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Charles R. Slater
Also filed as: SLATER CHARLES · SLATER CHARLES R
118 granted patents·22 pending applications·28,948 citations·filing 1988–2019
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140 records- 0199US6024708ARadial jaw biopsy forcepsSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 15, 2000·1.2k cites·32 claims
- 0298USRE39415ERadial jaw biopsy forcepsBOSTON SCIENT MIAMI CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 28, 2006·93 cites·80 claims
- 0398US6569085B2Methods 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
- 0498US5624398AEndoscopic robotic surgical tools and methodsSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 29, 1997·1.9k cites·15 claims
- 0598US5176702ARatchet locking mechanism for surgical instrumentsSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Jan 5, 1993·430 cites·34 claims
- 0698US5133727ARadial jaw biopsy forcepsSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1990·Granted Jul 28, 1992·302 cites·3 claims
- 0797US8066721B2Surgical clip application assemblyKORTENBACH JUERGEN A·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 29, 2011·493 cites·32 claims
- 0897US6824548B2Flexible surgical clip applierETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 30, 2004·478 cites·35 claims
- 0996US6264617B1Radial jaw biopsy forcepsSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 24, 2001·1.1k cites·15 claims
- 1096US5396900AEndoscopic end effectors constructed from a combination of conductive and non-conductive materials and useful for selective endoscopic cauterySYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Mar 14, 1995·1.1k cites·25 claims
- 1196US5359993AApparatus for counting the number of times a medical instrument has been usedSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Nov 1, 1994·1.4k cites·55 claims
- 1296US5313935AApparatus for counting the number of times a surgical instrument has been usedSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1993·Granted May 24, 1994·1.3k cites·19 claims
- 1395US8333799B2Highly flexible stent and method of manufactureBALES JR THOMAS O·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 18, 2012·97 cites·17 claims
- 1495US7232445B2Apparatus for the endoluminal treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 19, 2007·375 cites·32 claims
- 1595US6041679AEndoscopic end effectors constructed from a combination of conductive and non-conductive materials and useful for selective endoscopic cauterySYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Mar 28, 2000·372 cites·9 claims
- 1695US5482054AEdoscopic biopsy forceps devices with selective bipolar cauterySYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 9, 1996·545 cites·30 claims
- 1795US5454378ABiopsy forceps having a detachable proximal handle and distal jawsSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Oct 3, 1995·1.6k cites·48 claims
- 1895US5336220ATubing for endoscopic electrosurgical suction-irrigation instrumentSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Aug 9, 1994·455 cites·10 claims
- 1995US5331971AEndoscopic surgical instrumentsSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Jul 26, 1994·1.2k cites·13 claims
- 2095US5192298ADisposable laparoscopic surgical instrumentsSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1991·Granted Mar 9, 1993·156 cites·19 claims
- 2194US7070602B2Method of applying surgical clips to tissueETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 4, 2006·235 cites·37 claims
- 2294US6569105B1Rotatable and deflectable biopsy forcepsSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2000·Granted May 27, 2003·392 cites·18 claims
- 2394US6296635B1Endoscopic robotic surgical tools and methodsSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 2, 2001·156 cites·62 claims
- 2493US8062314B2Methods for the endoluminal treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)SIXTO JR ROBERT·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 22, 2011·113 cites·22 claims
- 2593US6966919B2Instrument for applying a surgical fastener particularly for the transoral treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)ID LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 22, 2005·398 cites·43 claims
- 2693US5833656AEndoscopic robotic surgical tools and methodsSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 10, 1998·150 cites·19 claims
- 2793US5507296ARadial jaw biopsy forcepsSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Apr 16, 1996·112 cites·21 claims
- 2893US5417709AEndoscopic instrument with end effectors forming suction and/or irrigation lumensSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1994·Granted May 23, 1995·662 cites·18 claims
- 2992US5569243ADouble acting endoscopic scissors with bipolar cautery capabilitySYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 29, 1996·514 cites·26 claims
- 3090US7780721B2Stent and method for manufacturing the stentBARD INC C R·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 24, 2010·39 cites·25 claims
- 3190US5666965ARadial jaw biopsy forcepsSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 16, 1997·64 cites·19 claims
- 3290US5241968ASingle acting endoscopic instrumentsSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Sep 7, 1993·466 cites·20 claims
- 3390US5174300AEndoscopic surgical instruments having rotatable end effectorsSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Dec 29, 1992·530 cites·25 claims
- 3489US7763067B2Stent and method for manufacturing the stentBARD INC C R·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 27, 2010·37 cites·15 claims
- 3589US5314406AEndoscopic electrosurgical suction-irrigation instrumentSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1992·Granted May 24, 1994·367 cites·18 claims
- 3688US6264599B1Radioactive therapeutic seeds having fixation structureSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 24, 2001·238 cites·49 claims
- 3788US6099483AJaw assembly for an endoscopic instrumentSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 8, 2000·350 cites·72 claims
- 3887US9561123B2Highly flexible stent and method of manufactureBARD INC C R·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 7, 2017·19 cites·9 claims
- 3987US8328865B2Highly flexible stent and method of manufactureBALES JR THOMAS O·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 11, 2012·40 cites·17 claims
- 4087US5638827ASuper-elastic flexible jaws assembly for an endoscopic multiple sample bioptomeSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 17, 1997·264 cites·17 claims
- 4187US5395369AEndoscopic bipolar electrocautery instrumentsSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Mar 7, 1995·323 cites·26 claims
- 4286US6080099ARadioactive therapeutic seedsSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 27, 2000·193 cites·29 claims
- 4386US6066083AImplantable brachytherapy device having at least partial deactivation capabilitySYNTHEON LLC·Filed 1998·Granted May 23, 2000·229 cites·34 claims
- 4486US5215101ASharply angled kelly (Jacobs's) clampSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1991·Granted Jun 1, 1993·320 cites·15 claims
- 4585US7063697B2Bipolar endoscopic surgical scissor blades and instrument incorporating the sameSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 20, 2006·101 cites·82 claims
- 4685US5507297AEndoscopic instruments having detachable proximal handle and distal portionsSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Apr 16, 1996·345 cites·53 claims
- 4784US6086603ALuminal port device having internal and external sealing mechanismsSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 11, 2000·364 cites·41 claims
- 4884US5954692AEndoscopic robotic surgical tools and methodsSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 21, 1999·251 cites·38 claims
- 4984US5443480ASharply angled kelly (Jacobs) clampSYMBIOSIS CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Aug 22, 1995·278 cites·15 claims
- 5083US7727246B2Methods for endoluminal treatmentETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 1, 2010·117 cites·21 claims
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