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Mark A. Ritchart
Also filed as: RITCHART MARK · RITCHART MARK A
59 granted patents·17 pending applications·16,832 citations·filing 1982–2025
99Inventor score
Files withAVENU MEDICAL INC16ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC12DEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC5APPLIED MED RESOURCES4FOERSTER SETH A4
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76 records- 0198US5526822AMethod and apparatus for automated biopsy and collection of soft tissueBIOPSYS MEDICAL INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 18, 1996·1.8k cites·64 claims
- 0298US5456284AElastomeric valve assemblyAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 1993·Granted Oct 10, 1995·375 cites·17 claims
- 0398US4994069AVaso-occlusion coil and methodTARGET THERAPEUTICS INC·Filed 1988·Granted Feb 19, 1991·2.1k cites·25 claims
- 0497US7981050B2Methods and devices for automated biopsy and collection of soft tissueDEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 19, 2011·342 cites·10 claims
- 0597US5649547AMethods and devices for automated biopsy and collection of soft tissueBIOPSYS MEDICAL INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 22, 1997·909 cites·23 claims
- 0696US7918803B2Methods and devices for automated biopsy and collection of soft tissueDEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 5, 2011·115 cites·18 claims
- 0796US6428486B2Methods and devices for automated biopsy and collection of soft tissueETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 6, 2002·345 cites·4 claims
- 0896US6228055B1Devices for marking and defining particular locations in body tissueETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 1997·Granted May 8, 2001·656 cites·2 claims
- 0996US5775333AApparatus for automated biopsy and collection of soft tissueETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 7, 1998·758 cites·16 claims
- 1096US5308336ASeal protection mechanismAPPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES·Filed 1982·Granted May 3, 1994·489 cites·24 claims
- 1195US7625397B2Methods for defining and marking tissueETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 1, 2009·50 cites·12 claims
- 1295US7226424B2Methods and devices for automated biopsy and collection of soft tissueETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 5, 2007·299 cites·16 claims
- 1395US7090690B2Devices and methods for repairing soft tissueARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 15, 2006·527 cites·20 claims
- 1495US5928164AApparatus for automated biopsy and collection of soft tissueETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 27, 1999·683 cites·14 claims
- 1595US5769086AControl system and method for automated biopsy deviceBIOPSYS MEDICAL INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 23, 1998·1.1k cites·27 claims
- 1694US7794411B2Methods and devices for automated biopsy and collection of soft tissueDEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 14, 2010·81 cites·9 claims
- 1794US7229417B2Methods for marking a biopsy siteETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 12, 2007·297 cites·20 claims
- 1894US7044957B2Devices for defining and marking tissueETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 16, 2006·248 cites·15 claims
- 1994US6524317B1Method and apparatus for attaching connective tissues to bone using a knotless suture anchoring deviceOPUS MEDICAL INC·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 25, 2003·446 cites·24 claims
- 2093US6605096B1Percutaneous suturing apparatus and methodOPUS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 12, 2003·341 cites·19 claims
- 2193US5980469AMethod and apparatus for automated biopsy and collection of soft tissueETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 9, 1999·505 cites·17 claims
- 2293US5209737ALever actuated septum sealAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 1991·Granted May 11, 1993·535 cites·32 claims
- 2392US10751461B2Systems and methods for creating arteriovenous (AV) fistulasAVENU MEDICAL INC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 25, 2020·12 cites·15 claims
- 2492US9931164B2Intravascular arterial to venous anastomosis and tissue welding catheterAVENU MEDICAL INC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 3, 2018·12 cites·21 claims
- 2592US5385553ATrocar with floating septum sealAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 1993·Granted Jan 31, 1995·625 cites·25 claims
- 2691US10231771B2Intravascular arterial to venous anastomosis and tissue welding catheterAVENU MEDICAL INC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 19, 2019·12 cites·9 claims
- 2791US5902310AApparatus and method for marking tissueETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 1997·Granted May 11, 1999·546 cites·45 claims
- 2890US9452015B2Intravascular arterial to venous anastomosis and tissue welding catheterKELLERMAN BRAD M·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 27, 2016·42 cites·22 claims
- 2990US9445868B2Systems and methods for creating arteriovenous (AV) fistulasHULL JEFFREY E·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 20, 2016·36 cites·31 claims
- 3090US5810806AMethods and devices for collection of soft tissueETHICON ENDO SURGERY·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 22, 1998·535 cites·40 claims
- 3189US9439728B2Systems for creating arteriovenous (AV) fistulasHULL JEFFREY E·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 13, 2016·27 cites·17 claims
- 3289US7247164B1Methods for attaching connective tissues to bone using a multi-component bone anchorARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 24, 2007·179 cites·18 claims
- 3389US6017316AVacuum control system and method for automated biopsy deviceBIOPSYS MEDICAL·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 25, 2000·562 cites·23 claims
- 3486US8109966B2Methods for attaching connective tissues to bone using a multi-component anchorRITCHART MARK A·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 7, 2012·30 cites·17 claims
- 3586US5599347ASurgical trocar with cutoff circuitAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 4, 1997·329 cites·41 claims
- 3685US9474562B2Intravascular arterial to venous anastomosis and tissue welding catheterKELLERMAN BRAD M·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 25, 2016·17 cites·22 claims
- 3784US12178435B2Systems and methods for catheter feedback and control for AV fistula creationAVENU MEDICAL INC·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 31, 2024·0 cites·10 claims
- 3884US7887476B2Helical brachytherapy apparatus and methods of using sameCIANNA MEDICAL INC·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 15, 2011·35 cites·22 claims
- 3984US5913857AMethods and devices for collection of soft tissueETHICON END0 SURGERY INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 22, 1999·427 cites·20 claims
- 4084US2025072897A1Systems and Methods for Catheter Feedback and Control for AV Fistula CreationAVENU MEDICAL INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4183US8591435B2Methods and devices for biopsy and collection of soft tissueRITCHART MARK A·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 26, 2013·9 cites·15 claims
- 4281US2023302214A1Systems and methods for creating arteriovenous (av) fistulasAVENU MEDICAL INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4379US9216069B2Methods for defining and marking tissueFOERSTER SETH A·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 22, 2015·10 cites·6 claims
- 4479US8790276B2Methods and devices for biopsy and collection of soft tissueDevicor Medical Products·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 29, 2014·6 cites·24 claims
- 4577US7862496B2Brachytherapy apparatus and methods for using themCIANNA MEDICAL INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 4, 2011·15 cites·59 claims
- 4677US2024099760A1Systems and Methods for Percutaneous Access and Formation of Arteriovenous FistulasAVENU MEDICAL INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4775US2025312083A1Systems and Methods for Percutaneous Access, Formation, and Maintenance of Arteriovenous FistulasAVENU MEDICAL INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4874US6280398B1Methods and devices for collection of soft tissueETHICON ENDO SURGERY·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 28, 2001·170 cites·19 claims
- 4973US2023128102A1Systems and Methods for Percutaneous Access, Formation, and Maintenance of Arteriovenous FistulasAVENU MEDICAL INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 5072US11130004B2Brachytherapy apparatus and methods for using themCIANNA MEDICAL INC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 28, 2021·1 cites·17 claims
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