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Robert J. Tannhauser
Also filed as: TANNHAUSER ROBERT · TANNHAUSER ROBERT J · TANNHÄUSER ROBERT
62 granted patents·15 pending applications·3,155 citations·filing 1984–2025
98Inventor score
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77 records- 0196US4655222ACoated surgical stapleETHICON INC·Filed 1984·Granted Apr 7, 1987·1.9k cites·5 claims
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- 0591US5219358AShape memory effect surgical needlesETHICON INC·Filed 1991·Granted Jun 15, 1993·529 cites·5 claims
- 0687US10617516B2Directional tissue expanderMENTOR WORLDWIDE LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 14, 2020·8 cites·6 claims
- 0787US7083637B1Method and apparatus for adjusting flexible areal polymer implantsTANNHAUSER ROBERT J·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 1, 2006·211 cites·14 claims
- 0885US10751162B2Injection zone markers for biomedical implantsMENTOR WORLDWIDE LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 25, 2020·6 cites·6 claims
- 0985US10130368B2Expandable compression rings for improved anastomotic joining of tissuesETHICON INC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 20, 2018·5 cites·9 claims
- 1085US10052105B2Recessed surgical fastening devicesETHICON INC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 21, 2018·18 cites·2 claims
- 1185US6986780B2Surgical element delivery system and methodETHICON INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 17, 2006·143 cites·25 claims
- 1284US9636210B2Injection zone markers for biomedical implantsMENTOR WORLDWIDE LLC·Filed 2014·Granted May 2, 2017·16 cites·12 claims
- 1383US9206535B2Systems and methods for making braided barbed suturesETHICON INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 8, 2015·13 cites·20 claims
- 1482US11885735B2Ex vivo and in vivo systems for evaluating hemostatic patches, sealants, adhesives on solid organsETHICON INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 30, 2024·2 cites·16 claims
- 1582US6335383B1Microdispersions for coating surgical devicesETHICON INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 1, 2002·63 cites·30 claims
- 1681US9700405B2Directional tissue expanderMENTOR WORLDWIDE LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 11, 2017·12 cites·14 claims
- 1781US8210085B2Automated systems and methods for making braided barbed suturesLINDH SR DAVID C·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 3, 2012·19 cites·23 claims
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- 1980US11311369B2Delivery sleeveMENTOR WORLDWIDE LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 26, 2022·3 cites·20 claims
- 2080US10596069B2Syringes with mixing chamber in a removable capETHICON INC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 24, 2020·4 cites·11 claims
- 2180US9005223B2Temporary aids for deployment and fixation of tissue repair implantsETHICON INC·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 14, 2015·14 cites·13 claims
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- 2378US10792042B2Circular staplers having resorbable microneedles containing active agentsETHICON INC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 6, 2020·3 cites·7 claims
- 2478US8733223B2Automated systems and methods for making braided barbed suturesLINDH SR DAVID C·Filed 2012·Granted May 27, 2014·8 cites·18 claims
- 2577US11185384B2Tissue expanders having integrated drainage and infusion assembliesMENTOR WORLDWIDE LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 30, 2021·3 cites·24 claims
- 2677US10300257B2Features to enhance grip of balloon within airwayACCLARENT INC·Filed 2016·Granted May 28, 2019·4 cites·20 claims
- 2775US11724007B2Operating room coating applicator and methodETHICON INC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 15, 2023·0 cites·33 claims
- 2874US9119606B2Sealant delivery device for anastomotic staplerETHICON INC·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 1, 2015·7 cites·15 claims
- 2974US2025312536A1Gas Sterilizable Syringes Having Apertures Covered by Gas Permeable Barriers for Enabling Ingress and Egress of Sterilization Gases While Preventing Leakage of Flowable MaterialsCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3072US10737040B2Distance indicators for medicinal spray devicesETHICON INC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 11, 2020·1 cites·11 claims
- 3171US2023371944A1Composite suture needles having elastically deformable sectionsETHICON INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3270US11766364B2Wound closure systems for reducing surgical site infections comprising incision drapes filled with releasable antimicrobial agentsETHICON INC·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 26, 2023·0 cites·16 claims
- 3370US11000280B2Recessed surgical fastening devicesETHICON INC·Filed 2018·Granted May 11, 2021·1 cites·18 claims
- 3469US9820837B2Single plane tissue repair patchCARDINALE MICHAEL·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 21, 2017·6 cites·26 claims
- 3568US11793948B2Distance indicators for medicinal spray devicesETHICON INC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 24, 2023·0 cites·7 claims
- 3667US2025065021A1Wound closure system having medicantCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3766US11844687B2Methods of making implants having gel zones with higher levels of cohesiveness for eschewing scalloping, dimpling, and wrinklingMENTOR WORLDWIDE LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 19, 2023·0 cites·17 claims
- 3865US12156650B2Adaptive sutures dynamically changing wound holding properties post-implantationETHICON INC·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 3, 2024·0 cites·10 claims
- 3965US12096930B2Reconfigurable suture needles being transformable between higher profile configurations and lower profile configurationsETHICON INC·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 24, 2024·0 cites·15 claims
- 4065US9393019B2Therapy delivery device for anastomotic joining of tissueETHICON INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 19, 2016·2 cites·20 claims
- 4164US11903814B2Delivery sleeveMENTOR WORLDWIDE LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 20, 2024·1 cites·15 claims
- 4263US12458343B2Barbed suture with removable sheathCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 4, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4363US11723653B2Composite suture needles having elastically deformable sectionsETHICON INC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 15, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 4462US11980354B2Scaffolds for joining layers of tissue at discrete pointsETHICON INC·Filed 2020·Granted May 14, 2024·0 cites·10 claims
- 4562US11234691B2Composite suture needles having rotatable sectionsETHICON INC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 1, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 4662US9782549B2Distance indicators for medicinal spray devicesETHICON INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 10, 2017·1 cites·18 claims
- 4762US2022241066A1Delivery sleeveMENTOR WORLDWIDE LLC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4861US2022395643A1Gas Sterilizable Syringes Having Apertures Covered by Gas Permeable Barriers for Enabling Ingress and Egress of Sterilization Gases While Preventing Leakage of Flowable MaterialsCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4960US12102354B2Implant delivery sleeves having non-tapered tubular walls with constricted implant delivery channels for inserting implants into tissue pocketsMENTOR WORLDWIDE LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 1, 2024·0 cites·18 claims
- 5060US11883264B2Skin closure systems and devices of improved flexibility and stretchability for bendable jointsETHICON INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 30, 2024·0 cites·15 claims
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