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William H. Nau, Jr.
Also filed as: NAU JR WILLIAM H · NAU WILLIAM · NAU WILLIAM H
97 granted patents·24 pending applications·6,148 citations·filing 2008–2023
99Inventor score
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121 records- 0198US9375230B2Ultrasonic surgical instrumentsROSS ANTHONY B·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 28, 2016·1k cites·6 claims
- 0298US9161769B2Endoscopic instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 20, 2015·884 cites·8 claims
- 0398US8303581B2Catheter with remotely extendible instrumentsARTS GENE H·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 6, 2012·220 cites·12 claims
- 0497US10898254B2Implantable thermal treatment method and apparatusUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 26, 2021·32 cites·20 claims
- 0597US10729458B2Ultrasonic surgical instrumentsSTODDARD ROBERT B·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 4, 2020·922 cites·20 claims
- 0697US10413353B2Surgical forceps including reposable end effector assembliesCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 17, 2019·65 cites·15 claims
- 0797US9375282B2Light energy sealing, cutting and sensing surgical deviceNAU JR WILLIAM H·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 28, 2016·279 cites·17 claims
- 0896US10499847B2Surgical devices and methods utilizing optical coherence tomography (OCT) to monitor and control tissue sealingCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 10, 2019·241 cites·8 claims
- 0996US9375283B2Catheter with remotely extendible instrumentsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 28, 2016·49 cites·11 claims
- 1096US8974479B2Ultrasonic surgical instrumentsROSS ANTHONY B·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 10, 2015·223 cites·13 claims
- 1196US8414509B2Implantable thermal treatment method and apparatusDIEDERICH CHRIS J·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 9, 2013·85 cites·9 claims
- 1296US8388647B2Apparatus for tissue sealingNAU JR WILLIAM H·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 5, 2013·275 cites·12 claims
- 1396US8292886B2Apparatus, system, and method for performing an electrosurgical procedureKERR DUANE E·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 23, 2012·399 cites·7 claims
- 1495US8864753B2Surgical Forceps Connected to Treatment Light SourceNAU JR WILLIAM H·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 21, 2014·120 cites·12 claims
- 1595US8663222B2Dynamic and static bipolar electrical sealing and cutting deviceANDERSON SARA E·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 4, 2014·483 cites·10 claims
- 1694US10064611B2Methods and devices for vein harvestingCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 4, 2018·37 cites·20 claims
- 1794US9770280B2Implantable thermal treatment method and apparatusUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 26, 2017·53 cites·20 claims
- 1894US9028492B2Surgical instruments with removable componentsKERR DUANE E·Filed 2011·Granted May 12, 2015·89 cites·6 claims
- 1994US8114122B2Apparatus, system, and method for performing an electrosurgical procedureNAU JR WILLIAM H·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 14, 2012·102 cites·12 claims
- 2093US8652135B2Surgical forcepsNAU JR WILLIAM H·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 18, 2014·69 cites·11 claims
- 2192US9610121B2Light energy sealing, cutting and sensing surgical deviceCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 4, 2017·10 cites·11 claims
- 2292US8906018B2Surgical forcepsROOKS KATHY E·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 9, 2014·61 cites·6 claims
- 2392US8852228B2Apparatus, system, and method for performing an electrosurgical procedureNAU JR WILLIAM H·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 7, 2014·51 cites·8 claims
- 2491US9526568B2Drug-delivery device for use with ablation deviceCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 27, 2016·50 cites·4 claims
- 2591US8888775B2Surgical forceps including shape memory cutterNAU JR WILLIAM H·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 18, 2014·57 cites·11 claims
- 2689US9925008B2Light energy sealing, cutting and sensing surgical deviceCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 27, 2018·6 cites·10 claims
- 2789US9265847B2Process of cooling surgical device battery before or during high temperature sterilizationCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 23, 2016·4 cites·18 claims
- 2889US9072524B2Surgical forcepsHEARD DAVID N·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 7, 2015·39 cites·17 claims
- 2988US9113904B2Surgical instrument with fiber bragg gratingCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 25, 2015·21 cites·19 claims
- 3086US8974478B2Ultrasonic surgical system having a fluid cooled blade and related cooling methods thereforROSS ANTHONY B·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 10, 2015·20 cites·16 claims
- 3185US9113943B2Ultrasonic surgical instrumentsROSS ANTHONY B·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 25, 2015·22 cites·18 claims
- 3284US9549757B2Catheter with remotely extendible instrumentsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 24, 2017·3 cites·12 claims
- 3384US9114181B2Process of cooling surgical device battery before or during high temperature sterilizationSTODDARD ROBERT B·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 25, 2015·6 cites·10 claims
- 3483US10869682B2Cutting mechanisms for surgical end effector assemblies, instruments, and systemsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 22, 2020·5 cites·6 claims
- 3582US12239337B2Endoscopic instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2023·Granted Mar 4, 2025·0 cites·14 claims
- 3682US10806514B2Light energy sealing, cutting and sensing surgical deviceCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 20, 2020·2 cites·14 claims
- 3782US10226297B2Medical devices and methods incorporating frustrated total internal reflection for energy-efficient sealing and cutting of tissue using light energyCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 12, 2019·11 cites·12 claims
- 3882US9572529B2Surgical devices and methods utilizing optical coherence tomography (OCT) to monitor and control tissue sealingCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 21, 2017·16 cites·12 claims
- 3982US9375259B2Electrosurgical instrument including an adhesive applicator assemblyCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 28, 2016·16 cites·16 claims
- 4081US11596476B2Reflectors for optical-based vessel sealingCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 7, 2023·1 cites·15 claims
- 4181US10231782B2Medical devices and methods incorporating frustrated total internal reflection for energy-efficient sealing and cutting of tissue using light energyCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 19, 2019·10 cites·12 claims
- 4280US9966642B2Insulation of rechargeable battery packCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted May 8, 2018·1 cites·4 claims
- 4380US9358069B2Surgical forcepsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 7, 2016·9 cites·19 claims
- 4479US9655674B2Apparatus, system and method for performing an electrosurgical procedureCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted May 23, 2017·7 cites·18 claims
- 4579US9259263B2Dynamic and static bipolar electrical sealing and cutting deviceCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 16, 2016·8 cites·9 claims
- 4679US8597291B2Catheter with remotely extendible instrumentsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 3, 2013·6 cites·11 claims
- 4778US10639053B2Endoscopic instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted May 5, 2020·2 cites·9 claims
- 4878US9724116B2Jaw, blade and gap manufacturing for surgical instruments with small jawsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 8, 2017·6 cites·15 claims
- 4977US9814844B2Drug-delivery cannula assemblyCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 14, 2017·12 cites·5 claims
- 5076US12279814B2Reflectors for optical-based vessel sealingCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2023·Granted Apr 22, 2025·0 cites·17 claims
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