Inventor · disambiguated record
Frank Richard Cichocki, Jr.
Also filed as: CICHOCKI FRANK · CICHOCKI FRANK R · CICHOCKI FRANK R JR · CICHOCKI FRANK RICHARD
47 granted patents·20 pending applications·2,050 citations·filing 2000–2023
98Inventor score
Files withETHICON INC38CICHOCKI FRANK R7CICHOCKI JR FRANK RICHARD2ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC2LIFESCAN INC2
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67 records- 0198US11464889B2Antimicrobial-containing silicone lubricious coatingsETHICON INC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 11, 2022·6 cites·22 claims
- 0297US7875055B2Active suture for the delivery of therapeutic fluidsETHICON INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 25, 2011·1k cites·4 claims
- 0396US10022120B2Surgical needle with recessed featuresETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 17, 2018·804 cites·1 claims
- 0495US11712229B2Systems, devices and methods for dispensing and curing silicone based topical skin adhesivesETHICON INC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 1, 2023·6 cites·17 claims
- 0593US11559610B2Low temperature cured silicone lubricious coatingsETHICON INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 24, 2023·5 cites·15 claims
- 0687US11969524B2Low temperature cured silicone lubricious coatingsETHICON INC·Filed 2023·Granted Apr 30, 2024·0 cites·15 claims
- 0782US10589313B2Apparatus and method for batch spray coating of surgical needlesETHICON INC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 17, 2020·1 cites·6 claims
- 0878US8883245B2Method of coating surgical needlesETHICON INC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 11, 2014·7 cites·20 claims
- 0977US7887746B2Rapid thermal treatment for coloring surgical needlesETHICON INC·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 15, 2011·3 cites·8 claims
- 1075US11724007B2Operating room coating applicator and methodETHICON INC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 15, 2023·0 cites·33 claims
- 1175US11717598B2Operating room coating applicator and methodETHICON INC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 8, 2023·0 cites·14 claims
- 1275US11684701B2Operating room coating applicator and methodETHICON INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 27, 2023·0 cites·23 claims
- 1373US8128656B2Device for creating and maintaining infusion passages in tissueCICHOCKI FRANK R·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 6, 2012·12 cites·5 claims
- 1473US7268092B2Sheet molding compound having improved characteristicsOWENS CORNING COMPOSITES SPRL·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 11, 2007·9 cites·11 claims
- 1572US7704230B2Pressurized fluid reservoir for an infusion systemETHICON INC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 27, 2010·12 cites·26 claims
- 1671US2023371944A1Composite suture needles having elastically deformable sectionsETHICON INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 1770USD895114SBent suture needleETHICON INC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 1, 2020·11 cites·1 claims
- 1870US6451385B1pressure infiltration for production of compositesPURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 17, 2002·9 cites·24 claims
- 1968US8808724B2Antimicrobial coatings with preferred microstructure for medical devicesCICHOCKI FRANK·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 19, 2014·5 cites·20 claims
- 2068US7937981B2Process for treating metal alloy surgical needles to improve bending stiffnessETHICON INC·Filed 2007·Granted May 10, 2011·6 cites·7 claims
- 2168US7481826B2Fluid emitting suture needleETHICON INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 27, 2009·43 cites·2 claims
- 2268US2021386973A1Methods of implanting barbed microcatheters having fluid egress openings for infusing therapeutic fluids into tissueETHICON INC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 2367US11832811B2Surgical coated needlesCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 5, 2023·0 cites·7 claims
- 2467US8257393B2Active suture for the delivery of therapeutic fluidsCICHOCKI JR FRANK RICHARD·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 4, 2012·39 cites·10 claims
- 2566US6756114B2Moldable pellet based on the combination of synthetic cellulose fibers and thermoplastic polymersOWENS CORNING FIBERGLAS TECH·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 29, 2004·10 cites·9 claims
- 2665US8062437B2Thermal forming of refractory alloy surgical needles and fixture and apparatusCICHOCKI FRANK R·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 22, 2011·5 cites·22 claims
- 2763US11723653B2Composite suture needles having elastically deformable sectionsETHICON INC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 15, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 2863US11426759B2Apparatus and method for batch spray coating of surgical needlesETHICON INC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 30, 2022·0 cites·22 claims
- 2962US11129968B2Methods of making and implanting barbed microcatheters having fluid egress openings for infusing therapeutic fluidsETHICON INC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 28, 2021·0 cites·16 claims
- 3061US10786246B2Swaging systems for attaching surgical needles to sutures and testing attachment strengthsETHICON INC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 29, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 3161US2008300552A1Thermal forming of refractory alloy surgical needlesCICHOCKI FRANK R·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3260US8821658B2Thermal forming of refractory alloy surgical needlesCICHOCKI FRANK R·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 2, 2014·1 cites·18 claims
- 3360US8021598B2Rapid thermal treatment for enhancing bending stiffness and yield moment of curved needlesETHICON INC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 20, 2011·2 cites·9 claims
- 3459US8366845B2Rapid thermal treatment for enhancing bending stiffness and yield moment of curved needlesETHICON INC·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 5, 2013·0 cites·11 claims
- 3557US11197666B2Surgical coated needlesETHICON LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 14, 2021·0 cites·19 claims
- 3657US10448947B2Swaging systems for attaching surgical needles to sutures having on-press testing of suture attachment strengthETHICON INC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 22, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 3757US2023149014A1Systems, devices and methods of making highly elastic suture needles for minimally invasive surgeryETHICON INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3856US9358000B2Tungsten alloy suture needlesCICHOCKI JR FRANK R·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 7, 2016·2 cites·12 claims
- 3956US8241441B2Rapid thermal treatment for coloring surgical needlesCICHOCKI JR FRANK RICHARD·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 14, 2012·0 cites·8 claims
- 4056US2009234385A1Thermal Forming of Refractory Alloy Surgical NeedlesCICHOCKI FRANK R·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4155US7052640B2Moldable pellet based on the combinstion of synthetic cellulose fibers and thermoplastic polymersOWENS CORNING FIBERGLAS TECH·Filed 2004·Granted May 30, 2006·5 cites·20 claims
- 4255US2008308523A1Method for manufacturing flexible medical device conduitKRULEVITCH PETER·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4353US2009112185A1Integrated Conduit Insertion Medical DeviceLIFESCAN INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4453US2009112180A1Method for Inserting a Medical Device Flexible Conduit into a User's Target SiteLIFESCAN INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4552US2022354497A1Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Device Having Helical ElementsETHICON INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4651US11272923B2Systems, devices and methods for securing sutures to surgical needles made of superelastic materialsETHICON INC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 15, 2022·0 cites·17 claims
- 4750US11696754B2Methods of making suture needles with localized regions for bendingETHICON INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 11, 2023·0 cites·16 claims
- 4850US11612392B2Systems, devices and methods of making highly elastic suture needles for minimally invasive surgeryETHICON INC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 28, 2023·0 cites·18 claims
- 4950US11311288B2Suture needles having bendable regionsETHICON INC·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 26, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 5050USD937417SFoldable suture needleETHICON INC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 30, 2021·4 cites·1 claims
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