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Ronald G. Lax
Also filed as: LAX RONALD · LAX RONALD G
106 granted patents·19 pending applications·31,583 citations·filing 1982–2014
99Inventor score
Files withVIDAMED INC42RITA MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC13NEOMEND INC8APNEON INC7KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV7
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125 records- 0199US7367340B2Systems and methods for moving and/or restraining tissue in the upper respiratory systemAPNEON INC·Filed 2007·Granted May 6, 2008·143 cites·16 claims
- 0299US5843021ACell necrosis apparatusSOMNUS MEDICAL TECH INC·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 1, 1998·1.9k cites·83 claims
- 0399US5366490AMedical probe device and methodVIDAMED INC·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 22, 1994·924 cites·17 claims
- 0498US7360542B2Devices, systems, and methods to fixate tissue within the regions of body, such as the pharyngeal conduitAPNEON INC·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 22, 2008·263 cites·10 claims
- 0598US6852091B2Medical probe device and methodMEDTRONIC VIDAMED INC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 8, 2005·339 cites·11 claims
- 0698US5599346ARF treatment systemZOMED INT INC·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 4, 1997·626 cites·27 claims
- 0798US5531676AMedical probe device and methodVIDAMED INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jul 2, 1996·535 cites·38 claims
- 0898US5370675AMedical probe device and methodVIDAMED INC·Filed 1993·Granted Dec 6, 1994·1.5k cites·9 claims
- 0997US6955172B2Systems and methods for moving and/or restraining the tongue in the oral cavityAPNEON INC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 18, 2005·248 cites·10 claims
- 1097US5599345ARF treatment apparatusZOMED INT INC·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 4, 1997·1k cites·18 claims
- 1197US5536267AMultiple electrode ablation apparatusZOMED INT INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jul 16, 1996·1.3k cites·32 claims
- 1296US5599294AMicrowave probe device and methodVIDAMED INC·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 4, 1997·395 cites·9 claims
- 1396US5569242AMethod and apparatus for controlled contraction of soft tissueFiled 1995·Granted Oct 29, 1996·825 cites·15 claims
- 1496US5472441ADevice for treating cancer and non-malignant tumors and methodsZOMED INT INC·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 5, 1995·1k cites·9 claims
- 1595US5536240AMedical probe device and methodVIDAMED INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jul 16, 1996·510 cites·19 claims
- 1695US5458596AMethod and apparatus for controlled contraction of soft tissueDORSAL ORTHOPEDIC CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 17, 1995·1.1k cites·22 claims
- 1795US5385544ABPH ablation method and apparatusVIDAMED INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jan 31, 1995·772 cites·6 claims
- 1894US7648500B2Sphincter treatment apparatusMEDERI THERAPEUTICS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 19, 2010·99 cites·12 claims
- 1994US7188627B2Magnetic force devices, systems, and methods for resisting tissue collapse within the pharyngeal conduitAPNEON INC·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 13, 2007·216 cites·51 claims
- 2094US5800378AMedical probe device and methodVIDAMED INC·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 1, 1998·471 cites·26 claims
- 2194US5484400ADual channel RF delivery systemVIDAMED INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 16, 1996·804 cites·9 claims
- 2294US5470308AMedical probe with biopsy styletVIDAMED INC·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 28, 1995·622 cites·23 claims
- 2394US5458597ADevice for treating cancer and non-malignant tumors and methodsZOMED INT INC·Filed 1993·Granted Oct 17, 1995·818 cites·19 claims
- 2494US5435805AMedical probe device with optical viewing capabilityVIDAMED INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jul 25, 1995·624 cites·15 claims
- 2594US5421819AMedical probe deviceVIDAMED INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jun 6, 1995·477 cites·13 claims
- 2693US8152803B2Apparatus to detect and treat aberrant myoelectric activityEDWARDS STUART D·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 10, 2012·83 cites·1 claims
- 2793US7165551B2Apparatus to detect and treat aberrant myoelectric activityCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 23, 2007·274 cites·6 claims
- 2893US6071280AMultiple electrode ablation apparatusRITA MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 6, 2000·388 cites·46 claims
- 2992US7500484B2Magnetic force devices, systems, and methods for resisting tissue collapse within the pharyngeal conduitKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 10, 2009·57 cites·22 claims
- 3092US6562059B2Vascular sealing device with microwave antennaNEOMEND INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 13, 2003·181 cites·6 claims
- 3192US5672153AMedical probe device and methodVIDAMED INC·Filed 1994·Granted Sep 30, 1997·556 cites·59 claims
- 3292US5588960ATransurethral needle delivery device with cystoscope and method for treatment of urinary incontinenceVIDAMED INC·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 31, 1996·619 cites·17 claims
- 3392US5554110AMedical ablation apparatusVIDAMED INC·Filed 1994·Granted Sep 10, 1996·369 cites·14 claims
- 3491US7387626B2Medical probe device and methodMEDTRONIC VIDAMED INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 17, 2008·139 cites·20 claims
- 3591US7216648B2Systems and methods for moving and/or restraining tissue in the upper respiratory systemAPNEON INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 15, 2007·65 cites·37 claims
- 3691US6610054B1Medical probe device and methodVIDAMED INC·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 26, 2003·318 cites·8 claims
- 3791US6569159B1Cell necrosis apparatusRITA MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 27, 2003·320 cites·16 claims
- 3891US5964727AMedical probe device and methodVIDAMED INC·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 12, 1999·178 cites·25 claims
- 3991US5549644ATransurethral needle ablation device with cystoscope and method for treatment of the prostateVIDAMED INC·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 27, 1996·390 cites·37 claims
- 4091US5486161AMedical probe device and methodZOMED INT INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jan 23, 1996·505 cites·3 claims
- 4190US6325798B1Vacuum-assisted systems and methods for treating sphincters and adjoining tissue regionsCURON MEDICAL INC·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 4, 2001·518 cites·15 claims
- 4290US5542915AThermal mapping catheter with ultrasound probeVIDAMED INC·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 6, 1996·374 cites·18 claims
- 4389US6632222B1Tissue ablation apparatusRITA MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 14, 2003·189 cites·53 claims
- 4489US6129726AMedical probe device and methodVIDAMED INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 10, 2000·226 cites·20 claims
- 4589US5540655APBH ablation method and apparatusVIDAMED INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 30, 1996·347 cites·9 claims
- 4688US7958896B2Magnetic force devices, systems, and methods for resisting tissue collapse within the pharyngeal conduitKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 14, 2011·28 cites·19 claims
- 4788US7958895B2Magnetic force devices, systems, and methods for resisting tissue collapse within the pharyngeal conduitKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 14, 2011·30 cites·11 claims
- 4888US7921850B2Systems and methods for moving and/or restraining tissue in the upper respiratory systemKONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 12, 2011·34 cites·28 claims
- 4988US7081125B2Universal introducerNEOMEND INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 25, 2006·155 cites·5 claims
- 5088US7073505B2Systems and methods for moving and/or restraining tissue in the oral cavityAPNEON INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 11, 2006·136 cites·17 claims
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