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Hugh R. Sharkey
Also filed as: SHARKEY HUGH · SHARKEY HUGH R · SHARKEY HUGH ROBERT
141 granted patents·15 pending applications·31,995 citations·filing 1990–2022
99Inventor score
Files withVIDAMED INC39ORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC37AERENDIR MOBILE INC13SHARKEY HUGH R12CARDIOKINETIX INC9
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156 records- 0199US5366490AMedical probe device and methodVIDAMED INC·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 22, 1994·924 cites·17 claims
- 0298US6852091B2Medical probe device and methodMEDTRONIC VIDAMED INC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 8, 2005·339 cites·11 claims
- 0398US5531676AMedical probe device and methodVIDAMED INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jul 2, 1996·535 cites·38 claims
- 0498US5370675AMedical probe device and methodVIDAMED INC·Filed 1993·Granted Dec 6, 1994·1.5k cites·9 claims
- 0597US9590986B2Local user authentication with neuro and neuro-mechanical fingerprintsAERENDIR MOBILE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 7, 2017·30 cites·19 claims
- 0697US9577992B2Data encryption/decryption using neuro and neuro-mechanical fingerprintsAERENDIR MOBILE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 21, 2017·25 cites·10 claims
- 0797US5536267AMultiple electrode ablation apparatusZOMED INT INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jul 16, 1996·1.3k cites·32 claims
- 0896US7647123B2Method for treating intervertebral discsORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 12, 2010·121 cites·20 claims
- 0996US5599294AMicrowave probe device and methodVIDAMED INC·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 4, 1997·395 cites·9 claims
- 1096US5507743ACoiled RF electrode treatment apparatusZOMED INT INC·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 16, 1996·1k cites·41 claims
- 1195US6997941B2Method and apparatus for treating annular fissures in intervertebral discsORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 14, 2006·285 cites·50 claims
- 1295US6544260B1Method for treating tissue in arthroscopic environment using precooling and apparatus for sameORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 8, 2003·526 cites·38 claims
- 1395US6135999AConcave probe for arthroscopic surgeryORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 24, 2000·453 cites·4 claims
- 1495US6099514AMethod and apparatus for delivering or removing material from the interior of an intervertebral discORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 8, 2000·481 cites·29 claims
- 1595US5536240AMedical probe device and methodVIDAMED INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jul 16, 1996·510 cites·19 claims
- 1695US5385544ABPH ablation method and apparatusVIDAMED INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jan 31, 1995·772 cites·6 claims
- 1794US9836896B2Keyless access control with neuro and neuro-mechanical fingerprintsAERENDIR MOBILE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 5, 2017·10 cites·20 claims
- 1894US6095149AMethod for treating intervertebral disc degenerationORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 1, 2000·499 cites·28 claims
- 1994US5800378AMedical probe device and methodVIDAMED INC·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 1, 1998·471 cites·26 claims
- 2094US5769846AAblation apparatus for cardiac chambersEDWARDS STUART D·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 23, 1998·691 cites·36 claims
- 2194US5681308AAblation apparatus for cardiac chambersEDWARDS STUART D·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 28, 1997·670 cites·54 claims
- 2294US5484400ADual channel RF delivery systemVIDAMED INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 16, 1996·804 cites·9 claims
- 2394US5470308AMedical probe with biopsy styletVIDAMED INC·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 28, 1995·622 cites·23 claims
- 2494US5458597ADevice for treating cancer and non-malignant tumors and methodsZOMED INT INC·Filed 1993·Granted Oct 17, 1995·818 cites·19 claims
- 2594US5435805AMedical probe device with optical viewing capabilityVIDAMED INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jul 25, 1995·624 cites·15 claims
- 2694US5421819AMedical probe deviceVIDAMED INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jun 6, 1995·477 cites·13 claims
- 2793US7282061B2Method of treating intervertebral discORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 16, 2007·193 cites·153 claims
- 2893US7267683B2Method for treating intervertebral discsORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 11, 2007·191 cites·28 claims
- 2993US6852076B2Method for improving cardiac functionCARDIOKINETIX INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 8, 2005·297 cites·16 claims
- 3093US6547810B1Method for treating intervertebral discsORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 15, 2003·194 cites·17 claims
- 3193US6071280AMultiple electrode ablation apparatusRITA MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 6, 2000·388 cites·46 claims
- 3292US8216217B2Uterine therapy device and methodSHARKEY HUGH R·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 10, 2012·65 cites·9 claims
- 3392US7400930B2Method for treating intervertebral discsORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 15, 2008·169 cites·29 claims
- 3492US6290715B1Method for delivering energy adjacent the inner wall of an intervertebral discORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 18, 2001·327 cites·31 claims
- 3592US5588960ATransurethral needle delivery device with cystoscope and method for treatment of urinary incontinenceVIDAMED INC·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 31, 1996·619 cites·17 claims
- 3692US5554110AMedical ablation apparatusVIDAMED INC·Filed 1994·Granted Sep 10, 1996·369 cites·14 claims
- 3791US9853976B2Data encryption/decryption using neurological fingerprintsAERENDIR MOBILE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 26, 2017·7 cites·10 claims
- 3891US7387626B2Medical probe device and methodMEDTRONIC VIDAMED INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 17, 2008·139 cites·20 claims
- 3991US7069087B2Apparatus and method for accessing and performing a function within an intervertebral discORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 27, 2006·157 cites·48 claims
- 4091US6610054B1Medical probe device and methodVIDAMED INC·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 26, 2003·318 cites·8 claims
- 4191US6569159B1Cell necrosis apparatusRITA MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 27, 2003·320 cites·16 claims
- 4291US6258086B1Catheter for delivery of energy to a surgical siteORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 10, 2001·380 cites·20 claims
- 4391US5964727AMedical probe device and methodVIDAMED INC·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 12, 1999·178 cites·25 claims
- 4491US5549644ATransurethral needle ablation device with cystoscope and method for treatment of the prostateVIDAMED INC·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 27, 1996·390 cites·37 claims
- 4591US5486161AMedical probe device and methodZOMED INT INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jan 23, 1996·505 cites·3 claims
- 4691US5318588ARadially-expandable tubular elements for use in the construction of medical devicesDANFORTH BIOMEDICAL INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jun 7, 1994·291 cites·5 claims
- 4790US8226697B2Method for treating intervertebral discSHARKEY HUGH R·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 24, 2012·33 cites·25 claims
- 4890US8221403B2Uterine therapy device and methodSHARKEY HUGH R·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 17, 2012·41 cites·9 claims
- 4990US8187312B2Method for treating intervertebral discSHARKEY HUGH R·Filed 2007·Granted May 29, 2012·32 cites·25 claims
- 5090US8128619B2Method for treating intervertebral discsSHARKEY HUGH R·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 6, 2012·32 cites·25 claims
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