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Thomas A. Gilker
Also filed as: GILKER THOMAS A
22 granted patents·5 pending applications·752 citations·filing 2001–2019
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27 records- 0191US8579807B2Absorbing fluids in a surgical access deviceMORENO JR CESAR E·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 12, 2013·86 cites·18 claims
- 0290US8568362B2Surgical access device with sorbentsMORENO JR CESAR E·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 29, 2013·83 cites·18 claims
- 0389US6383197B1Self disengaging anti-backup mechanism for specimen retrieval bag deploymentETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 7, 2002·231 cites·10 claims
- 0485US8257315B2Trocar seal with retraction induced hingeFRANER PAUL T·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 4, 2012·15 cites·11 claims
- 0584US8771307B2Duckbill seal with fluid drainage featureFRANER PAUL T·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 8, 2014·18 cites·16 claims
- 0684US7833199B2Trocar seal with retraction induced hingeETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 16, 2010·31 cites·20 claims
- 0783US8273060B2Fluid removal in a surgical access deviceMORENO JR CESAR E·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 25, 2012·27 cites·17 claims
- 0883US7918826B2Trocar assemblyETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 5, 2011·32 cites·27 claims
- 0983USD541417STrocarETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 24, 2007·30 cites·1 claims
- 1080US10265095B2Trocar seal with retraction induced imageETHICON LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 23, 2019·2 cites·27 claims
- 1180US8100929B2Duckbill seal with fluid drainage featureFRANER PAUL T·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 24, 2012·20 cites·19 claims
- 1274US9358041B2Wicking fluid management in a surgical access deviceMORENO JR CESAR E·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 7, 2016·12 cites·14 claims
- 1374US8672890B2Trocar seal with reduced contact areaFRANER PAUL T·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 18, 2014·7 cites·22 claims
- 1474US7976501B2Trocar seal with reduced contact areaETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 12, 2011·12 cites·20 claims
- 1573US8870747B2Scraping fluid removal in a surgical access deviceMORENO JR CESAR E·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 28, 2014·12 cites·27 claims
- 1672US9033929B2Fluid removal in a surgical access deviceMORENO CESAR E·Filed 2012·Granted May 19, 2015·7 cites·13 claims
- 1766US8206411B2Trocar housing/stop-cock assemblyTHOMPSON BRIAN J·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 26, 2012·41 cites·17 claims
- 1865US11123104B2Trocar seal with retraction induced imageCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 21, 2021·0 cites·28 claims
- 1964US7677392B2Trocar assembly tip protectorETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 16, 2010·3 cites·9 claims
- 2061US9486241B2Trocar seal assemblyZEINER MARK S·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 8, 2016·22 cites·7 claims
- 2161US8147457B2Conical trocar sealMICHAEL CROPPER S·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 3, 2012·31 cites·15 claims
- 2261US7597701B2Instrument lock assembly for trocarETHICAN ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 6, 2009·30 cites·27 claims
- 2352US2013030372A1Trocar Seal with Retraction Induced HingeFRANER PAUL T·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 2449US2009270686A1Methods and devices for maintaining visibility during surgical proceduresETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 2548US2008097504A1Trocar obturator with cutting edgesDATTA KESHAVA·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 2644US2007066988A1Trocar obturator with cutting edgesDATTA KESHAVA·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 2738US2005067308A1Trocar assembly tip protectorFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
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