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Stephan A. Defonzo
Also filed as: DEFONZO STEPHAN A
51 granted patents·7 pending applications·20,337 citations·filing 1992–2022
99Inventor score
Files withREX MEDICAL LP23UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP14ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES INC5DEFONZO STEPHAN A4MCGUCKIN JR JAMES F3
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58 records- 0198US7828187B2Apparatus for applying surgical fasteners to body tissueTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 9, 2010·312 cites·9 claims
- 0298US7662161B2Vascular hole closure deviceREX MEDICAL LP·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 16, 2010·1.6k cites·13 claims
- 0398US7624903B2Apparatus for applying surgical fastners to body tissueGREEN DAVID T·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 1, 2009·1.8k cites·8 claims
- 0498US5680981ASelf-contained powered surgical apparatusUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 28, 1997·2.4k cites·22 claims
- 0598US5628446ASelf-contained powered surgical apparatusUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1996·Granted May 13, 1997·2.3k cites·20 claims
- 0698US5497933AApparatus and method for applying surgical staples to attach an object to body tissueUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Mar 12, 1996·3k cites·19 claims
- 0798US5364002AApparatus and method for applying surgical staples to attach an object to body tissueUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Nov 15, 1994·1.7k cites·60 claims
- 0897US7866526B2Apparatus for applying surgical fasteners to body tissueTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 11, 2011·350 cites·8 claims
- 0997US7681772B2Apparatus for applying surgical fasteners to body tissueGREEN DAVID T·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 23, 2010·338 cites·5 claims
- 1097US5560532AApparatus and method for applying surgical staples to body tissueUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Oct 1, 1996·2.6k cites·30 claims
- 1197US5356064AApparatus and method for applying surgical staples to attach an object to body tissueUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Oct 18, 1994·1.8k cites·66 claims
- 1295USD403066SSurgical retractorUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 22, 1998·56 cites·1 claims
- 1388US7087040B2Apparatus for delivering ablation fluid to treat lesionsREX MEDICAL LP·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 8, 2006·220 cites·10 claims
- 1488US6905480B2Apparatus for delivering ablation fluid to treat lesionsREX MEDICAL LP·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 14, 2005·178 cites·18 claims
- 1587US6626903B2Surgical biopsy deviceREX MEDICAL LP·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 30, 2003·156 cites·33 claims
- 1687US6569120B1Seal assemblyUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1997·Granted May 27, 2003·303 cites·14 claims
- 1783US8162972B2Vein filterMCGUCKIN JR JAMES F·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 24, 2012·13 cites·11 claims
- 1883US7179275B2Vein filterREX MEDICAL LP·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 20, 2007·99 cites·22 claims
- 1983US6981966B2Valve assembly for introducing instruments into body cavitiesUS SURGICAL·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 3, 2006·100 cites·30 claims
- 2083US6623437B2Tissue biopsy apparatusREX MEDICAL LP·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 23, 2003·141 cites·30 claims
- 2183US5462555AUmbilical cord clip and applicatorUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Oct 31, 1995·264 cites·23 claims
- 2281US8597324B2Vascular hole closure deviceBRIGANTI RICHARD T·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 3, 2013·27 cites·17 claims
- 2380US7704266B2Vein filterREX MEDICAL LP·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 27, 2010·65 cites·13 claims
- 2478US8591450B2Dialysis catheterDEFONZO STEPHAN A·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 26, 2013·8 cites·7 claims
- 2578US7331947B2Method for delivering ablation fluid to treat lesionsREX MEDICAL LP·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 19, 2008·54 cites·12 claims
- 2677US8500674B2Dialysis catheterDEFONZO STEPHAN A·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 6, 2013·11 cites·21 claims
- 2776US12349883B2Vascular hole closure deviceREX MEDICAL LP·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 8, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 2876USD374285SLoading mechanism for a surgical suturing instrumentUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 1, 1996·18 cites·1 claims
- 2975US6989004B2Apparatus for delivering ablation fluid to treat lesionsREX MEDICAL LP·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 24, 2006·61 cites·18 claims
- 3074US8366736B2Vein filterREX MEDICAL LP·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 5, 2013·7 cites·11 claims
- 3174US2022370054A1Vascular hole closure delivery deviceREX MEDICAL LP·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 3272USD417276SSurgical retractorUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 30, 1999·16 cites·1 claims
- 3371US8282668B2Vein filterMCGUCKIN JR JAMES F·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 9, 2012·54 cites·13 claims
- 3470US9867926B2Dialysis catheterARGON MEDICAL DEVICES INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 16, 2018·1 cites·19 claims
- 3570US9226738B2Vascular hole closure delivery deviceDEFONZO STEPHAN A·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 5, 2016·3 cites·20 claims
- 3670US6960172B2Surgical biopsy deviceREX MEDICAL LP·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 1, 2005·38 cites·15 claims
- 3769US9168121B2Vein filterREX MEDICAL LP·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 27, 2015·3 cites·10 claims
- 3869US8323228B2Dialysis catheterDEFONZO STEPHAN A·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 4, 2012·5 cites·20 claims
- 3963US11369354B2Vascular hole closure delivery deviceREX MEDICAL LP·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 28, 2022·0 cites·19 claims
- 4061US2018154062A1Dialysis catheterARGON MEDICAL DEVICES INC·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 4160US11064986B2Vascular hole closure deviceREX MEDICAL LP·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 20, 2021·0 cites·17 claims
- 4259US10390808B2Vascular hole closure deviceREX MEDICAL LP·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 27, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 4359US10342524B2Vascular hole closure deviceREX MEDICAL LP·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 9, 2019·0 cites·11 claims
- 4459US7344518B2Apparatus for delivering ablation fluid to treat lesionsREX MEDICAL LP·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 18, 2008·13 cites·12 claims
- 4559US5913870ASurgical dissectorUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 22, 1999·99 cites·18 claims
- 4658US6193651B1Surgical retractorUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 27, 2001·70 cites·19 claims
- 4756US10639139B2Vein filterARGON MEDICAL DEVICES INC·Filed 2016·Granted May 5, 2020·0 cites·11 claims
- 4856US10098621B2Vascular hole closure delivery deviceREX MEDICAL LP·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 16, 2018·0 cites·14 claims
- 4956US9763766B2Vein filterARGON MEDICAL DEVICES INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 19, 2017·0 cites·15 claims
- 5055US9526604B2Vessel filterARGON MEDICAL DEVICES INC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 27, 2016·0 cites·14 claims
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