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Michelle Y. Monfort
Also filed as: MONFORT MICHELLE Y
49 granted patents·2 pending applications·9,213 citations·filing 1988–2010
99Inventor score
Files withGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC31FOGARTY THOMAS J6UNIV COLUMBIA6GEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS2GENRAL SURGICAL INNOVATIONS IN1
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51 records- 0199US6626901B1Electrothermal instrument for sealing and joining or cutting tissueUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 30, 2003·776 cites·104 claims
- 0298US6860880B2Electrothermal instrument for sealing and joining or cutting tissueUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 1, 2005·776 cites·70 claims
- 0397US6908463B2Electrothermal device for coagulating, sealing and cutting tissue during surgeryUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 21, 2005·531 cites·10 claims
- 0497US5836961AApparatus and method for developing an anatomic space for laparoscopic hernia repair and patch for use therewithGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 17, 1998·313 cites·16 claims
- 0596US5496345AExpansible tunneling apparatus for creating an anatomic working spaceGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Mar 5, 1996·296 cites·20 claims
- 0695US5562685ASurgical instrument for placing suture or fastenersGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 8, 1996·515 cites·14 claims
- 0794US7588566B2Electrothermal instrument for sealing and joining or cutting tissueUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 15, 2009·94 cites·6 claims
- 0894US7211080B2Electrothermal instrument for sealing and joining or cutting tissueUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 2006·Granted May 1, 2007·84 cites·88 claims
- 0994US6527787B1Methods and devices for blood vessel harvestingGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 4, 2003·222 cites·7 claims
- 1094US5634937ASkin seal with inflatable membraneGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 3, 1997·529 cites·18 claims
- 1192US6916331B2Skin seal with inflatable membraneGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 12, 2005·208 cites·15 claims
- 1292US6840946B2Methods and devices for blood vessel harvestingGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 11, 2005·162 cites·4 claims
- 1392US5601581AMethods and devices for blood vessel harvestingGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Feb 11, 1997·345 cites·24 claims
- 1491US5730748AMethods and devices for blood vessel harvestingGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 24, 1998·304 cites·5 claims
- 1590US6695856B2Apparatus and methods for developing an anatomic space for laparoscopic hernia repair and patch for use therewithGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 24, 2004·131 cites·14 claims
- 1689US7077852B2Methods and devices for blood vessel harvestingGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 18, 2006·131 cites·18 claims
- 1789US4890611AEndarterectomy apparatus and methodFOGARTY THOMAS J·Filed 1988·Granted Jan 2, 1990·283 cites·3 claims
- 1888US6368337B1Apparatus and method for developing an anatomic space for laparoscopic hernia repair and patch for use therewithGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 9, 2002·145 cites·18 claims
- 1987US6679900B2Apparatus and methods for developing an anatomic space for laparoscopic hernia repair and patch for use therewithGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 20, 2004·97 cites·25 claims
- 2087US6264604B1Apparatus 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
- 2187US5338313AAdjustable valve having a radially compressible sealing bodyTHOMAS J FOGARTY M D·Filed 1992·Granted Aug 16, 1994·214 cites·28 claims
- 2286US6565590B2Apparatus and methods for developing an anatomic spaceGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 20, 2003·91 cites·13 claims
- 2386US6468292B1Skin seal with inflatable membraneGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 22, 2002·231 cites·25 claims
- 2486US6068639AMethods and devices for blood vessel harvestingGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 30, 2000·189 cites·5 claims
- 2586US5899913AMethods and devices for blood vessel harvestingGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1998·Granted May 4, 1999·198 cites·11 claims
- 2686US5514109AAdjustable valve having a radially compressible sealing bodyFOGARTY THOMAS J·Filed 1994·Granted May 7, 1996·197 cites·19 claims
- 2785US5853417AMethods and devices for blood vessel harvestingGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 29, 1998·178 cites·5 claims
- 2885US5702416AApparatus for developing an anatomic space for laparoscopic hernia repair and patch for use therewithGENRAL SURGICAL INNOVATIONS IN·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 30, 1997·134 cites·12 claims
- 2984US5607443AExpansible tunneling apparatus for creating an anatomic working space with laparoscopic observationGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Mar 4, 1997·285 cites·26 claims
- 3084US5527326AVessel deposit shearing apparatusFOGARTY THOMAS J·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 18, 1996·283 cites·15 claims
- 3183US5964781ASkin seal with inflatable membraneGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 12, 1999·307 cites·14 claims
- 3282US7297153B2Apparatus and method for developing an anatomic space for laparoscopic hernia repair and patch for use therewithGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 20, 2007·12 cites·16 claims
- 3382US7214236B2Apparatus and methods for developing an anatomic space for laparoscopic hernia repair and patch for use therewithGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 8, 2007·56 cites·17 claims
- 3482US5709692ASurgical instrument for placing suture or fastenersGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 20, 1998·195 cites·14 claims
- 3576US5556387AMethod of manufacturing an adjustable valve for surgical applicationsFOGARTY THOMAS J·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 17, 1996·122 cites·7 claims
- 3674US7744626B2Skin seal with inflatable membraneGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 29, 2010·7 cites·20 claims
- 3774US6755845B2Apparatus and method for developing an anatomic space for laparoscopic hernia repair and patch for use therewithGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 29, 2004·31 cites·13 claims
- 3873US6514272B1Apparatus and method for developing an anatomic space for laparoscopic hernia repair and patch for use therewithGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 4, 2003·65 cites·19 claims
- 3969US6758853B2Apparatus and methods for developing an anatomic space for laparoscopic hernia repair and patch for use therewithGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 6, 2004·20 cites·5 claims
- 4068US7588584B2Methods and devices for blood vessel harvestingGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 15, 2009·19 cites·21 claims
- 4167US8292919B2Skin seal with inflatable membraneMOLLENAUER KENNETH H·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 23, 2012·2 cites·5 claims
- 4267US5630822ALaparoscopic tissue removal deviceGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1995·Granted May 20, 1997·143 cites·14 claims
- 4366US6451035B1Methods and devices for blood vessel harvestingGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 17, 2002·17 cites·5 claims
- 4465US8187296B2Apparatus and method for developing an anatomic space for laparoscopic hernia repair and patch for use therewithKIETURAKIS MACIEJ J·Filed 2007·Granted May 29, 2012·1 cites·10 claims
- 4564US8016820B2Electrothermal instrument for sealing and joining or cutting tissueUNIV COLUMBIA·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 13, 2011·1 cites·18 claims
- 4660US8133248B2Methods and devices for blood vessel harvestingFOGARTY THOMAS J·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 13, 2012·0 cites·13 claims
- 4755US6953467B2Apparatus and method for developing an anatomic space for laparoscopic hernia repair and patch for use therewithGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 11, 2005·4 cites·5 claims
- 4851US7473262B2Methods and devices for blood vessel harvestingGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 6, 2009·4 cites·14 claims
- 4945US2003195498A1Electrothermal instrument for sealing and joining or cutting tissueFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 5044US2003014076A1Skin seal with inflatable membraneFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
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