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Intl Class Technology # of Patents Rank
 
 
 
A61B DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 46614
 
 
 
A61F FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS 15218
 
 
 
A61L METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICAL ARTICLES 991
 
 
 
A61K PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES 73122
 
 
 
A61M DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY 6442
 
 
 
C08G MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING CARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS 4735
 
 
 
B65B MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING 4416
 
 
 
B65D CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES 4334
 
 
 
B29C SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL; AFTER- TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING 2153
 
 
 
G01N INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 20118

Top Patents (by citation)

Patent # Title Filing Date Issue Date Intl Class Cited #
5,403,312 Electrosurgical hemostatic deviceJul 22, 93Apr 04, 95[A61B]736
6,153,252 Process for coating stentsApr 19, 99Nov 28, 00[A61L, B05D]560
5,433,721 Endoscopic instrument having a torsionally stiff drive shaft for applying fasteners to tissueJul 15, 93Jul 18, 95[A61B]527
5,735,848 Electrosurgical stapling deviceApr 20, 95Apr 07, 98[A61B]410
5,833,690 Electrosurgical device and methodApr 04, 97Nov 10, 98[A61B]404
5,065,929 Surgical stapler with locking meansApr 01, 91Nov 19, 91[A61B]386
6,110,188 Anastomosis methodMar 09, 98Aug 29, 00[A61B]372
5,383,880 Endoscopic surgical system with sensing meansDec 16, 92Jan 24, 95[A61B]363
5,667,517 Endoscopic surgical system with sensing meansMay 26, 95Sep 16, 97[A61B]338
5,307,976 Linear stapling mechanism with cutting meansJul 20, 92May 03, 94[A61B]322

Recent Publications

Publication # Title Filing Date Pub Date Intl Class
2013/0098,371 TISSUE SUPPORTING DEVICE AND METHODOct 24, 11Apr 25, 13[A61F]
2013/0098,400 INSTRUMENT REPROCESSOR AND INSTRUMENT REPROCESSING METHODSOct 21, 11Apr 25, 13[B08B]
2013/0098,407 INSTRUMENT REPROCESSORS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODSOct 21, 11Apr 25, 13[B08B, A47B]
2013/0092,178 Surgical wound closure deviceOct 04, 12Apr 18, 13[A61B]
2013/0089,511 ABSORBABLE POLYMER FORMULATIONSNov 30, 12Apr 11, 13[A61Q, A61K]
2013/0084,319 BROAD-SPECTRUM ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS BASED ON COMBINATIONS OF TAUROLIDINE AND PROTAMINE AND MEDICAL DEVICES CONTAINING SUCH COMPOSITIONSSep 29, 11Apr 04, 13[A01N, A01P, A61P, B05D, A61K]
2013/0084,324 ADHESION PREVENTION FABRICSep 30, 11Apr 04, 13[A61P, A61K]
2013/0084,381 STERILIZATION OF POLYMERIC MATERIALSNov 26, 12Apr 04, 13[A61L]
2013/0085,525 BARBED SUTURE HAVING INCREASED HOLDING STRENGTHSep 29, 11Apr 04, 13[A61B]
2013/0074,297 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLIABILIZING KNITTED OR WOVEN MATERIALSSep 22, 11Mar 28, 13[D06C]

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Recent Patents

Patent # Title Filing Date Issue Date Intl Class
8,413,661 Methods and devices for treatment of obstructive sleep apneaAug 14, 08Apr 09, 13[A61N, A61F]
8,413,810 Packages for medical devices and methods thereforSep 15, 10Apr 09, 13[A61B, B65D]
8,409,296 Brow lift implant and methodDec 16, 09Apr 02, 13[A61F]
8,409,499 Method for establishing a sterilizing dose for radiation sensitive productsMar 11, 10Apr 02, 13[C23F, A61L]
8,402,623 Apparatus and method for swaging needlesSep 09, 10Mar 26, 13[B25B]
8,394,399 Drug-enhanced adhesion preventionJan 29, 08Mar 12, 13[A61F]
8,388,633 Implantable repair deviceMar 30, 11Mar 05, 13[A61B]
8,389,892 X-ray microscopy for characterizing hole shape and dimensions in surgical needlesMay 20, 09Mar 05, 13[B23K]
8,383,030 Apparatus and method for making suture packagesMay 07, 10Feb 26, 13[B29C]
8,383,147 Reinforced absorbable synthetic matrix for hemostatic applicationsAug 22, 12Feb 26, 13[A61L, A61F, A61K]

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Top Inventors for This Owner

Inventor Name Address # of Patent/Pub
Lin Szu-Min
Laguna Hills, CA
125
Jamiolkowski Dennis D
Long Valley, NJ
79
Bezwada Rao S
Whitehouse Station, NJ
66
Cerwin Robert J
Pipersville, PA
56
Rousseau Robert A
Ottsville, PA
52
Leung Jeffrey C
Raleigh, NC
45
Alpern Marvin
Glen Ridge, NJ
43
Shalaby Shalaby W
Long Valley, NJ
43
Kammerer Gene W
East Brunswick, NJ
39
Demarest David
Parsippany, NJ
34