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George Nunez
Also filed as: NUNEZ GEORGE · NUNEZ GEORGE A
30 granted patents·4 pending applications·33,905 citations·filing 1992–2025
99Inventor score
Technology areasA61B
Files withEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES AG9SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC8BOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC7SYMBIOSIS CORP7HARTWICK DARRELL1
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34 records- 0199US8006889B2Method and device for full thickness resectioning of an organBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 30, 2011·1.7k cites·20 claims
- 0299US7896215B2Device for full thickness resectioning of an organBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 1, 2011·1.7k cites·12 claims
- 0399US6874669B2Integrated surgical staple retainer for a full thickness resectioning deviceBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 5, 2005·2k cites·20 claims
- 0499US6866178B2Integrated surgical staple retainer for a full thickness resectioning deviceBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 15, 2005·2k cites·7 claims
- 0599US6840423B2Integrated surgical staple retainer for a full thickness resectioning deviceSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 11, 2005·1.9k cites·4 claims
- 0699US6695198B2Integrated surgical staple retainer for a full thickness resectioning deviceSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 24, 2004·1.9k cites·8 claims
- 0799US6585144B2Integrated surgical staple retainer for a full thickness resectioning deviceSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 1, 2003·1.8k cites·7 claims
- 0899US6343731B1Method and device for full thickness resectioning of an organSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 5, 2002·2.2k cites·31 claims
- 0998US10624630B2Multiple-firing securing device and methods for using and manufacturing sameEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES AG·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 21, 2020·589 cites·18 claims
- 1098US7546939B2Method and device for full thickness resectioning of an organBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 16, 2009·1.7k cites·9 claims
- 1198US7059331B2Method and device for full thickness resectioning of an organBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 13, 2006·1.9k cites·1 claims
- 1298US6478210B2Method and device for full thickness resectioning of an organSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 12, 2002·1.9k cites·8 claims
- 1398US6241140B1Method and device for full-thickness resectioning of an organSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 5, 2001·1.9k cites·24 claims
- 1498US6179195B1Method and device for full thickness resectioning of an organSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 30, 2001·2k cites·31 claims
- 1598US6126058AMethod and device for full thickness resectioning of an organSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 3, 2000·2.3k cites·18 claims
- 1696US5359993AApparatus for counting the number of times a medical instrument has been usedSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Nov 1, 1994·1.4k cites·55 claims
- 1796US5313935AApparatus for counting the number of times a surgical instrument has been usedSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1993·Granted May 24, 1994·1.3k cites·19 claims
- 1895US8590764B2Circumferential full thickness resectioning deviceHARTWICK DARRELL·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 26, 2013·1.3k cites·14 claims
- 1992US11471150B2Multiple-firing suture fixation device and methods for using and manufacturing sameEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES AG·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 18, 2022·10 cites·20 claims
- 2092US8287561B2Balloon-type actuator for surgical applicationsNUNEZ GEORGE·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 16, 2012·1.5k cites·16 claims
- 2185US5507297AEndoscopic instruments having detachable proximal handle and distal portionsSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Apr 16, 1996·345 cites·53 claims
- 2283US10327759B2Multiple-firing suture fixation device and methods for using and manufacturing sameEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES AG·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 25, 2019·3 cites·19 claims
- 2383US10016193B2Multiple-firing crimp device and methods for using and manufacturing sameEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES AG·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 10, 2018·11 cites·20 claims
- 2482US10327758B2Multiple-firing suture fixation device and methods for using and manufacturing sameEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES AG·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 25, 2019·3 cites·20 claims
- 2580US11172924B2Multiple-firing suture fixation device and methods for using and manufacturing sameEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES AG·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 16, 2021·2 cites·22 claims
- 2680US5697949ASmall diameter endoscopic instrumentsSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 16, 1997·284 cites·20 claims
- 2778US2023064549A1Multiple-firing suture fixation device and methods for using and manufacturing sameEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES AG·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2878US2025261937A1Multiple-firing suture fixation device and methods for using and manufacturing sameEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES AG·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2974US12251097B2Multiple-firing suture fixation device and methods for using and manufacturing sameEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES AG·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 18, 2025·0 cites·22 claims
- 3074US5591202AEndoscopic instruments having low friction sheathSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 7, 1997·171 cites·15 claims
- 3150US2014054356A1Circumferential Full Thickness Resectioning DeviceBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 3247US5601599AFlexible surgical instruments incorporating a hollow lumen coil having areas of different preload tensionSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 11, 1997·40 cites·8 claims
- 3347US5452335ATemperature cycle counterSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Sep 19, 1995·42 cites·49 claims
- 3439US2003111507A1Balloon actuator for use in a resectioning deviceFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
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