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Thomas J. Fogarty
Also filed as: FOGARTY THOMAS · FOGARTY THOMAS J
188 granted patents·26 pending applications·27,997 citations·filing 1974–2021
99Inventor score
Files withFOGARTY THOMAS J65GEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC24CRUX BIOMEDICAL INC14NOVARE SURGICAL SYSTEMS INC14MEDTRONIC INC13
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214 records- 0198US8747463B2Methods of using a prosthesis fixturing deviceFOGARTY THOMAS J·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 10, 2014·303 cites·12 claims
- 0298US7981153B2Biologically implantable prosthesis methods of usingMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 19, 2011·169 cites·4 claims
- 0398US6939365B1Fixturing assemblyARBOR SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 6, 2005·455 cites·23 claims
- 0498US6346077B1Surgical instrument for stabilizing the beating heart during coronary artery bypass graft surgeryCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 12, 2002·1.7k cites·7 claims
- 0598US5526822AMethod and apparatus for automated biopsy and collection of soft tissueBIOPSYS MEDICAL INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 18, 1996·1.8k cites·64 claims
- 0698US4271839ADilation catheter method and apparatusFOGARTY THOMAS J·Filed 1979·Granted Jun 9, 1981·414 cites·14 claims
- 0797US7582100B2Spiral shaped filterCRUX BIOMEDICAL INC·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 1, 2009·116 cites·32 claims
- 0897US6530942B2Surgical clamp having replaceable padNOVARE SURGICAL SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 11, 2003·832 cites·10 claims
- 0997US6110198AMethod for deploying cuff prosthesesMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 29, 2000·620 cites·2 claims
- 1097US5769882AMethods and apparatus for conformably sealing prostheses within body lumensMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 23, 1998·659 cites·14 claims
- 1196US10076462B2Adaptive compression therapy systems and methodsRADIAL MEDICAL INC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 18, 2018·38 cites·28 claims
- 1296US9629636B2Embolization device and a method of using the sameFOGARTY THOMAS J·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 25, 2017·40 cites·14 claims
- 1396US8623080B2Biologically implantable prosthesis and methods of using the sameFOGARTY THOMAS J·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 7, 2014·140 cites·17 claims
- 1496US6405733B1Device for accurately marking tissueFOGARTY THOMAS J·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 18, 2002·589 cites·23 claims
- 1596US5824037AModular intraluminal prostheses construction and methodsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 20, 1998·734 cites·23 claims
- 1696US5775333AApparatus for automated biopsy and collection of soft tissueETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 7, 1998·758 cites·16 claims
- 1796US4774949ADeflector guiding catheterFOGARTY THOMAS J·Filed 1983·Granted Oct 4, 1988·423 cites·5 claims
- 1896US3966401APreparing natural tissue for implantation so as to provide improved flexibilityHANCOCK LABORATORIES INC·Filed 1974·Granted Jun 29, 1976·202 cites·13 claims
- 1995US8460373B2Method for implanting a heart valve within an annulus of a patientFOGARTY THOMAS J·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 11, 2013·31 cites·20 claims
- 2095US7753870B2Systems and methods for treating obesitySATIETY INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 13, 2010·125 cites·11 claims
- 2195US6461368B2Vascular clamps and surgical retractors with directional filaments for tissue engagementNOVARE SURGICAL SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 8, 2002·427 cites·5 claims
- 2295US5928164AApparatus for automated biopsy and collection of soft tissueETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 27, 1999·683 cites·14 claims
- 2395US5464449AInternal graft prosthesis and delivery systemFOGARTY THOMAS J·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 7, 1995·505 cites·34 claims
- 2495US4762130ACatheter with corkscrew-like balloonFOGARTY THOMAS J·Filed 1987·Granted Aug 9, 1988·787 cites·12 claims
- 2595US4493711ATubular extrusion catheterFOGARTY THOMAS J·Filed 1982·Granted Jan 15, 1985·341 cites·5 claims
- 2694US8226679B2Spiral shaped filterJOHNSON ERIC·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 24, 2012·47 cites·46 claims
- 2794US6527787B1Methods and devices for blood vessel harvestingGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 4, 2003·222 cites·7 claims
- 2894US6238430B1Catheter assembly with controlled release endoluminal prosthesis and method for placingVASCULAR ARCHITECTS INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 29, 2001·398 cites·46 claims
- 2994US6193745B1Modular intraluminal prosteheses construction and methodsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 27, 2001·406 cites·6 claims
- 3094US4564014AVariable length dilatation catheter apparatus and methodFOGARTY THOMAS J·Filed 1980·Granted Jan 14, 1986·297 cites·16 claims
- 3193US8025695B2Biologically implantable heart valve systemMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 27, 2011·149 cites·37 claims
- 3293US7854747B2Endoluminal filterCRUX BIOMEDICAL INC·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 21, 2010·47 cites·50 claims
- 3393US7789892B2Lumen filtering methodsCRUX BIOMEDICAL INC·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 7, 2010·46 cites·10 claims
- 3493US5980469AMethod and apparatus for automated biopsy and collection of soft tissueETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 9, 1999·505 cites·17 claims
- 3593US5618287AMethods of surgically implanting a defibrillator electrode within a patientFOGARTY THOMAS J·Filed 1995·Granted Apr 8, 1997·304 cites·4 claims
- 3693US4338942ADilatation catherter apparatusFOGARTY THOMAS J·Filed 1980·Granted Jul 13, 1982·296 cites·6 claims
- 3792US7785343B2Coated endoluminal filterCRUX BIOMEDICAL INC·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 31, 2010·53 cites·9 claims
- 3892US6840946B2Methods and devices for blood vessel harvestingGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 11, 2005·162 cites·4 claims
- 3992US5800520ATubular endoluminar prosthesis having oblique endsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 1, 1998·373 cites·6 claims
- 4092US5601581AMethods and devices for blood vessel harvestingGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Feb 11, 1997·345 cites·24 claims
- 4192US4403612ADilatation methodFOGARTY THOMAS J·Filed 1982·Granted Sep 13, 1983·250 cites·4 claims
- 4291US10166164B2Adaptive compression therapy systems and methodsRADIAL MEDICAL INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 1, 2019·20 cites·25 claims
- 4391US6752154B2Device for accurately marking tissueFOGARTY THOMAS J·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 22, 2004·266 cites·15 claims
- 4491US6123722AStitched stent grafts and methods for their fabricationMEDTRONICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 26, 2000·312 cites·6 claims
- 4591US5730748AMethods and devices for blood vessel harvestingGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 24, 1998·304 cites·5 claims
- 4690US10736805B2Adaptive compression therapy systems and methodsRADIAL MEDICAL INC·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 11, 2020·9 cites·17 claims
- 4790US8021421B2Prosthesis heart valve fixturing deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 20, 2011·198 cites·61 claims
- 4890US6660032B2Expandable coil endoluminal prosthesisVASCULAR ARCHITECTS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 9, 2003·136 cites·11 claims
- 4990US6564806B1Device for accurately marking tissueFOGARTY THOMAS J·Filed 2000·Granted May 20, 2003·226 cites·134 claims
- 5090US6488700B2Endoluminal prosthesis placing methodVASCULAR ARCHITECTS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 3, 2002·214 cites·11 claims
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