 30, 2000·189 cites·5 claims
- 4786US5899913AMethods and devices for blood vessel harvestingGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1998·Granted May 4, 1999·198 cites·11 claims
- 4886US5876413AMethods and devices for blood vessel harvestingGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 2, 1999·191 cites·6 claims
- 4986US5514109AAdjustable valve having a radially compressible sealing bodyFOGARTY THOMAS J·Filed 1994·Granted May 7, 1996·197 cites·19 claims
- 5085US7753928B2Method and device for use in minimally invasive placement of intragastric devicesSATIETY INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 13, 2010·41 cites·8 claims
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