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Phillip J. Berman
Also filed as: BERMAN PHILLIP · BERMAN PHILLIP J · BERMAN PHILLIP M
46 granted patents·12 pending applications·2,192 citations·filing 1994–2024
99Inventor score
Files withMEDTRONIC XOMED INC25LINVATEC CORP10GEPHART MATTHEW P5PIONEER SURGICAL TECH INC5EASTMAN KODAK CO3
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58 records- 0198US5669921AEndoscopic shaver blade window positioning systemLINVATEC CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 23, 1997·161 cites·8 claims
- 0297US5733298AEndoscopic shaver blade window positioning systemLINVATEC CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 31, 1998·121 cites·8 claims
- 0395US9730738B2Minimally invasive surgical systemPIONEER SURGICAL TECH INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 15, 2017·25 cites·56 claims
- 0495US8641719B2Minimally invasive surgical systemGEPHART MATTHEW P·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 4, 2014·121 cites·33 claims
- 0593US9033988B2Minimally invasive surgical systemPIONEER SURGICAL TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted May 19, 2015·44 cites·28 claims
- 0691US10166013B2Flexible member for angled systemMEDTRONIC XOMED INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 1, 2019·14 cites·20 claims
- 0791US8551141B2Minimally invasive surgical systemGEPHART MATTHEW P·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 8, 2013·65 cites·19 claims
- 0890US6419684B1End-cutting shaver blade for axial resectionLINVATEC CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 16, 2002·264 cites·4 claims
- 0989US6509915B2Systems and methods for direct image manipulationEASTMAN KODAK CO·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 21, 2003·53 cites·1 claims
- 1087US11819201B2Flexible member for angled systemMEDTRONIC XOMED INC·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 21, 2023·1 cites·18 claims
- 1187US11116553B2Minimally invasive surgical systemPIONEER SURGICAL TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 14, 2021·4 cites·34 claims
- 1287US10022144B2Surgical cutting instrumentMEDTRONIC XOMED INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 17, 2018·7 cites·8 claims
- 1387US8262570B2Retraction apparatus and method of useWHITE JOHN·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 11, 2012·52 cites·21 claims
- 1486US8506601B2Low profile dual locking fixation system and offset anchor memberGEPHART MATTHEW P·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 13, 2013·36 cites·4 claims
- 1585US10194959B2Minimally invasive surgical systemPIONEER SURGICAL TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 5, 2019·3 cites·15 claims
- 1685US7985179B2Retraction apparatus and method of usePIONEER SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 26, 2011·35 cites·21 claims
- 1783US12426863B2Flexible member for angled systemMEDTRONIC XOMED INC·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 30, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 1883US6448956B1Systems and methods for direct image manipulationEASTMAN KODAK CO·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 10, 2002·101 cites·13 claims
- 1982US10881427B2Surgical cutting instrumentMEDTRONIC XOMED INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 5, 2021·3 cites·17 claims
- 2080US12465435B2System and method for navigating an instrumentMEDTRONIC XOMED INC·Filed 2024·Granted Nov 11, 2025·0 cites·3 claims
- 2179US11071532B2Flexible member for angled systemMEDTRONIC XOMED INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 27, 2021·2 cites·18 claims
- 2278US9636132B2Tumor debulkerMEDTRONIC-XOMED INC·Filed 2014·Granted May 2, 2017·9 cites·16 claims
- 2378US8956285B2Retraction apparatus and method of useGEPHART MATTHEW P·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 17, 2015·15 cites·17 claims
- 2478US5492527AArthroscopic shaver with rotatable collet and slide aspiration control valveLINVATEC CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 20, 1996·159 cites·13 claims
- 2577US11389184B2System and method for connecting an instrumentMEDTRONIC XOMED INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 19, 2022·2 cites·23 claims
- 2677US9737322B2Method for resection of tumors and tissuesMEDTRONIC-XOMED INC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 22, 2017·9 cites·18 claims
- 2777US8920364B2Biomaterial delivery deviceMEDTRONIC XOMED INC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 30, 2014·6 cites·27 claims
- 2877US2025032143A1Apparatus and Method of Connection of Attachments to a HolderMEDTRONIC XOMED INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2976US12232782B2Minimally invasive surgical systemXTANT MEDICAL HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 25, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 3074US5779697AArthroscopic cannula with fluid sealsLINVATEC CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 14, 1998·214 cites·20 claims
- 3173US6523116B1Secure personal information card database systemEASTMAN KODAK CO·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 18, 2003·81 cites·15 claims
- 3272US11974820B2System and method for navigating an instrumentMEDTRONIC XOMED INC·Filed 2022·Granted May 7, 2024·0 cites·19 claims
- 3372US8986351B2Occipital plate for spinal fusionGEPHART MATTHEW P·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 24, 2015·5 cites·11 claims
- 3471US6196967B1Arthroscopic component joining systemLINVATEC CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 6, 2001·172 cites·11 claims
- 3570US12114883B2Apparatus and method of connection of attachments to a holderMEDTRONIC XOMED INC·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 15, 2024·0 cites·14 claims
- 3668US11717316B2Surgical cutting instrumentMEDTRONIC XOMED INC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 8, 2023·0 cites·22 claims
- 3767US5810858AEndoscopic shaver blade window positioning systemLINVATEC CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 22, 1998·109 cites·5 claims
- 3866US9486248B2Occipital plate for spinal fusionPIONEER SURGICAL TECH INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 8, 2016·1 cites·18 claims
- 3966USD708738SBiomaterial delivery deviceMEDTRONIC XOMED INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 8, 2014·14 cites·1 claims
- 4066US6217598B1End-cutting shaver bladeLINVATEC CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 17, 2001·133 cites·9 claims
- 4162US8845578B2Biomaterial delivery deviceMEDTRONIC XOMED INC·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 30, 2014·2 cites·23 claims
- 4260US12465387B2Microdebrider with improved cutting and reduced cloggingMEDTRONIC XOMED LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 11, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4360USD708737SBiomaterial dispensing deviceMEDTRONIC XOMED INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 8, 2014·11 cites·1 claims
- 4459US11241286B2System and method for navigating an instrumentMEDTRONIC XOMED INC·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 8, 2022·0 cites·19 claims
- 4559US10314647B2Electrosurgical cutting instrumentMEDTRONIC ADVANCED ENERGY LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 11, 2019·1 cites·19 claims
- 4659US5779662ALaparoscopic tissue resection systemLINVATEC CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 14, 1998·91 cites·6 claims
- 4758US2019254695A1Tumor margin deviceMEDTRONIC XOMED INC·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 4855US2002052851A1System for creating a secure, on-line exchange of medical imagesFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 4954US2002032593A1Method and system for determining cat scan availabilityFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 5053US2017304077A1Delivery device for graft materialMEDTRONIC-XOMED INC·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
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