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Salvatore Castro
Also filed as: CASTRO SALVATORE
52 granted patents·20 pending applications·23,642 citations·filing 1991–2025
99Inventor score
Files withUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP24TELEFLEX MEDICAL INC15CASTRO SALVATORE8NEW WAVE ENDO SURGICAL CORP4HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP3
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72 records- 0199US5817109AApparatus and method for applying surgical staples to attach an object to body tissueUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 6, 1998·2.1k cites·21 claims
- 0299US5289963AApparatus and method for applying surgical staples to attach an object to body tissueUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1991·Granted Mar 1, 1994·2.6k cites·62 claims
- 0398US5797959ASurgical apparatus with articulating jaw structureUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 25, 1998·2k cites·29 claims
- 0498US5507754AApparatus and method for applying and adjusting an anchoring deviceUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Apr 16, 1996·1.1k cites·14 claims
- 0598US5431322ASelf contained gas powered surgical apparatusUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Jul 11, 1995·2.1k cites·39 claims
- 0697US6743257B2Dynamic implanted intervertebral spacerCORTEK INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 1, 2004·525 cites·9 claims
- 0797US5569284AMorcellatorUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 29, 1996·1.9k cites·24 claims
- 0896US12023041B2Clip applierTELEFLEX MEDICAL INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 2, 2024·5 cites·18 claims
- 0996US5599279ASurgical instruments and method useful for endoscopic spinal proceduresSLOTMAN GUS J·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 4, 1997·1.9k cites·12 claims
- 1095US10130373B2Automatic surgical ligation clip applierTELEFLEX MEDICAL INC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 20, 2018·86 cites·19 claims
- 1195US5562689AApparatus and method for applying and adjusting an anchoring deviceUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 8, 1996·764 cites·11 claims
- 1294US10383637B2Snap-on surgical clip cartridgeTELEFLEX MEDICAL INC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 20, 2019·20 cites·18 claims
- 1394US5810846AVascular hole closureUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 22, 1998·1.7k cites·18 claims
- 1493US6267763B1Method and apparatus for spinal implant insertionSURGICAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 31, 2001·492 cites·17 claims
- 1592US12279774B2Clip applier with stabilizing memberTELEFLEX MEDICAL INC·Filed 2021·Granted Apr 22, 2025·2 cites·21 claims
- 1692US10307166B2Manual surgical ligation clip applierTELEFLEX MEDICAL INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 4, 2019·18 cites·14 claims
- 1792US6004326AMethod and instrumentation for implant insertionUS SURGICAL·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 21, 1999·535 cites·22 claims
- 1892US5928244ATissue fastener implantation apparatus and methodUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 27, 1999·513 cites·16 claims
- 1992US5549617AApparatus and method for applying and adjusting an anchoring deviceUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 27, 1996·537 cites·27 claims
- 2092US5382255AApparatus and method for assembly of surgical instrumentsUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Jan 17, 1995·757 cites·19 claims
- 2191US9456824B2Manual surgical ligation clip applierWILLETT LYNN·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 4, 2016·98 cites·13 claims
- 2291US9271737B2Automatic surgical ligation clip applierCASTRO SALVATORE·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 1, 2016·94 cites·19 claims
- 2390US5709697AApparatus and method for removing tissueUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 20, 1998·534 cites·30 claims
- 2488US5755732ASurgical instruments useful for endoscopic spinal proceduresUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1997·Granted May 26, 1998·371 cites·8 claims
- 2587US6569120B1Seal assemblyUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1997·Granted May 27, 2003·303 cites·14 claims
- 2687US5382254AActuating handle for surgical instrumentsUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Jan 17, 1995·428 cites·9 claims
- 2786US7105025B2Low profile fusion cage and insertion setHOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 12, 2006·27 cites·13 claims
- 2885USRE36702ESeal assembly for accommodating introduction of surgical instrumentsUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1999·Granted May 16, 2000·193 cites·14 claims
- 2985US5800445ATissue tagging deviceUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 1, 1998·362 cites·22 claims
- 3084US8517921B2Endoscopic instrument having reduced diameter flexible shaftTREMAGLIO ANTHONY·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 27, 2013·36 cites·20 claims
- 3184US5697889ASurgical instruments useful for endoscopic spinal proceduresSLOTMAN GUS J·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 16, 1997·246 cites·18 claims
- 3283US10136898B2Narrow profile surgical ligation clipSCHMIDT PHILIP·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 27, 2018·33 cites·11 claims
- 3383US9986987B2Apparatus and method for fascial closure device for laparoscopic trocar port site and surgeryPATEL MANOJ B·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 5, 2018·6 cites·7 claims
- 3483US6981966B2Valve assembly for introducing instruments into body cavitiesUS SURGICAL·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 3, 2006·100 cites·30 claims
- 3582US12048818B2Handheld elongate medical device advancer and related systems, devices and methodsNEW WAVE ENDO SURGICAL CORP·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 30, 2024·1 cites·20 claims
- 3682US5389081AStabilizer for a valve assembly for introducing instruments into body cavitiesUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Feb 14, 1995·269 cites·14 claims
- 3777US6436141B2Apparatus for fusing adjacent bone structuresSURGICAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 20, 2002·64 cites·9 claims
- 3877US5720759ASeal assembly for accommodating introduction of surgical instrumentsUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 24, 1998·195 cites·12 claims
- 3977US5620458ASurgical instruments useful for endoscopic spinal proceduresUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 15, 1997·181 cites·24 claims
- 4074US2024350147A1Clip applierTELEFLEX MEDICAL INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4172US2025248707A1Clip applier with stabilizing memberTELEFLEX MEDICAL INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4271US9451950B2Apparatus and method for fascial closure device for laparoscopic trocar port site and surgeryPATEL MANOJ B·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 27, 2016·5 cites·19 claims
- 4369US12318094B2Clip applierTELEFLEX MEDICAL INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 3, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 4468US9936966B2End effector connection and actuation systemsTELEFLEX MEDICAL INC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 10, 2018·2 cites·19 claims
- 4568US5569283ASurgical cutting instrument with guarded bladeUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 29, 1996·152 cites·34 claims
- 4666US5356421ASafety trocar with locking handlesUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Oct 18, 1994·114 cites·15 claims
- 4764US6783545B2Low profile fusion cage and insertion setHOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 31, 2004·17 cites·7 claims
- 4862US10085769B2Dilating cannula with radially expandable flangeTELEFLEX MEDICAL INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 2, 2018·1 cites·18 claims
- 4961US11051850B2Dilating cannula with radially expandable flange and method of using the sameTELEFLEX MEDICAL INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 6, 2021·0 cites·14 claims
- 5059US5913870ASurgical dissectorUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 22, 1999·99 cites·18 claims
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