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John C. Meade
Also filed as: MEADE JOHN · MEADE JOHN C
123 granted patents·21 pending applications·19,605 citations·filing 1986–2025
99Inventor score
Files withENDOEVOLUTION LLC42GI DYNAMICS INC25INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS15MEADE JOHN C12LEVINE ANDY H6
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144 records- 0199US8303669B2Methods and apparatus for anchoring within the gastrointestinal tractMEADE JOHN C·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 6, 2012·64 cites·20 claims
- 0299US7981163B2Intestinal sleeveGI DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 19, 2011·93 cites·46 claims
- 0399US7815589B2Methods and apparatus for anchoring within the gastrointestinal tractGI DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 19, 2010·194 cites·28 claims
- 0499US7682330B2Intestinal sleeveGI DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 23, 2010·129 cites·52 claims
- 0599US7476256B2Intestinal sleeveGI DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 13, 2009·225 cites·33 claims
- 0698US9474523B2Apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturingENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 25, 2016·1.1k cites·28 claims
- 0798US8628583B2Methods and apparatus for anchoring within the gastrointestinal tractMEADE JOHN C·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 14, 2014·45 cites·19 claims
- 0898US8123764B2Apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturingMEADE JOHN C·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 28, 2012·450 cites·37 claims
- 0998US7608114B2Bariatric sleeveGI DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 27, 2009·204 cites·16 claims
- 1098US7025791B2Bariatric sleeveGI DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 11, 2006·683 cites·31 claims
- 1198US6923819B2Apparatus and method for surgical suturing with thread managementSUTURTEK INC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 2, 2005·1.3k cites·62 claims
- 1298US6306149B1Medical clip device with cyclical pusher mechanismMICROLINE INC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 23, 2001·1.8k cites·19 claims
- 1397US8834405B2Intestinal sleeveMEADE JOHN C·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 16, 2014·28 cites·27 claims
- 1497US8469973B2Apparatus and method for sternotomy closureMEADE JOHN C·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 25, 2013·1.7k cites·25 claims
- 1597US5647871AElectrosurgery with cooled electrodesMICROSURGE INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 15, 1997·1.2k cites·12 claims
- 1697US5437681ASuturing instrument with thread managementSUTURTEK INC·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 1, 1995·1.9k cites·29 claims
- 1796US7815591B2Atraumatic gastrointestinal anchorGI DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 19, 2010·108 cites·29 claims
- 1896US7766861B2Anti-obesity devicesGI DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 3, 2010·102 cites·20 claims
- 1996US7695446B2Methods of treatment using a bariatric sleeveGI DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 13, 2010·166 cites·19 claims
- 2096US7678068B2Atraumatic delivery devicesGI DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 16, 2010·127 cites·24 claims
- 2196US7074219B2Electrosurgery with cooled electrodesETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 11, 2006·456 cites·7 claims
- 2296US6206876B1Electrosurgery with cooled electrodesSEEDLING ENTPR LLC·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 27, 2001·709 cites·7 claims
- 2396US5540705ASuturing instrument with thread managementSUTURTEK INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 30, 1996·1.5k cites·13 claims
- 2495US12150645B2Systems and methods for tissue closureINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 26, 2024·3 cites·18 claims
- 2595US9663760B2Systems and methods for processing cellsAUXOCELL LABORATORIES INC·Filed 2015·Granted May 30, 2017·8 cites·23 claims
- 2695US9451948B2Apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturingENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 27, 2016·54 cites·22 claims
- 2795US9237944B2Intestinal sleeveGI DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 19, 2016·16 cites·27 claims
- 2895US9084669B2Methods and apparatus for anchoring within the gastrointestinal tractGI DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 21, 2015·17 cites·20 claims
- 2995US8137301B2Bariatric sleeveLEVINE ANDY H·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 20, 2012·77 cites·13 claims
- 3095US8066737B2Needle for suturing instrumentMEADE JOHN C·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 29, 2011·106 cites·20 claims
- 3195US7993354B1Devices and methods for minimally invasive suturingENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 9, 2011·219 cites·17 claims
- 3295US7235073B2Cooled electrosurgical forcepsETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 26, 2007·470 cites·20 claims
- 3395US7122058B2Anti-obesity devicesGI DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 17, 2006·250 cites·17 claims
- 3494US10603665B2Cell concentration devices and methods that include an insert defining a lumen and a cannula assemblyENDOCELLUTIONS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 31, 2020·17 cites·7 claims
- 3594US9962155B2Apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturingENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2017·Granted May 8, 2018·12 cites·18 claims
- 3694US9750596B2Bariatric sleeveGI DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 5, 2017·16 cites·17 claims
- 3794US9445807B2Needle for suturing instrumentBRECHER GERALD I·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 20, 2016·57 cites·23 claims
- 3894US8893995B2Systems and methods for processing cellsAUXOCELL LAB INC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 25, 2014·19 cites·21 claims
- 3994US8821519B2Apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturingMEADE JOHN C·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 2, 2014·44 cites·4 claims
- 4094US8623048B2Suturing instrumentBRECHER GERALD I·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 7, 2014·74 cites·18 claims
- 4194US7976555B2Apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturingENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 12, 2011·106 cites·11 claims
- 4294US7862572B2Apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturingENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 4, 2011·134 cites·16 claims
- 4394US7267694B2Bariatric sleeveGI DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 11, 2007·217 cites·50 claims
- 4493US9737296B1Devices and methods for surgical suturingENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 22, 2017·8 cites·18 claims
- 4593US9730688B1Devices and methods for surgical suturingENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 15, 2017·8 cites·15 claims
- 4693US9649107B2Needle for suturing instrumentENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2016·Granted May 16, 2017·8 cites·29 claims
- 4793US9597071B1Apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturingENDOEVOLUTION LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 21, 2017·10 cites·22 claims
- 4893US9585783B2Methods and apparatus for anchoring within the gastrointestinal tractGI DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 7, 2017·7 cites·6 claims
- 4993US8162871B2Bariatric sleeveLEVINE ANDY H·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 24, 2012·71 cites·18 claims
- 5093US6074389AElectrosurgery with cooled electrodesSEEDLING ENTERPRISES LLC·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 13, 2000·651 cites·7 claims
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