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Richard C. Fortier
Also filed as: FORTIER RICHARD · FORTIER RICHARD C
29 granted patents·6 pending applications·5,204 citations·filing 1979–2024
98Inventor score
Files withBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC4EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES AG4FORTIER RICHARD4CABOT CORP3CARPENTER JUDITH T3
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35 records- 0198US8105350B2Surgical instrumentLEE WOOJIN·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 31, 2012·1.5k cites·18 claims
- 0297US8968355B2Articulating surgical deviceMALKOWSKI JAROSLAW T·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 3, 2015·1.4k cites·22 claims
- 0396US8801752B2Articulating surgical deviceFORTIER RICHARD·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 12, 2014·1.6k cites·32 claims
- 0490US9339367B2Embolic deflection deviceCARPENTER JUDITH T·Filed 2010·Granted May 17, 2016·33 cites·24 claims
- 0585US12364588B2Embolic deflection deviceEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES AG·Filed 2024·Granted Jul 22, 2025·0 cites·9 claims
- 0685US9883880B2Articulating surgical deviceCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 6, 2018·6 cites·18 claims
- 0785US8709037B2Surgical instrumentLEE WOOJIN·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 29, 2014·22 cites·28 claims
- 0880US4325686AApparatus for densifying powders of sub-micron particle sizeCABOT CORP·Filed 1980·Granted Apr 20, 1982·24 cites·13 claims
- 0977US11992399B2Embolic deflection deviceEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES AG·Filed 2022·Granted May 28, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 1077US10426591B2Embolic deflection deviceEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES AG·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 1, 2019·2 cites·17 claims
- 1175USD507349SSheath for cervical optical probeMEDISPECTRA INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 12, 2005·21 cites·1 claims
- 1274US5944727AStent/graft catheter handleDATASCOPE INVESTMENT CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 31, 1999·144 cites·10 claims
- 1372US6632228B2System, method, and apparatus for accurately deploying particular medical appliances at a target siteSCIMED LIFE SYSTEM INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 14, 2003·48 cites·16 claims
- 1471US6544277B1Obturator assemblyNEOSURG TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 8, 2003·58 cites·32 claims
- 1569US7122040B2Suture placement apparatusHILL JOHN DONALD·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 17, 2006·64 cites·8 claims
- 1667US7625385B2Apparatus for accurately deploying particular medical appliances at a target siteBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 1, 2009·4 cites·15 claims
- 1767USD500134SSheath for cervical optical probeMEDISPECTRA INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 21, 2004·15 cites·1 claims
- 1863US2020046484A1Methods of embolic deflectionEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES AG·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 1962US4259181AStream splitter for spreading particulate materialCABOT CORP·Filed 1979·Granted Mar 31, 1981·15 cites·22 claims
- 2061US9474531B2Ligating band dispenser with transverse ridge profileFORTIER RICHARD·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 25, 2016·2 cites·11 claims
- 2159US5972009ALigating band with rounded edges and method of use of sameBOSTON SCIENT CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 26, 1999·84 cites·4 claims
- 2258US5634887APower massagerFiled 1995·Granted Jun 3, 1997·30 cites·24 claims
- 2357US8043306B2Methods for accurately deploying particular medical appliances at a target siteBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 25, 2011·0 cites·20 claims
- 2456US7063709B2Ligating band dispenser with transverse ridge profileBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 20, 2006·11 cites·21 claims
- 2556US4409171AMethod of densifying powdersCABOT CORP·Filed 1982·Granted Oct 11, 1983·14 cites·9 claims
- 2655US6106539ATrocar with removable, replaceable tipNEOSURG TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 22, 2000·76 cites·28 claims
- 2751US7060076B2System, method, and apparatus for accurately deploying particular medical appliances at a target siteBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 13, 2006·5 cites·13 claims
- 2850US2009287235A1Cutting Assembly For Use In A Laparoscopic Cutting InstrumentFORTIER RICHARD·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 2949US8747422B2Methods for accurately deploying particular medical appliances at a target siteFORTIER RICHARD·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 10, 2014·0 cites·18 claims
- 3048US5913865ADistal end for ligating band dispenserSCIMED LIFESYSTEMS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 22, 1999·49 cites·41 claims
- 3148US2012253324A1Surgical instrumentLEE WOOJIN·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 3239US2011021877A1Surgical port and frangible introducer assemblyTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 3338US2010179583A1Methods of deploying and retrieving an embolic diversion deviceCARPENTER JUDITH T·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 3437US2010324589A1Embolic deflection deviceCARPENTER JUDITH T·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 3532US6409737B1Ligating band with rounded edges and method of use of sameSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 25, 2002·10 cites·9 claims
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