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James E. Jervis
Also filed as: JERVIS JAMES · JERVIS JAMES E
97 granted patents·10 pending applications·24,334 citations·filing 1973–2013
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107 records- 0199US6450391B1Apparatus and method for surgical fasteningUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 17, 2002·1.8k cites·29 claims
- 0299US5190546AMedical devices incorporating SIM alloy elementsRAYCHEM CORP·Filed 1991·Granted Mar 2, 1993·1.3k cites·40 claims
- 0399US4665906AMedical devices incorporating sim alloy elementsRAYCHEM CORP·Filed 1986·Granted May 19, 1987·3k cites·12 claims
- 0498US6447523B1Method of manipulating matter in a mammalian bodyMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 10, 2002·1.3k cites·21 claims
- 0598US6306141B1Medical devices incorporating SIM alloy elementsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 23, 2001·907 cites·22 claims
- 0698US6228098B1Apparatus and method for surgical fasteningGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1998·Granted May 8, 2001·1.2k cites·16 claims
- 0798US5597378AMedical devices incorporating SIM alloy elementsRAYCHEM CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Jan 28, 1997·1.1k cites·40 claims
- 0898US5067957AMethod of inserting medical devices incorporating SIM alloy elementsRAYCHEM CORP·Filed 1988·Granted Nov 26, 1991·1k cites·41 claims
- 0996US6673083B1Method for blood vessel clip applicationGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 6, 2004·392 cites·10 claims
- 1096US6652538B2Apparatus and method for surgical fasteningGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 25, 2003·412 cites·22 claims
- 1196US5601572ADevice or apparatus for manipulating matter having a elastic ring clipRAYCHEM CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Feb 11, 1997·664 cites·6 claims
- 1296US5486183ADevice or apparatus for manipulating matterRAYCHEM CORP·Filed 1991·Granted Jan 23, 1996·635 cites·21 claims
- 1396US4198081AHeat recoverable metallic couplingRAYCHEM CORP·Filed 1977·Granted Apr 15, 1980·80 cites·8 claims
- 1496US4035007AHeat recoverable metallic couplingRAYCHEM CORP·Filed 1973·Granted Jul 12, 1977·75 cites·25 claims
- 1595US8091755B2Apparatus and method for surgical fasteningKAYAN HELMUT L·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 10, 2012·170 cites·16 claims
- 1695US7722626B2Method of manipulating matter in a mammalian bodyMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2005·Granted May 25, 2010·112 cites·20 claims
- 1795US4909756ASplice caseRAYCHEM CORP·Filed 1988·Granted Mar 20, 1990·95 cites·13 claims
- 1895US4610738AEncapsulating a splice with a gel-filled caseRAYCHEM CORP·Filed 1985·Granted Sep 9, 1986·107 cites·13 claims
- 1994US6537289B1Blood vessel clip applicatorGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 25, 2003·308 cites·22 claims
- 2094US5540711AApparatus and method for developing an anatomic space for laparoscopic procedures with laparoscopic visualizationGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 30, 1996·570 cites·6 claims
- 2193US8137368B2Method for blood vessel clip applicationKAYAN HELMUT·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 20, 2012·91 cites·4 claims
- 2293US6986774B2Method of manipulating matter in a mammalian bodyMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 17, 2006·243 cites·1 claims
- 2393US5749879ADevice or apparatus for manipulating matterMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1993·Granted May 12, 1998·398 cites·16 claims
- 2493US5632746ADevice or apparatus for manipulating matterMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1992·Granted May 27, 1997·409 cites·47 claims
- 2592US6024736ALaparascopic access port for surgical instruments or the handGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 15, 2000·436 cites·18 claims
- 2692US6004330ADevice or apparatus for manipulating matterMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 21, 1999·357 cites·21 claims
- 2792US5653705ALaparoscopic access port for surgical instruments or the handGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 5, 1997·450 cites·29 claims
- 2891US7875056B2Wedge operated retainer device and methodsANPA MEDICAL INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 25, 2011·84 cites·14 claims
- 2991US6840951B2Laparoscopic access port for surgical instruments or the handETHEICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 11, 2005·274 cites·1 claims
- 3091US6451025B1Prosthesis and method for deployment within a body lumenGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 17, 2002·324 cites·3 claims
- 3191US4859809ASplice caseRAYCHEM CORP·Filed 1988·Granted Aug 22, 1989·75 cites·11 claims
- 3290US6695854B1Blood vessel clip and applicatorGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 24, 2004·315 cites·17 claims
- 3390US5720754ADevice or apparatus for manipulating matterMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1995·Granted Feb 24, 1998·351 cites·17 claims
- 3489US6632234B2Apparatus and method for developing an anatomic space for laparoscopic procedures with laparoscopic visualizationGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 14, 2003·98 cites·17 claims
- 3588US8282665B2Apparatus and method for dissecting tissue layersKIETURAKIS MACIEJ J·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 9, 2012·39 cites·13 claims
- 3688US6319246B1Laparoscopic access port for surgical instruments or the handGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 20, 2001·316 cites·32 claims
- 3787US6866676B2Apparatus and method for dissecting tissue layersGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 15, 2005·123 cites·15 claims
- 3887US6264604B1Apparatus 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
- 3987US5904690ADevice or apparatus for manipulating matterMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1995·Granted May 18, 1999·424 cites·16 claims
- 4086US5820628ADevice or apparatus for manipulating matterMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 13, 1998·257 cites·8 claims
- 4185US6533805B1Prosthesis and method for deployment within a body lumenGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 18, 2003·204 cites·8 claims
- 4284US5755729AMagazine for loading a needle and a length of suture onto a surgical instrumentGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1995·Granted May 26, 1998·354 cites·18 claims
- 4384US5607443AExpansible tunneling apparatus for creating an anatomic working space with laparoscopic observationGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Mar 4, 1997·285 cites·26 claims
- 4483US5606149AClosure for high voltage cable connections having an insulating gel to form gel to gel interface with other insulating gelRAYCHEM CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 25, 1997·69 cites·52 claims
- 4583US5173573AHermaphroditic gel closureRAYCHEM CORP·Filed 1991·Granted Dec 22, 1992·58 cites·10 claims
- 4682US6468205B1Method and apparatus for combined dissection and retractionGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 22, 2002·195 cites·16 claims
- 4781US5772680AApparatus and method for developing an anatomic space for laparoscopic procedures with laparoscopic visualizationGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 30, 1998·194 cites·48 claims
- 4880US7001405B2Apparatus and method for developing an anatomic space for laparoscopic procedures with laparoscopic visualizationGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 21, 2006·65 cites·21 claims
- 4975US8409070B2Brachytherapy apparatus and method for use with minimally invasive surgeries of the lungCAROL MARK P·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 2, 2013·11 cites·11 claims
- 5075US5658306AMethod for making additional incisions in laparoscopic surgeryARCHIMEDES SURGICAL INC·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 19, 1997·176 cites·19 claims
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