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SYNTHEON LLC
US·46 granted patents·7 pending applications·5,864 citations·filing 1998–2018
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53 records- 0198US6569085B2Methods and apparatus for delivering a medical instrument over an endoscope while the endoscope is in a body lumenSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2001·Granted May 27, 2003·1.7k cites·16 claims
- 0297US8344690B2Method for battery surgical sterilization while chargingSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 1, 2013·48 cites·25 claims
- 0397US6527938B2Method for microporous surface modification of implantable metallic medical articlesSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 4, 2003·223 cites·37 claims
- 0496US7559916B2Catheter with controllable stiffness and method for operating a selective stiffening catheterSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 14, 2009·123 cites·35 claims
- 0595US9295511B2Methods for operating a selective stiffening catheterSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 29, 2016·36 cites·20 claims
- 0694US6808491B2Methods and apparatus for on-endoscope instruments having end effectors and combinations of on-endoscope and through-endoscope instrumentsSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 26, 2004·343 cites·15 claims
- 0794US6569105B1Rotatable and deflectable biopsy forcepsSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2000·Granted May 27, 2003·392 cites·18 claims
- 0893US6579301B1Intragastric balloon device adapted to be repeatedly varied in volume without external assistanceSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 17, 2003·463 cites·21 claims
- 0991US10835112B2Variably flexible insertion device and method for variably flexing an insertion deviceSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 17, 2020·9 cites·16 claims
- 1091US9155451B2Variably flexible insertion device and method for variably flexing an insertion deviceSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 13, 2015·49 cites·15 claims
- 1190US8708894B2Method for variably flexing and steering an insertion deviceSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 29, 2014·28 cites·17 claims
- 1290US6585694B1Knob-controlled endoscopic needle deviceSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 1, 2003·173 cites·15 claims
- 1388US6264599B1Radioactive therapeutic seeds having fixation structureSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 24, 2001·238 cites·49 claims
- 1487US7988621B2Torque-transmitting, variably-flexible, corrugated insertion device and method for transmitting torque and variably flexing a corrugated insertion deviceSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 2, 2011·35 cites·21 claims
- 1587US7771411B2Methods for operating a selective stiffening catheterSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 10, 2010·31 cites·19 claims
- 1686US8344691B2Inductive battery charging device for use with a surgical sterilizerSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 1, 2013·8 cites·21 claims
- 1786US6080099ARadioactive therapeutic seedsSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 27, 2000·193 cites·29 claims
- 1886US6066083AImplantable brachytherapy device having at least partial deactivation capabilitySYNTHEON LLC·Filed 1998·Granted May 23, 2000·229 cites·34 claims
- 1985US10463427B2Selective stiffening catheterSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 5, 2019·3 cites·20 claims
- 2085US6551315B2Methods and apparatus for the treatment of gastric ulcersSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 22, 2003·142 cites·27 claims
- 2184US6086603ALuminal port device having internal and external sealing mechanismsSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 11, 2000·364 cites·41 claims
- 2283US10123683B2Variably flexible insertion device and method for variably flexing an insertion deviceSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 13, 2018·4 cites·16 claims
- 2383US8803475B2Surgical sterilizer with integrated battery charging deviceSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 12, 2014·6 cites·18 claims
- 2483US7128752B2Emboli and thrombi filter device and method of using the sameSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 31, 2006·87 cites·21 claims
- 2582US6969402B2Helical stent having flexible transition zoneSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 29, 2005·105 cites·22 claims
- 2681US10159527B2Selective stiffening catheter and methods for operating a selective stiffening catheterSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 25, 2018·2 cites·19 claims
- 2778US9980742B2Medical ultrasonic cauterization and cutting device and methodSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2015·Granted May 29, 2018·2 cites·19 claims
- 2878US6743206B1Endoscopic needleSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 1, 2004·95 cites·5 claims
- 2977US10806331B2Torque-transmitting, variably-flexible, locking insertion device and method for operating the insertion deviceSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 20, 2020·2 cites·29 claims
- 3077US7914445B2Torque-transmitting, variably-flexible, corrugated insertion device and method for transmitting torque and variably flexing a corrugated insertion deviceSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 29, 2011·11 cites·24 claims
- 3175US6471631B1Implantable radiation therapy device having controllable radiation emissionSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 29, 2002·56 cites·43 claims
- 3275US6200258B1Radioactive therapeutic seed having selective marker configurationSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 13, 2001·138 cites·25 claims
- 3374US7959162B2Releasing instrument holder and method of operating the instrument holderSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 14, 2011·9 cites·20 claims
- 3472US6273851B1Radioactive therapeutic seedsSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 14, 2001·106 cites·39 claims
- 3572US6258064B1Helically advanceable endoscopic needle deviceSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 10, 2001·173 cites·49 claims
- 3671US7083617B2Methods and apparatus for the treatment of gastric ulcersSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 1, 2006·43 cites·24 claims
- 3768US7399291B2Catheter for treatment of total occlusions and methods for manufacture and use of the catheterSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 15, 2008·11 cites·2 claims
- 3864US6083202AEndoscopic needle injection deviceSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 4, 2000·99 cites·33 claims
- 3962US2018199991A1Selective Stiffening CatheterSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 4061US10004876B2Torque-transmitting, locking instrument holder and method for operating the instrument holderSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 26, 2018·0 cites·5 claims
- 4160US9737354B2Battery-powered electrosurgical forceps with multi-turn selectable-ratio transformerSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 22, 2017·0 cites·9 claims
- 4260US6471632B1Radioactive therapeutic seedsSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 29, 2002·17 cites·39 claims
- 4351US6712752B2Radioactive therapeutic seed having selective marker configurationSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 30, 2004·4 cites·15 claims
- 4448US6796936B2Implantable radiation therapy device having controllable radiation emissionSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 28, 2004·2 cites·13 claims
- 4548US6666812B2Radioactive therapeutic seedsSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 23, 2003·2 cites·10 claims
- 4646US2014276042A1Integrated catheter and powered injector system for use in performing radial angiographySYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 4744US2003195387A1Methods and appartus for delivering a medical instrument over an endoscope while the endoscope is in a body lumenSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 4842US2004015229A1Vascular stent with radiopaque markersSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 4941US2004015159A1Methods and apparatus for treating the wall of a blood vessel with electromagnetic energySYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 5041US2003120256A1Methods and apparatus for sclerosing the wall of a varicose veinSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
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