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William L. Athas
Also filed as: ATHAS WILLIAM L
52 granted patents·32 pending applications·4,289 citations·filing 1995–2022
99Inventor score
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84 records- 0198US8518024B2System and method for multi-instrument surgical access using a single access portWILLIAMS MICHAEL S·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 27, 2013·1.1k cites·16 claims
- 0298US6845776B2Satiation devices and methodsFiled 2002·Granted Jan 25, 2005·476 cites·27 claims
- 0397US7892292B2Positioning tools and methods for implanting medical devicesSYNECOR LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 22, 2011·183 cites·20 claims
- 0496US9844453B2Positioning tools and methods for implanting medical devicesBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 19, 2017·25 cites·5 claims
- 0596US8029455B2Satiation pouches and methods of useBAROSENSE INC·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 4, 2011·89 cites·8 claims
- 0696US7146984B2Method and apparatus for modifying the exit orifice of a satiation pouchSYNECOR LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 12, 2006·310 cites·27 claims
- 0794US9180035B2Devices and methods for retaining a gastro-esophageal implantSTACK RICHARD S·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 10, 2015·63 cites·11 claims
- 0894US8919348B2System and method for multi-instrument surgical accessWILLIAMS MICHAEL S·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 30, 2014·97 cites·13 claims
- 0994US7833156B2Procedural cannula and support system for surgical proceduresTRANSENTERIX INC·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 16, 2010·220 cites·26 claims
- 1094US7628821B2Obesity treatment methodBAROSENSE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 8, 2009·88 cites·10 claims
- 1193US8109895B2Intestinal sleeves and associated deployment systems and methodsWILLIAMS MICHAEL S·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 7, 2012·73 cites·9 claims
- 1293US7152607B2Satiation devices and methodsSYNECOR L L C·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 26, 2006·249 cites·11 claims
- 1393US7097665B2Positioning tools and methods for implanting medical devicesSYNECOR LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 29, 2006·192 cites·17 claims
- 1492US9707076B2Direct aortic access system for transcatheter aortic valve proceduresSYNECOR LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 18, 2017·45 cites·7 claims
- 1592US7431725B2Devices and methods for retaining a gastro-esophageal implantSYNECOR LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 7, 2008·226 cites·16 claims
- 1691US8784354B2Positioning tools and methods for implanting medical devicesSTACK RICHARD S·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 22, 2014·28 cites·19 claims
- 1791US8568488B2Satiation devices and methodsSTACK RICHARD S·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 29, 2013·45 cites·2 claims
- 1891US7717843B2Restrictive and/or obstructive implant for inducing weight lossBAROSENSE INC·Filed 2005·Granted May 18, 2010·50 cites·4 claims
- 1990US11129603B2Guidewireless transseptal delivery system for therapeutic devices of the aortic valveSYNECOR LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 28, 2021·9 cites·23 claims
- 2090US11065438B2Systems and methods for transseptal delivery of percutaneous ventricular assist devices and other non-guidewire based transvascular therapeutic devicesSYNECOR LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 20, 2021·9 cites·17 claims
- 2189US9248038B2Methods for retaining a gastro-esophageal implantBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 2, 2016·24 cites·20 claims
- 2288US8206456B2Restrictive and/or obstructive implant system for inducing weight lossSTACK RICHARD S·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 26, 2012·50 cites·4 claims
- 2388US7363082B2Flexible hermetic enclosure for implantable medical devicesSYNECOR LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 22, 2008·74 cites·32 claims
- 2485US9687334B2Intestinal sleeves and associated deployment systems and methodsWILLIAMS MICHAEL S·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 27, 2017·15 cites·15 claims
- 2584US8246617B2Surgical snare with electrosurgical tip and method of useWELT ROBERT E·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 21, 2012·64 cites·5 claims
- 2682US7981162B2Satiation devices and methodsBAROSENSE INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 19, 2011·75 cites·11 claims
- 2780US8241202B2Restrictive and/or obstructive implant for inducing weight lossBALBIERZ DANIEL J·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 14, 2012·9 cites·11 claims
- 2877US11890031B2Systems and methods for transseptal delivery of therapeutic devicesSYNECOR LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 6, 2024·0 cites·7 claims
- 2976US11135421B2Conduit for transseptal passage of devices to the aortaSYNECOR LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 5, 2021·1 cites·18 claims
- 3076US2024065729A1Instrument for facilitating transseptal delivery of cardiac therapeutic devicesSYNECOR LLC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 3175US8845753B2Satiation devices and methodsBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 30, 2014·4 cites·7 claims
- 3274US2022143387A1Conduit for Transseptal Passage to the AortaSYNECOR LLC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 3373US9445791B2Systems and methods related to gastro-esophageal implantsSTACK RICHARD S·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 20, 2016·5 cites·26 claims
- 3473US8337566B2Method and apparatus for modifying the exit orifice of a satiation pouchSTACK RICHARD S·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 25, 2012·6 cites·6 claims
- 3570US8992457B2Gastrointestinal implantsSTACK RICHARD S·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 31, 2015·2 cites·20 claims
- 3667US8784500B2Devices and methods for retaining a gastro-esophageal implantSTACK RICHARD S·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 22, 2014·24 cites·20 claims
- 3766US11364377B2Instrument for facilitating transseptal delivery of cardiac therapeutic devicesSYNECOR LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 21, 2022·0 cites·23 claims
- 3865US9358145B2Satiation pouches and methods of useBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 7, 2016·1 cites·19 claims
- 3964US11925336B2Guidewireless transseptal delivery system and methodSYNECOR LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 12, 2024·0 cites·13 claims
- 4064US11000637B2Systems and methods for transseptal delivery of percutaneous ventricular assist devices and other non-guidewire based transvascular therapeutic devicesSYNECOR LLC·Filed 2019·Granted May 11, 2021·0 cites·13 claims
- 4164US9180036B2Methods for implanting medical devicesBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 10, 2015·1 cites·20 claims
- 4264US5593420AMiniature endoscopic surgical instrument assembly and method of useMIST INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 14, 1997·128 cites·6 claims
- 4364US2022079571A1Transseptal Delivery System for Aortic Valve Therapeutic DevicesSYNECOR LLC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 4462US2018104079A1Gastro-esophageal implantsBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 4561US10959713B2Guidewireless transseptal delivery system and methodSYNECOR LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 30, 2021·0 cites·10 claims
- 4661US9314361B2System and method for anchoring stomach implantSTACK RICHARD S·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 19, 2016·1 cites·12 claims
- 4760US5803903ASurgical retractor and method of use with balloon dissectionMIST INC·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 8, 1998·102 cites·24 claims
- 4859US9138340B2Gastro-esophageal implantsBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 22, 2015·0 cites·19 claims
- 4959US2008208356A1Satiation devices and methodsSTACK RICHARD S·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 5058US9872786B2Gastro-esophageal implantsBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 23, 2018·0 cites·15 claims
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