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Seth A. Foerster
Also filed as: FOERSTER SETH · FOERSTER SETH A · FOERSTER SETH ARNOLD
80 granted patents·20 pending applications·13,110 citations·filing 1992–2023
99Inventor score
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100 records- 0197US11806009B2Device, system, and method to secure an article to a tissueVALCARE INC·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 7, 2023·4 cites·16 claims
- 0297US6770076B2Method and apparatus for attaching connective tissues to bone using a knotless suture anchoring deviceOPUS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 3, 2004·576 cites·43 claims
- 0396US7083638B2Method and apparatus for attaching connective tissues to bone using a knotless suture anchoring deviceARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 1, 2006·594 cites·39 claims
- 0496US6660008B1Method and apparatus for attaching connective tissues to bone using a suture anchoring deviceOPUS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 9, 2003·1.3k cites·17 claims
- 0596US6585730B1Method and apparatus for attaching connective tissues to bone using a knotless suture anchoring deviceOPUS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 1, 2003·564 cites·36 claims
- 0696US6520980B1Method and apparatus for attaching connective tissues to bone using a self-locking knotless suture anchoring deviceOPUS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 18, 2003·432 cites·14 claims
- 0796US6296659B1Single-tailed suturing method and apparatusOPUS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 2, 2001·574 cites·20 claims
- 0896US6228055B1Devices for marking and defining particular locations in body tissueETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 1997·Granted May 8, 2001·656 cites·2 claims
- 0995US7625397B2Methods for defining and marking tissueETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 1, 2009·50 cites·12 claims
- 1095US7285124B2Single-tailed suturing methodARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 23, 2007·356 cites·9 claims
- 1195US7090690B2Devices and methods for repairing soft tissueARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 15, 2006·527 cites·20 claims
- 1295US6582453B1Method and apparatus for attaching connective tissues to bone using a suture anchoring deviceOPUS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 24, 2003·638 cites·27 claims
- 1395US6551330B1Linear suturing apparatus and methodsOPUS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 22, 2003·564 cites·32 claims
- 1494US7682374B2Knotless suture lock and bone anchor implant methodARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 23, 2010·209 cites·19 claims
- 1594US7637926B2Method and apparatus for attaching connective tissues to bone using a knotless suture anchoring deviceARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 29, 2009·124 cites·25 claims
- 1694US7229417B2Methods for marking a biopsy siteETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 12, 2007·297 cites·20 claims
- 1794US7044957B2Devices for defining and marking tissueETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 16, 2006·248 cites·15 claims
- 1894US6780198B1Bone anchor insertion deviceOPUS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 24, 2004·459 cites·15 claims
- 1994US6524317B1Method and apparatus for attaching connective tissues to bone using a knotless suture anchoring deviceOPUS MEDICAL INC·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 25, 2003·446 cites·24 claims
- 2093US8715297B1Flat suture banding system and methodsFOERSTER SETH ARNOLD·Filed 2010·Granted May 6, 2014·74 cites·13 claims
- 2193US8579901B1Suture band buckle and methodsFOERSTER SETH ARNOLD·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 12, 2013·83 cites·20 claims
- 2293US8444672B2Methods and devices for attaching connective tissues to bone using a knotless suture anchoring deviceFOERSTER SETH A·Filed 2009·Granted May 21, 2013·55 cites·16 claims
- 2393US7963972B2Implant and delivery system for soft tissue repairARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 21, 2011·126 cites·14 claims
- 2493US6547800B2Method and apparatus for attaching connective tissues to bone using a cortical bone anchoring deviceOPUS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 15, 2003·334 cites·33 claims
- 2592US8317829B2Method and apparatus for attaching connective tissues to bone using a knotless suture anchoring deviceFOERSTER SETH·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 27, 2012·72 cites·26 claims
- 2692US8137381B2Knotless suture anchor having discrete polymer components and related methodsFOERSTER SETH A·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 20, 2012·109 cites·17 claims
- 2792US8133258B2Method and apparatus for attaching connective tissues to bone using a knotless suture anchoring deviceFOERSTER SETH·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 13, 2012·121 cites·9 claims
- 2892US7695494B2Method and apparatus for attaching connective tissues to bone using a knotless suture anchoring deviceARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 13, 2010·149 cites·11 claims
- 2992US6607698B1Method for generalized extracorporeal supportTHEROX INC·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 19, 2003·97 cites·26 claims
- 3091US8425536B2Implant and delivery system for soft tissue repairFOERSTER SETH A·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 23, 2013·52 cites·12 claims
- 3191US6454997B1Apparatus for the preparation and delivery of gas-enriched fluidsTHEROX INC·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 24, 2002·217 cites·40 claims
- 3291US5902310AApparatus and method for marking tissueETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 1997·Granted May 11, 1999·546 cites·45 claims
- 3390US11096682B2Surgical instrument for manipulating and passing sutureARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 24, 2021·8 cites·15 claims
- 3490US9814565B2Method for soft tissue repair with free floating suture locking memberARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 14, 2017·21 cites·34 claims
- 3589US7556640B2Bone anchor device having toggle member for attaching connective tissues to boneARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 7, 2009·156 cites·16 claims
- 3689US7247164B1Methods for attaching connective tissues to bone using a multi-component bone anchorARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 24, 2007·179 cites·18 claims
- 3789US6855157B2Method and apparatus for attaching connective tissues to bone using a knotless suture anchoring deviceARTHROCARE CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 15, 2005·210 cites·37 claims
- 3889US6676900B1Method for the preparation and delivery of gas-enriched fluidsTHEROX INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 13, 2004·156 cites·12 claims
- 3989US6017316AVacuum control system and method for automated biopsy deviceBIOPSYS MEDICAL·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 25, 2000·562 cites·23 claims
- 4088US11224422B2Device, system, and method to secure an article to a tissueVALCARE INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 18, 2022·5 cites·30 claims
- 4188US6180059B1Method for the preparation and delivery of gas-enriched fluidsTHEROX INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 30, 2001·262 cites·40 claims
- 4287US11191536B2Device, system, and method to secure an article to a tissueVALCARE INC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 7, 2021·5 cites·6 claims
- 4387US10765418B2Knotless dynamic suture tensioning device and methodsZIMMER INC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 8, 2020·4 cites·17 claims
- 4486US8974456B2Hybrid medical device implant with migration managementALLEN DREW·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 10, 2015·38 cites·20 claims
- 4586US8109966B2Methods for attaching connective tissues to bone using a multi-component anchorRITCHART MARK A·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 7, 2012·30 cites·17 claims
- 4685US9023083B2Method for soft tissue repair with free floating suture locking memberFOERSTER SETH A·Filed 2012·Granted May 5, 2015·28 cites·36 claims
- 4785US8303591B1Load shaping for dynamic tensioning mechanisms and methodsFOERSTER SETH A·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 6, 2012·23 cites·29 claims
- 4884US9017330B2Low friction buckle tightening systems and methodsFOERSTER SETH ARNOLD·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 28, 2015·15 cites·9 claims
- 4984US8790344B1Load shaping for dynamic tensioning mechanisms and methodsDALLEN MEDICAL INC·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 29, 2014·13 cites·5 claims
- 5084US8613755B1Knotless dynamic suture tensioning device and methodsFOERSTER SETH A·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 24, 2013·20 cites·16 claims
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