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Robert Sixto, Jr.
Also filed as: SIXTO JR ROBERT · SIXTO ROBERT · SIXTO ROBERT JR
69 granted patents·19 pending applications·12,205 citations·filing 1994–2024
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88 records- 0199US7357806B2Clip ejector for endoscopic clip applierETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 15, 2008·1.5k cites·15 claims
- 0299US6843794B2Surgical clip applier having jaws adapted to guide and deform a clipETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 18, 2005·527 cites·24 claims
- 0398US8454628B2Surgical fastener aligning instrument particularly for transoral treatment of gastroesophageal reflux diseaseSMITH KEVIN W·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 4, 2013·1.6k cites·46 claims
- 0498US6743240B2Flexible surgical device having a rotatable end effector assemblyETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 1, 2004·940 cites·16 claims
- 0597US8066721B2Surgical clip application assemblyKORTENBACH JUERGEN A·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 29, 2011·493 cites·32 claims
- 0697US6945979B2Surgical device having a handle adapted to impart tensile and compressive forces to elements at a distal end of the deviceETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 20, 2005·433 cites·29 claims
- 0797US6824548B2Flexible surgical clip applierETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 30, 2004·478 cites·35 claims
- 0896US7942885B2Surgical clip applier having clip chamber with clip chainETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2006·Granted May 17, 2011·145 cites·13 claims
- 0996US7033378B2Surgical fastener, particularly for the endoluminal treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)ID LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 25, 2006·808 cites·6 claims
- 1096US5554011AMedical fluid pump powered by a constant source of vacuumSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Sep 10, 1996·74 cites·16 claims
- 1195US8603147B2Bone plate with two different sizes of discrete drill guides connected to the plateBIOMET CV·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 10, 2013·80 cites·23 claims
- 1295US8568462B2Bone plate system with two different types of drill guidesSIXTO JR ROBERT·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 29, 2013·131 cites·14 claims
- 1395US7232445B2Apparatus for the endoluminal treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 19, 2007·375 cites·32 claims
- 1495US6716226B2Surgical clipINSCOPE DEV LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 6, 2004·388 cites·4 claims
- 1594US8747442B2Method of implanting a modular fracture fixation systemORBAY JORGE L·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 10, 2014·83 cites·13 claims
- 1694US8419775B2Method of implanting a modular fracture fixation systemORBAY JORGE L·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 16, 2013·86 cites·26 claims
- 1794US8394130B2Modular fracture fixation systemORBAY JORGE L·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 12, 2013·107 cites·21 claims
- 1894US7223272B2Endoscopic clip applier with hermaphroditic jaws mounted on non-collinear axesETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 29, 2007·259 cites·10 claims
- 1994US7070602B2Method of applying surgical clips to tissueETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 4, 2006·235 cites·37 claims
- 2093US8632574B2Reduced component bone plating systemKORTENBACH JUERGEN A·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 21, 2014·90 cites·20 claims
- 2193US8062314B2Methods for the endoluminal treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)SIXTO JR ROBERT·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 22, 2011·113 cites·22 claims
- 2293US8028608B2Torque-limiting fastener driverDEPUY PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 4, 2011·32 cites·5 claims
- 2393US7740634B2Method of bone plate shapingDEPUY PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 22, 2010·107 cites·16 claims
- 2493US6966919B2Instrument for applying a surgical fastener particularly for the transoral treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)ID LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 22, 2005·398 cites·43 claims
- 2592US10517659B2Bone fixation systems, devices, and methodsBIOMET MFG LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 31, 2019·4 cites·20 claims
- 2692US8394098B2Modular fracture fixation plate systemORBAY JORGE L·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 12, 2013·89 cites·11 claims
- 2792US8021378B2Surgical clipETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 20, 2011·184 cites·21 claims
- 2892US7935126B2Bone plate shaping systemDEPUY PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2006·Granted May 3, 2011·77 cites·9 claims
- 2991US7867261B2Bone plate with variable torsional stiffness at fixed angle holesDEPUY PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 11, 2011·86 cites·19 claims
- 3090US7727248B2Surgical clipETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 1, 2010·253 cites·16 claims
- 3189US8685068B2Disposable orthopedic surgery kit and componentsSIXTO ROBERT·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 1, 2014·36 cites·16 claims
- 3288US7905909B2Bone stabilization system including multi-directional threaded fixation elementDEPUY PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 15, 2011·60 cites·8 claims
- 3388US5814054AAutomatic needle-passer suturing instrumentSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 29, 1998·454 cites·22 claims
- 3487US8858562B2Bone plate shaping systemORBAY JORGE L·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 14, 2014·20 cites·23 claims
- 3587US8496690B2Orthopaedic surgical componentsSIXTO ROBERT·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 30, 2013·25 cites·26 claims
- 3687US7615058B2Surgical clip applier having jaws adapted to guide and deform a clipETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 10, 2009·113 cites·5 claims
- 3786US10561360B2Implants, systems and methods for surgical planning and assessmentBIOMET MFG LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 18, 2020·7 cites·19 claims
- 3886US9005206B2Screw and washer dispenser systemBIOMET CV·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 14, 2015·21 cites·23 claims
- 3986US6193718B1Endoscopic electrocautery instrumentSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 27, 2001·396 cites·39 claims
- 4084US8419745B2Bone plate bender systemSIXTO JR ROBERT·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 16, 2013·18 cites·29 claims
- 4184US8080020B2Methods for the surgical application of a fastener and the endoluminal treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)KORTENBACH JUERGEN A·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 20, 2011·18 cites·20 claims
- 4284US7367939B2Rotational, translational and torqueing control members for an endoscopic instrumentETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 6, 2008·89 cites·3 claims
- 4383US8585743B2Low profile screw and washer system for bone platingAMPUERO EDUARDO A·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 19, 2013·34 cites·16 claims
- 4483US7727246B2Methods for endoluminal treatmentETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 1, 2010·117 cites·21 claims
- 4581US8613750B2Method for fastening a hinged surgical fastener on tissueSMITH KEVIN W·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 24, 2013·10 cites·24 claims
- 4681US8197521B2Fracture fixation plate for the proximal radiusSIXTO JR ROBERT·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 12, 2012·12 cites·13 claims
- 4781US8182517B2Fracture fixation plate for the olecranon of the proximal ulnaSIXTO JR ROBERT·Filed 2008·Granted May 22, 2012·18 cites·12 claims
- 4881US7828811B2Surgical clip application assemblyETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 9, 2010·21 cites·15 claims
- 4981US6494881B1Apparatus and method for electrode-surgical tissue removal having a selectively insulated electrodeSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 17, 2002·297 cites·12 claims
- 5080US8192472B2Fracture fixation plate for the coronoid of the proximal ulnaSIXTO JR ROBERT·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 5, 2012·16 cites·12 claims
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