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Juergen A. Kortenbach
Also filed as: KORTENBACH JUERGEN · KORTENBACH JUERGEN A · KORTENBACH JUERGEN ANDREW · SATER GHALEB A
123 granted patents·22 pending applications·28,187 citations·filing 1991–2024
99Inventor score
Files withSYMBIOSIS CORP27ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC19BIOMET CV9BOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC9SIXTO JR ROBERT9
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145 records- 0199US7357806B2Clip ejector for endoscopic clip applierETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 15, 2008·1.5k cites·15 claims
- 0299US6843794B2Surgical clip applier having jaws adapted to guide and deform a clipETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 18, 2005·527 cites·24 claims
- 0399US6409727B1Multifilar flexible rotary shaft and medical instruments incorporating the sameSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 25, 2002·139 cites·18 claims
- 0498US8454628B2Surgical fastener aligning instrument particularly for transoral treatment of gastroesophageal reflux diseaseSMITH KEVIN W·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 4, 2013·1.6k cites·46 claims
- 0598US8211119B2Endoscopic surgical instrument having a rotational actuatorPALMER MATTHEW A·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 3, 2012·82 cites·9 claims
- 0698US6743240B2Flexible surgical device having a rotatable end effector assemblyETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 1, 2004·940 cites·16 claims
- 0798US6569085B2Methods and apparatus for delivering a medical instrument over an endoscope while the endoscope is in a body lumenSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2001·Granted May 27, 2003·1.7k cites·16 claims
- 0898US6086600AFlexible endoscopic surgical instrument for invagination and fundoplicationSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 11, 2000·2.4k cites·107 claims
- 0998US5624398AEndoscopic robotic surgical tools and methodsSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 29, 1997·1.9k cites·15 claims
- 1097US8241308B2Tissue fastening devices and processes that promote tissue adhesionKORTENBACH JUERGEN A·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 14, 2012·1.5k cites·36 claims
- 1197US8066721B2Surgical clip application assemblyKORTENBACH JUERGEN A·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 29, 2011·493 cites·32 claims
- 1297US6945979B2Surgical device having a handle adapted to impart tensile and compressive forces to elements at a distal end of the deviceETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 20, 2005·433 cites·29 claims
- 1397US6824548B2Flexible surgical clip applierETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 30, 2004·478 cites·35 claims
- 1497US5707392AHermaphroditic stamped forceps jaw for disposable endoscopic biopsy forceps and method of making the sameSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 13, 1998·1.7k cites·20 claims
- 1596US7942885B2Surgical clip applier having clip chamber with clip chainETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2006·Granted May 17, 2011·145 cites·13 claims
- 1696US7033378B2Surgical fastener, particularly for the endoluminal treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)ID LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 25, 2006·808 cites·6 claims
- 1796US6544194B1Proximal actuation handle for a biopsy forceps instrument having irrigation and aspiration capabilitiesSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 8, 2003·226 cites·28 claims
- 1895US8603147B2Bone plate with two different sizes of discrete drill guides connected to the plateBIOMET CV·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 10, 2013·80 cites·23 claims
- 1995US8568462B2Bone plate system with two different types of drill guidesSIXTO JR ROBERT·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 29, 2013·131 cites·14 claims
- 2095US7232445B2Apparatus for the endoluminal treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 19, 2007·375 cites·32 claims
- 2195US6716226B2Surgical clipINSCOPE DEV LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 6, 2004·388 cites·4 claims
- 2295US6454778B2Endoscopic suture systemsSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 24, 2002·320 cites·8 claims
- 2394US7223272B2Endoscopic clip applier with hermaphroditic jaws mounted on non-collinear axesETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 29, 2007·259 cites·10 claims
- 2494US7070602B2Method of applying surgical clips to tissueETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 4, 2006·235 cites·37 claims
- 2594US6808491B2Methods and apparatus for on-endoscope instruments having end effectors and combinations of on-endoscope and through-endoscope instrumentsSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 26, 2004·343 cites·15 claims
- 2694US6569105B1Rotatable and deflectable biopsy forcepsSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2000·Granted May 27, 2003·392 cites·18 claims
- 2794US6312437B1Flexible endoscopic surgical instrument for invagination and fundoplicationSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 6, 2001·290 cites·21 claims
- 2894US6296635B1Endoscopic robotic surgical tools and methodsSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 2, 2001·156 cites·62 claims
- 2993US8632574B2Reduced component bone plating systemKORTENBACH JUERGEN A·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 21, 2014·90 cites·20 claims
- 3093US8062314B2Methods for the endoluminal treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)SIXTO JR ROBERT·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 22, 2011·113 cites·22 claims
- 3193US8028608B2Torque-limiting fastener driverDEPUY PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 4, 2011·32 cites·5 claims
- 3293US7740634B2Method of bone plate shapingDEPUY PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 22, 2010·107 cites·16 claims
- 3393US6966919B2Instrument for applying a surgical fastener particularly for the transoral treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)ID LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 22, 2005·398 cites·43 claims
- 3493US6832990B2Biopsy instrument having aspiration capabilitiesSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 21, 2004·148 cites·19 claims
- 3593US5833656AEndoscopic robotic surgical tools and methodsSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 10, 1998·150 cites·19 claims
- 3693US5779701ABipolar endoscopic surgical scissor blades and instrument incorporating the sameSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 14, 1998·704 cites·43 claims
- 3792US10517659B2Bone fixation systems, devices, and methodsBIOMET MFG LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 31, 2019·4 cites·20 claims
- 3892US8021378B2Surgical clipETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 20, 2011·184 cites·21 claims
- 3992US7935126B2Bone plate shaping systemDEPUY PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2006·Granted May 3, 2011·77 cites·9 claims
- 4092US5569243ADouble acting endoscopic scissors with bipolar cautery capabilitySYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 29, 1996·514 cites·26 claims
- 4191US7276067B2Multifilar flexible rotary shaft and medical instruments incorporating the sameBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 2, 2007·21 cites·24 claims
- 4291US7077850B2Tissue fastening devices and related insertion tools and methodsSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 18, 2006·206 cites·30 claims
- 4390US7727248B2Surgical clipETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 1, 2010·253 cites·16 claims
- 4490US6585694B1Knob-controlled endoscopic needle deviceSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 1, 2003·173 cites·15 claims
- 4590US6096051AEndoscopic suture systemsSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 1, 2000·294 cites·10 claims
- 4689US8685068B2Disposable orthopedic surgery kit and componentsSIXTO ROBERT·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 1, 2014·36 cites·16 claims
- 4789US8241280B2Multifilar flexible rotary shaft and medical instruments incorporating the sameBALES THOMAS O·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 14, 2012·8 cites·6 claims
- 4889US7771433B2Bone fracture fixation plate shaping systemDEPUY PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 10, 2010·65 cites·22 claims
- 4988US6551328B2Surgical instrument for invagination and fundoplicationSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 22, 2003·156 cites·33 claims
- 5088US5814054AAutomatic needle-passer suturing instrumentSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 29, 1998·454 cites·22 claims
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