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Michael D. Hooven
Also filed as: HOOVEN MICHAEL · HOOVEN MICHAEL D · HOOVEN MICHAEL DAWSON
76 granted patents·19 pending applications·28,705 citations·filing 1983–2024
99Inventor score
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95 records- 0199US5667517AEndoscopic surgical system with sensing meansETHICON INC·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 16, 1997·3k cites·8 claims
- 0299US5518164AEndoscopic surgical system with sensing meansETHICON INC·Filed 1995·Granted May 21, 1996·2.8k cites·9 claims
- 0399US5518163AEndoscopic surgical system with sensing meansETHICON INC·Filed 1995·Granted May 21, 1996·2.7k cites·8 claims
- 0499US5433721AEndoscopic instrument having a torsionally stiff drive shaft for applying fasteners to tissueETHICON INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jul 18, 1995·3.5k cites·17 claims
- 0599US5383880AEndoscopic surgical system with sensing meansETHICON INC·Filed 1992·Granted Jan 24, 1995·3.8k cites·6 claims
- 0698US6905498B2Transmural ablation device with EKG sensor and pacing electrodeATRICURE INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 14, 2005·1.3k cites·20 claims
- 0798US4744786AInfusion pumpCORDIS CORP·Filed 1986·Granted May 17, 1988·193 cites·20 claims
- 0897US10729842B2Medical vial and injector assemblies and methods of useENABLE INJECTIONS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 4, 2020·29 cites·13 claims
- 0997US8852218B2Apparatus and methods for occluding an anatomical structureHUGHETT SR JAMES DAVID·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 7, 2014·869 cites·23 claims
- 1097US4681559APlural valve three stage pressure relief systemCORDIS CORP·Filed 1985·Granted Jul 21, 1987·115 cites·19 claims
- 1196US7487780B2Sub-xyphoid method for ablating cardiac tissueATRICURE INC·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 10, 2009·296 cites·24 claims
- 1296US6923806B2Transmural ablation device with spring loaded jawsATRICURE INC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 2, 2005·376 cites·15 claims
- 1396US6350264B1Bipolar electrosurgical scissorsENABLE MEDICAL CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 26, 2002·460 cites·11 claims
- 1496US4815469AImplantable blood oxygen sensor and method of useSIEMENS PACESETTER·Filed 1988·Granted Mar 28, 1989·752 cites·34 claims
- 1595US6546935B2Method for transmural ablationATRICURE INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 15, 2003·395 cites·28 claims
- 1694US9925333B2Vial transfer and injection apparatus and methodENABLE INJECTIONS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 27, 2018·42 cites·23 claims
- 1794US7113831B2Transmural ablation deviceATRICURE INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 26, 2006·241 cites·20 claims
- 1894US6889694B2Transmural ablation deviceATRICURE INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 10, 2005·225 cites·37 claims
- 1994US6179837B1Bipolar electrosurgical scissorsENABLE MEDICAL CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 30, 2001·680 cites·10 claims
- 2094US6113596ACombination monopolar-bipolar electrosurgical instrument system, instrument and cableENABLE MEDICAL CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 5, 2000·822 cites·46 claims
- 2193US11109800B2Medical fluid injection apparatus and method with detachable patch and monitoringENABLE INJECTIONS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 7, 2021·5 cites·28 claims
- 2293US6517536B2Transmural ablation device and methodATRICURE INC·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 11, 2003·632 cites·11 claims
- 2393US6464701B1Bipolar electrosurgical scissorsENABLE MEDICAL CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 15, 2002·399 cites·1 claims
- 2493US6086586ABipolar tissue grasping apparatus and tissue welding methodENABLE MEDICAL CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 11, 2000·642 cites·29 claims
- 2592US10507285B2Pressurized gas powered medicament transfer and re-suspension apparatus and methodENABLE INJECTIONS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 17, 2019·14 cites·6 claims
- 2692US7530980B2Bipolar transmural ablation method and apparatusATRICURE INC·Filed 2005·Granted May 12, 2009·104 cites·7 claims
- 2792US6974454B2Transmural ablation device with thermocouple for measuring tissue temperatureATRICURE INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 13, 2005·179 cites·7 claims
- 2892US6899710B2Combination ablation and visualization apparatus for ablating cardiac tissueATRICURE INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 31, 2005·180 cites·9 claims
- 2991US11471161B2Apparatus and methods for occluding an anatomical structureATRICURE INC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 18, 2022·8 cites·6 claims
- 3091US5814044AApparatus and method for morselating and removing tissue from a patientENABLE MEDICAL CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 29, 1998·400 cites·20 claims
- 3190US9883863B2Apparatus and methods for occluding an anatomical structureATRICURE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 6, 2018·27 cites·13 claims
- 3290US5951549ABipolar electrosurgical scissorsENABLE MEDICAL CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 14, 1999·543 cites·32 claims
- 3389US9204922B2Method and apparatus for remodeling/profiling a tissue lumen, particularly in the urethral lumen in the prostate glandHOOVEN MICHAEL D·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 8, 2015·43 cites·17 claims
- 3489US7001415B2Transmural ablation deviceATRICURE INC·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 21, 2006·122 cites·11 claims
- 3589US5766166ABipolar Electrosurgical scissorsENABLE MEDICAL CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 16, 1998·452 cites·5 claims
- 3687US6984233B2Transmural ablation device with parallel electrodesATRICURE INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 10, 2006·95 cites·7 claims
- 3786US6896673B2Method for transmural ablationATRICURE INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 24, 2005·120 cites·21 claims
- 3884US11571164B2Medical fluid injection apparatus and method with detachable patch and monitoringENABLE INJECTIONS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 7, 2023·1 cites·25 claims
- 3984US2025073388A1Vial Transfer and Injection Apparatus with FiltrationENABLE INJECTIONS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4083US10548611B2Medical devicesATRICURE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 4, 2020·4 cites·16 claims
- 4183US7543589B2Method for ablating cardiac tissueATRICURE INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 9, 2009·13 cites·22 claims
- 4283US6391029B1Bipolar electrosurgical scissorsENABLE MEDICAL CORP·Filed 2000·Granted May 21, 2002·149 cites·2 claims
- 4383US6036681AApparatus and method for morselating and removing tissue from a patientENABLE MEDICAL CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 14, 2000·222 cites·14 claims
- 4483US5957884ASystem for morselating and removing tissue from a patientENABLE MEDICAL CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 28, 1999·219 cites·12 claims
- 4581US7828795B2Surgical ablation and pacing deviceATRICURE INC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 9, 2010·19 cites·16 claims
- 4681US2023389928A1Apparatus and methods for occluding an anatomical structureATRICURE INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4780US12329385B2Apparatus and methods for occluding an anatomical structureATRICURE INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jun 17, 2025·0 cites·3 claims
- 4880US6932811B2Transmural ablation device with integral EKG sensorATRICURE INC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 23, 2005·129 cites·18 claims
- 4979US7604634B2Transmural ablation deviceATRICURE INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 20, 2009·51 cites·4 claims
- 5079US6007512AApparatus and method for morselating and removing tissue from a patientENABLE MEDICAL CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 28, 1999·178 cites·22 claims
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