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David H. Dillard
Also filed as: DILLARD DAVID · DILLARD DAVID H
29 granted patents·19 pending applications·1,279 citations·filing 1997–2024
97Inventor score
Files withSPIRATION INC23SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC7GYRUS ACMI INC3DILLARD DAVID H2SPIRATION INC D/B/A OLYMPUS RESPIRATORY AMERICA2
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48 records- 0193US6391832B2Medical emulsion for lubrication and delivery of drugsSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 21, 2002·58 cites·19 claims
- 0290US7476203B2Device and method for measuring the diameter of an air passagewaySPIRATION INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 13, 2009·94 cites·33 claims
- 0389US7757692B2Removable lung reduction devices, systems, and methodsSPIRATION INC·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 20, 2010·32 cites·9 claims
- 0489US7434578B2Methods of achieving lung volume reduction with removable anchored devicesSPIRATION INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 14, 2008·111 cites·16 claims
- 0588US6281175B1Medical emulsion for lubrication and delivery of drugsSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 28, 2001·29 cites·22 claims
- 0687US10987161B2User interface and lock features for positioning multiple components within a bodySPIRATION INC —OLYMPUS RESPIRATORY AMERICA·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 27, 2021·8 cites·17 claims
- 0786US8414655B2Removable lung reduction devices, systems, and methodsALFERNESS CLIFTON A·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 9, 2013·13 cites·18 claims
- 0886US6569146B1Method and apparatus for treating saphenous vein graft lesionsSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 27, 2003·241 cites·15 claims
- 0985US8257381B2One-way valve devices for anchored implantation in a lungDILLARD DAVID H·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 4, 2012·17 cites·14 claims
- 1085US6569177B1Ablation atherectomy burrSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 27, 2003·217 cites·23 claims
- 1183US11478296B2System and method for predictable deployment of a medical deviceGYRUS ACMI INC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 25, 2022·1 cites·10 claims
- 1283US10542872B2User interface and lock features for positioning multiple components within a bodySPIRATION INC —OLYMPUS RESPIRATORY AMERICA·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 28, 2020·6 cites·20 claims
- 1382US2025152236A1System and method for predictable deployment of a medical deviceGYRUS ACMI INC DBA OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1480US10595832B2Device for visualizing real-time samplingSPIRATION INC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 24, 2020·3 cites·14 claims
- 1580US8795241B2Deployment catheterO'CONNELL DESMOND·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 5, 2014·18 cites·18 claims
- 1680US6503261B1Bi-directional atherectomy burrSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 7, 2003·184 cites·9 claims
- 1778US12171483B2System and method for predictable deployment of a medical deviceGYRUS ACMI INC·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 24, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 1878US8956319B2One-way valve devices for anchored implantation in a lungDILLARD DAVID H·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 17, 2015·7 cites·16 claims
- 1976US8974484B2Removable lung reduction devices, systems, and methodsSPIRATION INC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 10, 2015·4 cites·17 claims
- 2075US10441254B2Biopsy sample retention mechanismSPIRATION INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 15, 2019·2 cites·20 claims
- 2174US7875048B2One-way valve devices for anchored implantation in a lungSPIRATION INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 25, 2011·34 cites·35 claims
- 2273US7842061B2Methods of achieving lung volume reduction with removable anchored devicesSPIRATION INC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 30, 2010·31 cites·20 claims
- 2372US6015420AAtherectomy device for reducing damage to vessels and/or in-vivo stentsSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 18, 2000·153 cites·31 claims
- 2468US12426803B2Endoluminal sizing deviceGYRUS ACMI INC·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 30, 2025·0 cites·15 claims
- 2562US10258376B2Medical devices and systems for manipulating foreign bodies and methods of using the sameSPIRATION INC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 16, 2019·2 cites·14 claims
- 2658US2016030049A1Removable lung reduction devices, systems, and methodsSPIRATION INC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 2757US9358013B2One-way valve devices for anchored implantation in a lungSPIRATION INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 7, 2016·0 cites·4 claims
- 2857US2019046289A1Apparatuses, methods, and systems for the identification and treatment of pulmonary tissueSPIRATION INC D/B/A OLYMPUS RESPIRATORY AMERICA·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 2956US2018303576A1Apparatuses, methods, and systems for the identification and treatment of pulmonary tissueSPIRATION INC D/B/A OLYMPUS RESPIRATORY AMERICA·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 3055US2015080714A1Apparatuses, methods, and systems for the identification and treatment of pulmonary tissueSPIRATION INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3154US2015272662A1System and method for predictable deployment of a medical deviceSPIRATION INC DBA OLYMPUS RESPIRATORY AMERICA·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 3253US10123788B2Deployment catheterSPIRATION INC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 13, 2018·0 cites·3 claims
- 3352US6054421AMedical emulsion lubricantSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 25, 2000·14 cites·16 claims
- 3449US2013225996A1Lung biopsy needleSPIRATION INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 3549US2013225997A1Lung biopsy needleSPIRATION INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 3647US2017172722A1Anchoring mechanisms and systems for endoluminal devicesSPIRATION INC DBA OLYMPUS RESPIRATORY AMERICA·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 3746US10342522B2Systems and methods for treating fistulas in the lung and tracheaSPIRATION INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 9, 2019·0 cites·4 claims
- 3846US2004206349A1Removable lung reduction devices, systems, and methodsFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 3946US2004243140A1Collapsible intra-bronchial valve devicesFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 4046US2004211412A1Removable lung reduction devices, systems, and methodFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 4145US2003216769A1Removable anchored lung volume reduction devices and methodsFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 4243US2003050648A1Removable lung reduction devices, systems, and methodsSPIRATION INC·Filed 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 4342US10722212B2Guide sheath with window and markings indicating location thereofSPIRATION INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 28, 2020·0 cites·19 claims
- 4440US2004059263A1Device and method for measuring the diameter of an air passagewaySPIRATION INC·Filed 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 4540US2004210248A1Apparatus, method and assembly for delivery of intra-bronchial devicesSPIRATION INC·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 4639US2003212412A1Intra-bronchial obstructing device that permits mucus transportSPIRATION INC·Filed 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 4738US2013226026A1Pulmonary nodule access devices and methods of using the sameSPIRATION INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4837US2017172461A1Endoluminal sizing deviceSPIRATION INC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
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