Inventor · disambiguated record
Fred B. Dinger, Iii
Also filed as: DINGER FRED · DINGER FRED B · DINGER FRED B III · DINGER III FRED B
29 granted patents·24 pending applications·3,720 citations·filing 1992–2023
98Inventor score
Files withAERIN MEDICAL INC12ENTRIGUE SURGICAL INC11MEDTRONIC XOMED INC8GONZALES DONALD A5LINVATEC CORP4
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53 records- 0198US6936046B2Methods of using high intensity focused ultrasound to form an ablated tissue area containing a plurality of lesionsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 30, 2005·418 cites·26 claims
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- 0595US11806071B2Soft palate treatmentAERIN MEDICAL INC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 7, 2023·10 cites·9 claims
- 0695US6409720B1Methods of tongue reduction using high intensity focused ultrasound to form an ablated tissue area containing a plurality of lesionsMEDTRONIC XOMED INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 25, 2002·323 cites·20 claims
- 0794USD881904SDisplay screen with animated graphical user interfaceAERIN MEDICAL INC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 21, 2020·80 cites·1 claims
- 0894US6537280B2Osteotome and handpiece adapter assembly and powered surgical handpiece assembly including an osteotomeMEDTRONIC XOMED INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 25, 2003·313 cites·23 claims
- 0993US11116566B2Soft palate treatmentAERIN MEDICAL INC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 14, 2021·16 cites·8 claims
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- 1975US6059789ADrill guide for creating a tunnel in bone for fixating soft tissue to the bone and kit and method for fixating soft tissue to boneXOMED SURGICAL PRODUCTS INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 9, 2000·268 cites·20 claims
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- 2563US2021369335A1Soft palate treatmentAERIN MEDICAL INC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
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- 2758US5376078ARotatable surgical cutting instrument with positionally adjustable windowLINVATEC CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Dec 27, 1994·78 cites·21 claims
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- 2951US5601586AVariable angle rotating shaverLINVATEC CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Feb 11, 1997·53 cites·9 claims
- 3051US2022151689A1Soft palate treatmentAERIN MEDICAL INC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 3149US2009210005A1Method and system for displacing hyoid boneDINGER III FRED B·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
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- 3348USD750240SInsertion deviceENTRIGUE SURGICAL INC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 23, 2016·4 cites·1 claims
- 3448US2011015667A1Systems, Devices and Methods for Providing Therapy to an Anatomical StructureENTRIGUE SURGICAL INC·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 3547US2011022172A1Disposable Medical Device for Engaging with Reusable Medical Instrument and Methods of UseENTRIGUE SURGICAL INC·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
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- 3947US2010312338A1Systems, devices and methods for providing therapy to an anatomical structureENTRIGUE SURGICAL INC·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 4046US2007293946A1Middle Turbinate MedializerENTRIGUE SURGICAL INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
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- 4245US2007043376A1Bone and cartilage implant delivery deviceOSTEOBIOLOGICS INC·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4344US2006178748A1Implants and delivery system for treating defects in articulating surfacesDINGER FRED B III·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4444US2004193154A1Bone and cartilage implant delivery deviceOSTEOBIOLOGICS INC·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 4544US2014066901A1Systems, Devices and Methods for Providing Therapy with Image GuidanceENTRIGUE SURGICAL INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
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- 5040US2013090685A1Methods and systems for tissue fasteningGONZALES DONALD A·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
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