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James Bates
Also filed as: BATES JAMES · BATES JAMES S · BATES JAMES STEWART
78 granted patents·16 pending applications·10,527 citations·filing 1989–2024
99Inventor score
Files withSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC17BOSTON SCIENT CORP15BECTON DICKINSON CO14BATES JAMES STEWART12BOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC6
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94 records- 0197US6527781B2Atraumatic medical retrieval deviceSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 4, 2003·80 cites·14 claims
- 0297US6174318B1Basket with one or more moveable legsSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 16, 2001·1.5k cites·9 claims
- 0393US9717860B2Needle changing apparatusBECTON DICKINSON CO·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 1, 2017·13 cites·6 claims
- 0493US6383196B1Surgical extractorSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 7, 2002·265 cites·8 claims
- 0593US6280451B1Releasable basketSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 28, 2001·242 cites·37 claims
- 0693US6099534AReleasable basketSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 8, 2000·479 cites·31 claims
- 0793US6096053AMedical retrieval basketSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 1, 2000·678 cites·11 claims
- 0893US5496330ASurgical extractor with closely angularly spaced individual filamentsBOSTON SCIENT CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Mar 5, 1996·507 cites·35 claims
- 0993US4958625ABiopsy needle instrumentBOSTON SCIENT CORP·Filed 1989·Granted Sep 25, 1990·445 cites·15 claims
- 1092US8034009B2Device and method for compressing woundsDATASCOPE INVESTMENT CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 11, 2011·64 cites·17 claims
- 1192US6348056B1Medical retrieval device with releasable retrieval basketSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 19, 2002·592 cites·12 claims
- 1292US6168603B1Surgical extractorBOSTON SCIENT CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 2, 2001·418 cites·32 claims
- 1392US5935139ASystem for immobilizing or manipulating an object in a tractBOSTON SCIENT CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 10, 1999·665 cites·20 claims
- 1491US7927295B2Device and method for compressing woundsDATASCOPE INVESTMENT CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 19, 2011·68 cites·17 claims
- 1591US5658296AMethod for making surgical retrieval basketsBOSTON SCIENT CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 19, 1997·596 cites·27 claims
- 1690US7678118B2Releasable basketBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 16, 2010·44 cites·58 claims
- 1790US6224612B1Atraumatic medical retrieval deviceSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 1, 2001·319 cites·6 claims
- 1889US7875038B2Releasable basket and method of making thereofSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 25, 2011·53 cites·11 claims
- 1989US6350266B1Hybrid stone retrieval deviceSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 26, 2002·219 cites·25 claims
- 2087US11935656B2Systems and methods for audio medical instrument patient measurementsADVINOW INC·Filed 2022·Granted Mar 19, 2024·2 cites·7 claims
- 2187US10861604B2Systems and methods for automated medical diagnosticsBATES JAMES STEWART·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 8, 2020·6 cites·15 claims
- 2286US7918860B2Surgical extractorBOSTON SCIENT CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 5, 2011·29 cites·23 claims
- 2385US9801788B2Drug vial safety deviceBECTON DICKINSON CO·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 31, 2017·15 cites·39 claims
- 2485US6872211B2Hybrid stone retrieval deviceSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 29, 2005·158 cites·47 claims
- 2585US6319262B1Calculus removalBOSTON SCIENT CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 20, 2001·272 cites·3 claims
- 2685US5368045ABiopsy needle instrumentBOSTON SCIENT CORP·Filed 1990·Granted Nov 29, 1994·345 cites·23 claims
- 2784US8876780B2Attachable needle changing device for medicament delivery deviceBRUEHWILER MICHEL·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 4, 2014·19 cites·18 claims
- 2884US6780193B2Surgical extractorBOSTON SCIENT CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 24, 2004·100 cites·14 claims
- 2984US5944728ASurgical retrieval basket with the ability to capture and release materialSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 31, 1999·335 cites·27 claims
- 3083US6520968B2Releasable basketSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 18, 2003·95 cites·28 claims
- 3182US9107988B2Circuitous band needle changing apparatusBRUEHWILER MICHEL·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 18, 2015·16 cites·25 claims
- 3282US6273861B1Pneumatically actuated tissue sampling deviceSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 14, 2001·312 cites·43 claims
- 3381US10898648B2Low dose prefilled drug delivery device and methodBECTON DICKINSON CO·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 26, 2021·3 cites·24 claims
- 3481US9427514B2Needle changing apparatusBRUEHWILER MICHEL·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 30, 2016·9 cites·28 claims
- 3580US7169154B1Releasable basket and method of making thereofSCIMEDLIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 30, 2007·100 cites·32 claims
- 3680US6942673B2Releasable basketBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 13, 2005·70 cites·25 claims
- 3779US6800080B1Medical retrieval deviceSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 5, 2004·212 cites·17 claims
- 3878US10350371B2Pen needle assemblyBECTON DICKINSON CO·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 16, 2019·9 cites·6 claims
- 3977US12412663B2Systems and methods for audio medical instrument patient measurementsADVINOW INC·Filed 2024·Granted Sep 9, 2025·0 cites·11 claims
- 4077US8080034B2Vascular hemostasis device and deployment apparatusBATES JAMES S·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 20, 2011·18 cites·48 claims
- 4177US5792145ASurgical retrieval basketsBOSTON SCIENT CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 11, 1998·216 cites·24 claims
- 4276US9381303B2Sterility barrier for pen needle and storage container thereforABHIJITSINH RAJ·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 5, 2016·14 cites·20 claims
- 4376US5261889AInjection therapy catheterBOSTON SCIENT CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Nov 16, 1993·203 cites·8 claims
- 4474US8827956B2Syringe housing to facilitate medication injectionBANIK ROBERT·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 9, 2014·10 cites·16 claims
- 4574US8732933B2Releasable basket and method of making thereofQUE LIKE·Filed 2010·Granted May 27, 2014·3 cites·9 claims
- 4673US8905970B2Dual chamber and gear pump assembly for a high pressure delivery systemBATES JAMES·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 9, 2014·13 cites·13 claims
- 4773US7018385B2Medical retrieval basket with legs shaped to enhance capture and reduce traumaSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 28, 2006·45 cites·37 claims
- 4872US11348688B2Systems and methods for audio medical instrument patient measurementsBATES JAMES STEWART·Filed 2018·Granted May 31, 2022·1 cites·10 claims
- 4972US11164679B2Systems and methods for intelligent patient interface exam stationBATES JAMES STEWART·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 2, 2021·1 cites·19 claims
- 5072US10010680B2Pen needle packagingBECTON DICKINSON CO·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 3, 2018·5 cites·3 claims
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