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ORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC
US·55 granted patents·6 pending applications·14,173 citations·filing 1995–2007
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61 records- 0199US6073051AApparatus for treating intervertebal discs with electromagnetic energyORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 6, 2000·710 cites·37 claims
- 0296US7647123B2Method for treating intervertebral discsORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 12, 2010·121 cites·20 claims
- 0396US6126682AMethod for treating annular fissures in intervertebral discsORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 3, 2000·628 cites·33 claims
- 0495US6997941B2Method and apparatus for treating annular fissures in intervertebral discsORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 14, 2006·285 cites·50 claims
- 0595US6544260B1Method for treating tissue in arthroscopic environment using precooling and apparatus for sameORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 8, 2003·526 cites·38 claims
- 0695US6135999AConcave probe for arthroscopic surgeryORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 24, 2000·453 cites·4 claims
- 0795US6099514AMethod and apparatus for delivering or removing material from the interior of an intervertebral discORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 8, 2000·481 cites·29 claims
- 0894US6261311B1Method and apparatus for treating intervertebral discsORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 17, 2001·421 cites·3 claims
- 0994US6095149AMethod for treating intervertebral disc degenerationORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 1, 2000·499 cites·28 claims
- 1094US5980504AMethod for manipulating tissue of an intervertebral discORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 9, 1999·538 cites·13 claims
- 1193US7282061B2Method of treating intervertebral discORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 16, 2007·193 cites·153 claims
- 1293US7267683B2Method for treating intervertebral discsORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 11, 2007·191 cites·28 claims
- 1393US6939346B2Method and apparatus for controlling a temperature-controlled probeORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 6, 2005·490 cites·82 claims
- 1493US6547810B1Method for treating intervertebral discsORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 15, 2003·194 cites·17 claims
- 1593US6517568B1Method and apparatus for treating intervertebral discsORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 11, 2003·189 cites·24 claims
- 1693US6176857B1Method and apparatus for applying thermal energy to tissue asymmetricallyORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 23, 2001·562 cites·9 claims
- 1793US6122549AApparatus for treating intervertebral discs with resistive energyORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 19, 2000·514 cites·37 claims
- 1892US7400930B2Method for treating intervertebral discsORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 15, 2008·169 cites·29 claims
- 1992US6733496B2Intervertebral disc device employing flexible probeORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 11, 2004·356 cites·66 claims
- 2092US6350262B1Method and apparatus for applying thermal energy to tissue asymetricallyORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 26, 2002·290 cites·23 claims
- 2192US6290715B1Method for delivering energy adjacent the inner wall of an intervertebral discORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 18, 2001·327 cites·31 claims
- 2291US7069087B2Apparatus and method for accessing and performing a function within an intervertebral discORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 27, 2006·157 cites·48 claims
- 2391US6258086B1Catheter for delivery of energy to a surgical siteORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 10, 2001·380 cites·20 claims
- 2490US6007570AApparatus with functional element for performing function upon intervertebral discsORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 28, 1999·495 cites·41 claims
- 2589US6767347B2Catheter for delivery of energy to a surgical siteORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 27, 2004·163 cites·6 claims
- 2688US6749605B2Catheter for delivery of energy to a surgical siteORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 15, 2004·137 cites·25 claims
- 2788US6726685B2Intervertebral disc device employing looped probeORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 27, 2004·186 cites·33 claims
- 2888US6391028B1Probe with distally orientated concave curve for arthroscopic surgeryORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 21, 2002·206 cites·8 claims
- 2987US5785705ARF method for controlled depth ablation of soft tissueORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 28, 1998·436 cites·10 claims
- 3086US6379350B1Surgical instrument for ablation and aspirationORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 30, 2002·299 cites·11 claims
- 3186US5954716AMethod for modifying the length of a ligamentORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 21, 1999·368 cites·12 claims
- 3285US7309336B2Catheter for delivery of energy to a surgical siteORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 18, 2007·107 cites·18 claims
- 3384US6638276B2Intervertebral disc device employing prebent sheathORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 28, 2003·157 cites·29 claims
- 3484US6168593B1Electrode for electrosurgical coagulation of tissueORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 2, 2001·336 cites·19 claims
- 3583US6878155B2Method of treating intervertebral disc tissue employing attachment mechanismORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 12, 2005·116 cites·21 claims
- 3683US6695839B2Method and apparatus for treatment of disrupted articular cartilageORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 24, 2004·140 cites·5 claims
- 3783US6440141B1Method and apparatus for treating osteochondral pathologiesORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 27, 2002·100 cites·5 claims
- 3883US6283960B1Apparatus for delivery of energy to a surgical siteORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 4, 2001·317 cites·11 claims
- 3983US6068628AApparatus for treating chondromalaciaORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 1996·Granted May 30, 2000·316 cites·12 claims
- 4080US6699244B2Electrosurgical instrument having a chamber to volatize a liquidORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 2, 2004·128 cites·25 claims
- 4178US5823994AMethod and apparatus for soft tissue fixationORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 20, 1998·248 cites·21 claims
- 4276US6832997B2Electromagnetic energy delivery intervertebral disc treatment devicesORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 21, 2004·83 cites·59 claims
- 4374US6162217AMethod and apparatus for controlling a temperature-controlled probeORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 19, 2000·206 cites·21 claims
- 4473US6004320AClip on electrocauterizing sheath for orthopedic shave devicesORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 21, 1999·201 cites·2 claims
- 4572US6757565B2Electrosurgical instrument having a predetermined heat profileORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 29, 2004·57 cites·8 claims
- 4671US6214001B1Electrocauterizing tool for orthopedic shave devicesORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 10, 2001·157 cites·33 claims
- 4770US6436129B1Method and apparatus for stimulating nerve regenerationORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 20, 2002·47 cites·20 claims
- 4868US7481807B2Radiofrequency arthroscopic ablation deviceORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 27, 2009·44 cites·49 claims
- 4968US6461357B1Electrode for electrosurgical ablation of tissueORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 8, 2002·129 cites·47 claims
- 5067US6007533AElectrocauterizing tip for orthopedic shave devicesORATEC INTERVENTIONS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 28, 1999·149 cites·25 claims
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