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AMERICAN MED SYST
US·93 granted patents·6 pending applications·18,098 citations·filing 1974–2008
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99 records- 0199US4222377APressure regulated artificial sphincter systemsAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 1977·Granted Sep 16, 1980·299 cites·4 claims
- 0298US5026377AStent placement instrument and methodAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 1990·Granted Jun 25, 1991·1.4k cites·24 claims
- 0398US4865030AApparatus for removal of objects from body passagesAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 1987·Granted Sep 12, 1989·1.5k cites·20 claims
- 0498US4412530ADual-mode valve pressure regulating systemAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 1981·Granted Nov 1, 1983·147 cites·9 claims
- 0597US6652450B2Implantable article and method for treating urinary incontinence using means for repositioning the implantable articleAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 25, 2003·590 cites·36 claims
- 0697US5158573AInjectable polymeric bodiesAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 1991·Granted Oct 27, 1992·199 cites·9 claims
- 0797US4632435ATubing connector systemAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 1984·Granted Dec 30, 1986·132 cites·16 claims
- 0896US6612977B2Sling delivery system and method of useAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 2, 2003·499 cites·1 claims
- 0996US6382214B1Methods and apparatus for correction of urinary and gynecological pathologies including treatment of male incontinence and female cystoceleAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 1999·Granted May 7, 2002·515 cites·9 claims
- 1095US5010882AImplantable penile prosthesisAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 1989·Granted Apr 30, 1991·76 cites·30 claims
- 1195US5007940AInjectable polymeric bodiesAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 1989·Granted Apr 16, 1991·375 cites·7 claims
- 1295US3954102APenile erection system and methods of implanting and using sameAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 1974·Granted May 4, 1976·220 cites·8 claims
- 1394US6702827B1Sling adjustment and tensioning accessoryAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 9, 2004·250 cites·5 claims
- 1494US6334446B1Medical sling procedures and anchor insertion methods and devicesAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 1, 2002·517 cites·23 claims
- 1593US5496271ACombined hyperthermia and dilation catheterAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 1993·Granted Mar 5, 1996·748 cites·34 claims
- 1693US5078720AStent placement instrument and methodAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 1990·Granted Jan 7, 1992·502 cites·5 claims
- 1792US7048682B2Surgical articles and methodsAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 2002·Granted May 23, 2006·231 cites·1 claims
- 1892US6802807B2Surgical instrument and methodAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 12, 2004·218 cites·8 claims
- 1992US6328686B1Transvaginal system and method for treating female urinary incontinenceAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 11, 2001·339 cites·25 claims
- 2092US5415656AElectrosurgical apparatusAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 1993·Granted May 16, 1995·520 cites·10 claims
- 2192US5356423AResectable self-expanding stentAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 1993·Granted Oct 18, 1994·434 cites·10 claims
- 2292US5116387APreparation of injectable polymeric bodiesAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 1991·Granted May 26, 1992·225 cites·18 claims
- 2392US4267829APenile prosthesisAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 1979·Granted May 19, 1981·149 cites·14 claims
- 2491US6971986B2Sling delivery system and method of useAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 6, 2005·200 cites·1 claims
- 2590US7083568B2Implantable article for treatment of urinary incontinenceAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 1, 2006·157 cites·30 claims
- 2690US4938760AFemale suspension procedureAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 1989·Granted Jul 3, 1990·352 cites·5 claims
- 2790US4932956AProstate balloon dilatorAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 1989·Granted Jun 12, 1990·283 cites·17 claims
- 2889US6368346B1Bioresorbable stentAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 9, 2002·198 cites·13 claims
- 2989US6346492B1Fabric for use in prostheticsAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 12, 2002·35 cites·12 claims
- 3089US4244370ATool for positioning implantable medical prosthetic device _and method of using sameAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 1978·Granted Jan 13, 1981·224 cites·5 claims
- 3187US6599235B2Transvaginal bone anchor implantation deviceAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 29, 2003·194 cites·9 claims
- 3287US5704895AImplantable penile prosthetic cylinder with inclusive fluid reservoirAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 1988·Granted Jan 6, 1998·151 cites·10 claims
- 3386US7015253B2Regimen for treating prostate tissue and surgical kit for use in the regimenAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 21, 2006·232 cites·40 claims
- 3486US6471718B1Method and device for loading a stentAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 29, 2002·133 cites·3 claims
- 3585US7267645B2Surgical instrument and methodAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 11, 2007·107 cites·2 claims
- 3685US6328744B1Bone suturing deviceAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 11, 2001·293 cites·36 claims
- 3785US6132458AMethod and device for loading a stentAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 17, 2000·259 cites·6 claims
- 3885US5499994ADilation device for the urethraAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 1994·Granted Mar 19, 1996·237 cites·28 claims
- 3984US6383211B1Stent placement instrument and method of assemblyAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 2000·Granted May 7, 2002·104 cites·6 claims
- 4084US5518504AImplantable sphincter system utilizing lifting meansAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 1993·Granted May 21, 1996·213 cites·11 claims
- 4183US7291104B2Surgical articles and methodsAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 6, 2007·95 cites·17 claims
- 4283US6406480B1Bone anchor inserter with retractable shieldAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 18, 2002·269 cites·5 claims
- 4382US5895356AApparatus and method for transurethral focussed ultrasound therapyAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 1995·Granted Apr 20, 1999·318 cites·20 claims
- 4481US5152749AInstrument placement apparatusAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 1991·Granted Oct 6, 1992·276 cites·17 claims
- 4581US4932958AProstate balloon dilatorAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 1988·Granted Jun 12, 1990·180 cites·15 claims
- 4681US4878889AArtificial sphincter deviceAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 1988·Granted Nov 7, 1989·122 cites·11 claims
- 4781US4383525AImplantable penile prosthetic cylinder with inclusive fluid reservoirAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 1981·Granted May 17, 1983·90 cites·12 claims
- 4880US6443887B1Switch based spontaneous inflation inhibitor in a pump for an inflation prosthesisAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 3, 2002·88 cites·30 claims
- 4980US6143021AStent placement instrument and method of assemblyAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 7, 2000·184 cites·20 claims
- 5079US4994020AImplantable artificial sphincter systemAMERICAN MED SYST·Filed 1989·Granted Feb 19, 1991·112 cites·32 claims
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