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Thomas A. Kramer
Also filed as: KRAMER THOMAS · KRAMER THOMAS A
47 granted patents·12 pending applications·5,138 citations·filing 1992–2025
99Inventor score
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59 records- 0197US5582616ASurgical helical fastener with applicatorORIGIN MEDSYSTEMS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 10, 1996·1.2k cites·20 claims
- 0296US10231838B2Venous valve prosthesisINNOVEIN INC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 19, 2019·62 cites·25 claims
- 0396US6562051B1Surgical helical fastener with applicatorSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 2001·Granted May 13, 2003·434 cites·8 claims
- 0496US5810882ASurgical helical fastener with applicator and method of useORIGIN MEDSYSTEMS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 22, 1998·801 cites·6 claims
- 0595US8002740B2Devices for maintaining patency of surgically created channels in tissueBRONCUS TECH INC·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 23, 2011·115 cites·21 claims
- 0694US5824008ASystem for applying fasteners to tissueORIGIN MEDSYSTEMS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 20, 1998·543 cites·9 claims
- 0790US6884248B2Surgical helical fastener with applicatorSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 26, 2005·162 cites·11 claims
- 0890US5964772AApplicator for attaching fasteners to tissueORIGIN MEDSYSTEMS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 12, 1999·330 cites·7 claims
- 0989US11213284B2Systems, devices, and methods for closing an abdominal wall defectTAS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 4, 2022·8 cites·71 claims
- 1089US5935098AApparatus and method for accessing and manipulating the uterusCONCEPTUS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 10, 1999·436 cites·26 claims
- 1187US11564797B2Venous valve prosthesisINNOVEIN INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 31, 2023·7 cites·22 claims
- 1287US10543073B2System and methods for closing a fascial openingCHIN ALBERT K·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 28, 2020·6 cites·2 claims
- 1387US6123689AReusable cannula with disposable sealAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 26, 2000·323 cites·51 claims
- 1485US9980841B2Devices and systems configured to fit around a tissue using the sameCVDEVICES LLC·Filed 2014·Granted May 29, 2018·15 cites·20 claims
- 1584US9326790B2Catheter with vessel lining and methods for using sameCHIN ALBERT K·Filed 2013·Granted May 3, 2016·15 cites·18 claims
- 1684US8308682B2Devices for maintaining patency of surgically created channels in tissueKRAMER THOMAS A·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 13, 2012·39 cites·37 claims
- 1781US8579919B2Surgical helical fastener with applicatorBOLDUC LEE·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 12, 2013·70 cites·26 claims
- 1881US2024366204A1Systems, devices, and methods for closing an abdominal wall defectTAS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1980US11950995B2Bioartificial pancreasISLA TECH INC·Filed 2023·Granted Apr 9, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2078US11642212B2Bioartificial pancreasISLA TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted May 9, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 2178US10349957B2Systems and methods for traversing a site of obstructionCRUZAR MEDSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 16, 2019·3 cites·11 claims
- 2277US10441755B2Catheter with vessel lining and methods for using sameCRUZAR MEDSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 15, 2019·2 cites·15 claims
- 2377US9795408B2Catheter with vessel lining and methods for using sameCRUZAR MEDSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 24, 2017·8 cites·4 claims
- 2477US6159182AReusable cannula with disposable sealAPPLIED MED RESOURCES·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 12, 2000·187 cites·27 claims
- 2575US11944284B2Systems, devices, and methods for closing an abdominal wall defectTAS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2022·Granted Apr 2, 2024·0 cites·25 claims
- 2674US12262887B2Systems, devices and methods for tissue fixation and approximating tissue defectsTAS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2023·Granted Apr 1, 2025·0 cites·32 claims
- 2774US12004730B2Systems, devices, and methods for closing an abdominal wall defectTAS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 11, 2024·0 cites·23 claims
- 2873US7497865B2Method and apparatus for performing anastomosis with eversion of tissue edges and joining of exposed intima of the everted tissueMAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 3, 2009·57 cites·13 claims
- 2971US12465355B2Systems, devices and methods for tissue fixation and approximating tissue defectsTAS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2025·Granted Nov 11, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3071US11607234B2Systems and methods for traversing a site of obstructionCRUZAR MEDSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 21, 2023·1 cites·16 claims
- 3171US11517416B2Bioartificial pancreasISLA TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 6, 2022·0 cites·18 claims
- 3269US6811555B1Method and apparatus for performing anastomosis with eversion of tissue edges and joining of exposed intima of the everted tissueORIGIN MEDSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 2, 2004·44 cites·14 claims
- 3369US2023225866A1Venous valve prosthesisINNOVEIN INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3468US9533128B2Devices for maintaining patency of surgically created channels in tissueBRONCUS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 3, 2017·3 cites·20 claims
- 3568US2021393426A1Devices and systems configured to fit around a tissue or organ and methods of using the sameCVDEVICES LLC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 3667US10912647B2Vascular valve prosthesisINNOVEIN INC·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 9, 2021·1 cites·26 claims
- 3765US2022323194A1Bioartificial pancreasISLA TECH INC·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 3864US5820606AReusable cannula with disposable sealORIGIN MEDSYSTEMS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 13, 1998·96 cites·24 claims
- 3963US11793508B2Systems, devices and methods for tissue fixation and approximating tissue defectsTAS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 24, 2023·0 cites·31 claims
- 4063US11395724B2System and methods for closing a fascial openingTAS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 26, 2022·0 cites·5 claims
- 4162US2021093435A1Bioartificial pancreasISLA TECH INC·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 4260US11103375B2Devices and systems configured to fit around a tissue or organ and methods of the sameCVDEVICES LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 31, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 4355US2021186700A1Vascular valve prosthesisINNOVEIN INC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 4455US2008097523A1Surgical helical fastener with applicatorBOLDUC LEE·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4551US5281111ACartridge for drug infusion pumpABBOTT LAB·Filed 1992·Granted Jan 25, 1994·65 cites·6 claims
- 4651US2013123638A1Ultrasound catheters for sensing blood flowBRONCUS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 4750US5505689APropertioneal mechanical retraction apparatusORIGIN MEDSYSTEMS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 9, 1996·49 cites·25 claims
- 4847US2021369459A1Venous valve with enhanced flow propertiesINNOVEIN INC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 4946US2005107783A1Devices for applying energy to tissueBRONCUS TECH INC·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 5042US2003130657A1Devices for applying energy to tissueFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
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