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Robert J. Laird
Also filed as: LAIRD ROBERT · LAIRD ROBERT J · LAIRD ROBERT JAMES
33 granted patents·7 pending applications·15,190 citations·filing 1995–2022
99Inventor score
Files withSURX INC7ARTEMIS MEDICAL INC6CILAG GMBH INT3ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC3SOLARANT MEDICAL INC3
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40 records- 0198US9375232B2Surgical cutting and sealing instrument with reduced firing forceETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 28, 2016·1.1k cites·8 claims
- 0298US9161803B2Motor driven electrosurgical device with mechanical and electrical feedbackYATES DAVID C·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 20, 2015·1.9k cites·1 claims
- 0398US9149324B2Surgical instrument comprising an articulatable end effectorHUANG ZHIFAN F·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 6, 2015·1.4k cites·12 claims
- 0498US8979843B2Electrosurgical cutting and sealing instrumentTIMM RICHARD W·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 17, 2015·1.3k cites·19 claims
- 0598US8834518B2Electrosurgical cutting and sealing instruments with cam-actuated jawsFALLER CRAIG N·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 16, 2014·1.2k cites·20 claims
- 0698US8696665B2Surgical cutting and sealing instrument with reduced firing forceHUNT JOHN V·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 15, 2014·1.7k cites·23 claims
- 0797US10441345B2Surgical generator for ultrasonic and electrosurgical devicesALDRIDGE JEFFREY L·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 15, 2019·1.2k cites·10 claims
- 0897US9808308B2Electrosurgical cutting and sealing instruments with cam-actuated jawsETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 7, 2017·256 cites·11 claims
- 0997US8623044B2Cable actuated end-effector for a surgical instrumentTIMM RICHARD W·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 7, 2014·365 cites·21 claims
- 1097US7846159B2Tissue separating and localizing catheter assemblyARTEMIS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 7, 2010·338 cites·11 claims
- 1196US11324527B2Ultrasonic and electrosurgical devicesCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2015·Granted May 10, 2022·45 cites·20 claims
- 1296US9801679B2Methods and devices for controlling motorized surgical devicesETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 31, 2017·569 cites·16 claims
- 1396US5891094ASystem for direct heating of fluid solution in a hollow body organ and methodsINNERDYNE MEDICAL INC·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 6, 1999·1.3k cites·49 claims
- 1493US6976492B2Noninvasive devices, methods, and systems for shrinking of tissuesSOLARANT MEDICAL INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 20, 2005·243 cites·24 claims
- 1593US6558381B2Noninvasive devices, methods, and systems for shrinking of tissuesSURX INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 6, 2003·236 cites·18 claims
- 1693US6216704B1Noninvasive devices, methods, and systems for shrinking of tissuesSURX INC·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 17, 2001·470 cites·9 claims
- 1790US5653692AMethod and system for direct heating of fluid solution in a hollow body organINNERDYNE MEDICAL INC·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 5, 1997·399 cites·50 claims
- 1889US8157137B1Personal eating trayLAIRD ROBERT·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 17, 2012·23 cites·16 claims
- 1988US6546934B1Noninvasive devices and methods for shrinking of tissuesSURX INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 15, 2003·141 cites·12 claims
- 2086US7004942B2Ribbed electrodes and methods for their useSOLARANT MEDICAL INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 28, 2006·143 cites·18 claims
- 2184US6276661B1Pressure actuated introducer valveMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 21, 2001·337 cites·22 claims
- 2283US7150712B2Target tissue localization assembly and methodBUEHLMANN ERIC L·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 19, 2006·133 cites·54 claims
- 2382US6533780B1Ribbed electrodes and methods for their useSURX INC·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 18, 2003·99 cites·15 claims
- 2481US10646271B2Methods and devices for controlling motorized surgical devicesETHICON LLC·Filed 2017·Granted May 12, 2020·3 cites·20 claims
- 2580US6629535B2Noninvasive devices, methods, and systems for shrinking of tissuesSURX INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 7, 2003·75 cites·19 claims
- 2675US6283987B1Ribbed electrodes and methods for their useSURX INC·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 4, 2001·152 cites·16 claims
- 2773US2022313297A1Ultrasonic and electrosurgical devicesCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2872US2022168005A1Ultrasonic and electrosurgical devicesCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 2962US9023031B2Noninvasive devices, methods, and systems for modifying tissuesINGLE FRANK W·Filed 2009·Granted May 5, 2015·2 cites·18 claims
- 3062US7534242B2Tissue separating catheter assembly and methodARTEMIS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2003·Granted May 19, 2009·18 cites·16 claims
- 3162US7351211B2Tissue localizing and separating assemblyARTEMIS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 1, 2008·2 cites·14 claims
- 3258US6994677B1Tissue localizing and separating assemblyARTEMIS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 7, 2006·16 cites·9 claims
- 3356US8469955B2Tissue separating catheter assembly and methodBUEHLMANN ERIC L·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 25, 2013·0 cites·15 claims
- 3455US7200913B2Method of an apparatus for assembling an aircraft wheel or brake component on an axle of an undercarriageBAE SYSTEMS PLC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 10, 2007·8 cites·24 claims
- 3554US9211130B2Tissue separating catheter assembly and methodARTEMIS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 15, 2015·0 cites·21 claims
- 3651US2010036370A1Electrosurgical instrument jaw structure with cutting tipMIREL AL·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 3751US2005288680A1Noninvasive devices, methods and systems for shrinking of tissuesSOLARANT MEDICAL INC·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 3843US2003204188A1Tissue separating and localizing catheter assemblyARTEMIS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 3941US2003083656A1Tissue separator assembly and methodFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 4040US2003178032A1Noninvasive devices, methods, and systems for shrinking of tissuesSURX INC·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
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