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Edward A. Rhad
Also filed as: RHAD EDWARD · RHAD EDWARD A
58 granted patents·16 pending applications·21,669 citations·filing 1992–2024
99Inventor score
Files withDEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC37ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC8HIBNER JOHN A4LEIMBACH JESSICA P4ETHICON INC3
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74 records- 0198US9999408B2Surgical instrument with fluid fillable buttressBOUDREAUX CHAD P·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 19, 2018·1.2k cites·20 claims
- 0298US5662662ASurgical instrument and methodETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 2, 1997·3k cites·5 claims
- 0397US9486186B2Biopsy device with slide-in probeDEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 8, 2016·1.1k cites·18 claims
- 0497US9198644B2Anvil cartridge for surgical fastening deviceBALEK STEPHEN J·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 1, 2015·1.3k cites·18 claims
- 0597US8985429B2Surgical stapling device with adjunct material application featureBALEK STEPHEN J·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 24, 2015·826 cites·19 claims
- 0697US5626587AMethod for operating a surgical instrumentETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 1995·Granted May 6, 1997·3k cites·5 claims
- 0797US5485947ALinear stapling mechanism with cutting meansETHICON INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 23, 1996·3k cites·22 claims
- 0897US5332142ALinear stapling mechanism with cutting meansETHICON INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jul 26, 1994·2.5k cites·9 claims
- 0997US5307976ALinear stapling mechanism with cutting meansETHICON INC·Filed 1992·Granted May 3, 1994·3.2k cites·22 claims
- 1096US8206316B2Tetherless biopsy device with reusable portionHIBNER JOHN A·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 26, 2012·154 cites·20 claims
- 1195US7959613B2Catheter introducer assembly having safety shielded needleSMITHS MEDICAL ASD INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 14, 2011·90 cites·26 claims
- 1294US8801742B2Needle assembly and blade assembly for biopsy deviceRHAD EDWARD A·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 12, 2014·94 cites·16 claims
- 1394US8251916B2Revolving tissue sample holder for biopsy deviceSPEEG TREVOR W V·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 28, 2012·162 cites·21 claims
- 1494US7806835B2Biopsy device with sharps reduction featureDEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 5, 2010·101 cites·11 claims
- 1593US8764680B2Handheld biopsy device with needle firingRHAD EDWARD A·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 1, 2014·107 cites·20 claims
- 1692US8177728B2Valve mechanism for tetherless biopsy deviceHIBNER JOHN A·Filed 2009·Granted May 15, 2012·58 cites·20 claims
- 1792US6663592B2Catheter introducer assembly having safety shielded needleMEDEX INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 16, 2003·161 cites·29 claims
- 1889US8052616B2Biopsy device with fine pitch drive trainDEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 8, 2011·85 cites·20 claims
- 1989US7575556B2Deployment device interface for biopsy deviceETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 18, 2009·58 cites·20 claims
- 2089US5964716AMethod of use for a multi-port biopsy instrumentETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 12, 1999·465 cites·9 claims
- 2188US8177729B2Method of tetherless biopsy device operationHIBNER JOHN A·Filed 2009·Granted May 15, 2012·32 cites·20 claims
- 2288US6077230ABiopsy instrument with removable extractorETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 20, 2000·435 cites·11 claims
- 2387US7303548B2Catheter introducer assembly having safety shielded needleSMITHS MEDICAL ASD INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 4, 2007·101 cites·37 claims
- 2486US8075495B2Biopsy devices with universal probeANDREYKO MICHAEL J·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 13, 2011·56 cites·20 claims
- 2585US10258316B2Introducer for biopsy deviceDEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 16, 2019·5 cites·20 claims
- 2684USD665909SUltrasound biopsy deviceDODD KATHRYN M·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 21, 2012·34 cites·1 claims
- 2784US5944673ABiopsy instrument with multi-port needleETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 31, 1999·333 cites·9 claims
- 2883USRE47148EHandheld biopsy device with needle firingDEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 4, 2018·4 cites·35 claims
- 2981US11564668B2Biopsy deviceDEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 31, 2023·1 cites·13 claims
- 3081US9877706B2Biopsy deviceDEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 30, 2018·11 cites·17 claims
- 3181US9414816B2Introducer for biopsy deviceRHAD EDWARD A·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 16, 2016·13 cites·12 claims
- 3280US11364021B2Biopsy device with sterile sleeveDEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 21, 2022·2 cites·17 claims
- 3380US9955955B2Biopsy device with slide-in probeDEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2013·Granted May 1, 2018·10 cites·20 claims
- 3480US9788819B2Introducer for biopsy deviceDEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 17, 2017·4 cites·20 claims
- 3579US11426148B2Biopsy device with slide-in probeDEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 30, 2022·2 cites·19 claims
- 3679US11179141B2Biopsy systemDEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 23, 2021·2 cites·16 claims
- 3779US10335125B2Biopsy device with sterile sleeveDEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 2, 2019·2 cites·21 claims
- 3879USD671644SUltrasound biopsy probeDODD KATHRYN M·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 27, 2012·22 cites·1 claims
- 3978US10064607B2Tissue collection assembly for biopsy deviceDEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 4, 2018·10 cites·15 claims
- 4077US10413280B2Biopsy deviceDEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 17, 2019·2 cites·6 claims
- 4176US8532748B2Devices useful in imagingLEIMBACH JESSICA P·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 10, 2013·14 cites·20 claims
- 4275US8628482B2Needle tip for biopsy deviceLEIMBACH JESSICA P·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 14, 2014·7 cites·19 claims
- 4374USD699347SUltrasound biopsy probeDEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 11, 2014·16 cites·1 claims
- 4472US9724074B2Biopsy device with translating valve assemblyDEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 8, 2017·4 cites·23 claims
- 4572US8845548B2Cutter drive assembly for biopsy deviceHIBNER JOHN A·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 30, 2014·3 cites·20 claims
- 4671US2022354471A1Biopsy device with slide-in probeDEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4768US2022031291A1Biopsy systemDEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 4866US10206665B2Biopsy device with translating valve assemblyDEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 19, 2019·2 cites·19 claims
- 4966US2024277447A1Biopsy site marker for limited migrationDEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 5065US9931104B2Biopsy device targeting featuresDEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 3, 2018·3 cites·20 claims
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