Inventor · disambiguated record
Aaron M. Fortson
Also filed as: FORTSON AARON M
47 granted patents·20 pending applications·338 citations·filing 2010–2025
98Inventor score
Files withABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC33ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS10FORTSON AARON M7ABBOTT VASCULAR INC6VOSS LAVEILLE KAO4
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67 records- 0196US11439378B2Closure devices and methodsABBOTT VASCULAR INC·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 13, 2022·4 cites·16 claims
- 0291US11844515B2Suturing systems and methodsABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 19, 2023·2 cites·13 claims
- 0390US11918205B2Self locking suture and self locking suture mediated closure deviceABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Mar 5, 2024·1 cites·20 claims
- 0490US10426449B2Articulating suturing device with improved actuation and alignment mechanismsABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 1, 2019·12 cites·15 claims
- 0589US2025380942A1Systems, methods, and devices for closing holes in body lumensABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 0689US2025380937A1Closure devices and methodsABBOTT VASCULAR INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 0788US8303624B2Bioabsorbable plugFORTSON AARON M·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 6, 2012·33 cites·24 claims
- 0887US9414824B2Closure devices, systems, and methodsABBOTT VASCULAR INC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 16, 2016·23 cites·20 claims
- 0986US11839351B2Systems, methods, and devices for closing holes in body lumensABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 12, 2023·1 cites·10 claims
- 1086US11375994B2Methods, systems, and devices for positioning sutures for closing an opening in tissueABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 5, 2022·4 cites·15 claims
- 1186US9486191B2Closure devicesGIANOTTI MARC G·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 8, 2016·24 cites·14 claims
- 1286US9241707B2Systems, methods, and devices for closing holes in body lumensROORDA WOUTER E·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 26, 2016·16 cites·24 claims
- 1386US9089311B2Vessel closure devices and methodsFORTSON AARON M·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 28, 2015·36 cites·38 claims
- 1486US8753357B2Devices and methods for suturing tissueROORDA WOUTER E·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 17, 2014·22 cites·24 claims
- 1585US12376845B2Systems, methods, and devices for closing holes in body lumensABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Aug 5, 2025·0 cites·17 claims
- 1685US11666315B2Suture-based closure with hemostatic tract plugABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 6, 2023·1 cites·18 claims
- 1785US10111653B2Systems, methods, and devices for closing holes in body lumensABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 30, 2018·4 cites·15 claims
- 1885US9757108B2Suture-based closure with hemostatic tract plugABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 12, 2017·4 cites·20 claims
- 1985US8864778B2Apparatus and method for suturing body lumensFORTSON AARON M·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 21, 2014·26 cites·18 claims
- 2085US8858573B2Apparatus and method for suturing body lumensFORTSON AARON M·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 14, 2014·18 cites·20 claims
- 2183US10537313B2Closure devices and methodsABBOTT VASCULAR INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 21, 2020·3 cites·14 claims
- 2283US2024180548A1Medical device and methodsABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2382US10463353B2Suturing devices and methodsABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 5, 2019·3 cites·14 claims
- 2482US9414820B2Closure devices, systems, and methodsVOSS LAVEILLE K·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 16, 2016·17 cites·17 claims
- 2582US9370353B2Suturing devices and methodsABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 21, 2016·11 cites·18 claims
- 2682US8758399B2Expandable bioabsorbable plug apparatus and methodFORTSON AARON M·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 24, 2014·17 cites·26 claims
- 2781US8663252B2Suturing devices and methodsFORTSON AARON M·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 4, 2014·15 cites·18 claims
- 2881US2025072887A1Methods, systems, and devices for positioning sutures for closing an opening in tissueABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2980US8603137B2Methods and systems for establishing hemostasis relative to a punctureVOSS LAVEILLE KAO·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 10, 2013·12 cites·16 claims
- 3079US12383247B2Closure devices and methodsABBOTT VASCULAR INC·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 12, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 3178US9345474B2Needle removal devices, systems, and methodsVOSS LAVEILLE KAO·Filed 2012·Granted May 24, 2016·7 cites·12 claims
- 3277US2025114584A1Access closure deviceABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3376US9138214B2Suture securing systems, devices and methodsVOSS LAVEILLE KAO·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 22, 2015·7 cites·37 claims
- 3475US12232721B2Methods, systems, and devices for positioning sutures for closing an opening in tissueABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Feb 25, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3575US2025312023A1Vessel closure device with improved safety and tract hemostasisABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3673US11439383B2Self locking suture and self locking suture mediated closure deviceABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 13, 2022·1 cites·32 claims
- 3772US12185938B2Apparatus and method for suturing body lumensABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 7, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 3872US2025134516A1Apparatus and method for suturing body lumensABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3971US11877741B2Suturing systems and methodsABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 23, 2024·0 cites·18 claims
- 4071US11154293B2Apparatus and method for suturing body lumensABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 26, 2021·3 cites·19 claims
- 4171US9301746B2Suture-based closure with hemostatic tract plugABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 5, 2016·3 cites·20 claims
- 4270US10772621B2Suture management devices, methods, and systemsABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 15, 2020·1 cites·17 claims
- 4369US8992571B2Suture clipMILAZZO DAVID J·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 31, 2015·7 cites·21 claims
- 4467US12337133B2Access closure deviceABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 24, 2025·0 cites·15 claims
- 4566US11647997B2Suturing devices and methodsABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2019·Granted May 16, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 4665US12383246B2Vessel closure device with improved safety and tract hemostasisABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 12, 2025·0 cites·13 claims
- 4763US10980531B2Systems, methods, and devices for closing holes in body lumensABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 20, 2021·0 cites·17 claims
- 4863US2024350136A1Vessel closure device with improved safety and tract hemostasisABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4962US10743864B2Suturing systems and methodsABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 18, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 5061US10806439B2Suture-based closure with hemostatic tract plugABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 20, 2020·0 cites·19 claims
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