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Kenneth P. Grace
Also filed as: GRACE KENNETH · GRACE KENNETH P · GRACE KENNETH PETER · GRACE KENNETH W
74 granted patents·15 pending applications·2,711 citations·filing 1988–2025
99Inventor score
Files withSPECTRANETICS CORP56KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV10SPECTRANETICS LLC10GRACE KENNETH4COMPUTER MOTION INC2
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89 records- 0199US9668765B2Retractable blade for lead removal deviceSPECTRANETICS CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 6, 2017·261 cites·26 claims
- 0297US10265520B2Alarm for lead insulation abnormalitySPECTRANETICS CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 23, 2019·8 cites·11 claims
- 0397US8845681B2Rigidly-linked articulating wrist with decoupled motion transmissionGRACE KENNETH·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 30, 2014·24 cites·7 claims
- 0496US9980743B2Medical device for removing an implanted object using laser cut hypotubesSPECTRANETICS CORP·Filed 2016·Granted May 29, 2018·38 cites·21 claims
- 0596US9603618B2Medical device for removing an implanted objectSPECTRANETICS CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 28, 2017·32 cites·19 claims
- 0695US10842567B2Laser-induced fluid filled balloon catheterSPECTRANETICS CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 24, 2020·46 cites·19 claims
- 0795US10201387B2Laser-induced fluid filled balloon catheterSPECTRANETICS CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 12, 2019·56 cites·19 claims
- 0894US11246659B2Liquid laser-induced pressure wave emitting catheter sheathSPECTRANETICS CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 15, 2022·33 cites·13 claims
- 0994US11058492B2Laser-induced pressure wave emitting catheter sheathSPECTRANETICS CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 13, 2021·32 cites·14 claims
- 1094US9883885B2System and method of ablative cutting and pulsed vacuum aspirationSPECTRANETICS CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 6, 2018·110 cites·4 claims
- 1194US9320530B2Assisted cutting balloonSPECTRANETICS CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 26, 2016·80 cites·14 claims
- 1294US9291663B2Alarm for lead insulation abnormalitySPECTRANETICS CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 22, 2016·10 cites·5 claims
- 1394US4919508AFiberoptic couplerSPECTRANETICS CORP·Filed 1988·Granted Apr 24, 1990·104 cites·11 claims
- 1493US9283040B2Device and method of ablative cutting with helical tipSPECTRANETICS CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 15, 2016·51 cites·5 claims
- 1593US7050692B2Proximal coupler for optical fibersSPECTRANETICS CORP·Filed 2002·Granted May 23, 2006·66 cites·26 claims
- 1692US10786661B2Apparatus and method for balloon angioplastySPECTRANETICS CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 29, 2020·14 cites·20 claims
- 1791US10136913B2Multiple configuration surgical cutting deviceSPECTRANETICS CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 27, 2018·16 cites·18 claims
- 1891US10052129B2Medical device for removing an implanted objectSPECTRANETICS CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 21, 2018·10 cites·8 claims
- 1991US9937005B2Device and method of ablative cutting with helical tipSPECTRANETICS CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 10, 2018·12 cites·4 claims
- 2091US9731113B2Collapsing coil coupling for lead extension and extractionSPECTRANETICS CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 15, 2017·16 cites·20 claims
- 2191US9456872B2Laser ablation catheterSPECTRANETICS CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 4, 2016·37 cites·19 claims
- 2290US10850078B2Electrically-induced fluid filled balloon catheterSPECTRANETICS CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 1, 2020·13 cites·8 claims
- 2390US10485613B2Device and method of ablative cutting with helical tipSPECTRANETICS CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 26, 2019·8 cites·11 claims
- 2490US9925371B2Alarm for lead insulation abnormalitySPECTRANETICS CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 27, 2018·9 cites·11 claims
- 2590US5971976AMotion minimization and compensation system for use in surgical proceduresCOMPUTER MOTION INC·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 26, 1999·521 cites·1 claims
- 2689US10898213B2Electrically-induced pressure wave emitting catheter sheathSPECTRANETICS CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 26, 2021·12 cites·16 claims
- 2789US10219819B2Retractable blade for lead removal deviceSPECTRANETICS CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 5, 2019·9 cites·8 claims
- 2889US10149718B2Convertible optical and pressure wave ablation system and methodSPECTRANETICS CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 11, 2018·9 cites·16 claims
- 2989US10105533B2Multi-loop coupling for lead extension and extractionSPECTRANETICS CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 23, 2018·11 cites·17 claims
- 3088US6132441ARigidly-linked articulating wrist with decoupled motion transmissionCOMPUTER MOTION INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 17, 2000·274 cites·1 claims
- 3187US10383691B2Last catheter with helical internal lumenSPECTRANETICS CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 20, 2019·26 cites·8 claims
- 3287US9907614B2Laser energy delivery devices including laser transmission detection systems and methodsSPECTRANETICS CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 6, 2018·12 cites·17 claims
- 3385US9925366B2Surgical instrument for removing an implanted objectSPECTRANETICS CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 27, 2018·16 cites·16 claims
- 3485US5263952ATwo-piece tip for fiber optic catheterSPECTRANETICS·Filed 1992·Granted Nov 23, 1993·92 cites·72 claims
- 3584US8292916B2Rigidly-linked articulating wrist with decoupled motion transmissionGRACE KENNETH·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 23, 2012·21 cites·8 claims
- 3684US8241306B2Rigidly-linked articulating wrist with decoupled motion transmissionGRACE KENNETH·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 14, 2012·16 cites·6 claims
- 3783US5157750AFiberoptic coupler for coupling an optical fiber to a laser light sourceSPECTRANETICS CORP·Filed 1990·Granted Oct 20, 1992·49 cites·22 claims
- 3882US5267993AFiberoptic couplerSPECTRANETICS CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Dec 7, 1993·47 cites·12 claims
- 3981US9402619B2Rigidly-linked articulating wrist with decoupled motion transmissionINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 2, 2016·7 cites·4 claims
- 4077US2025281202A1Medical device for removing an implanted object using laser cut hypotubesSPECTRANETICS LLC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4175US11826563B2Expanding tube coupling for reversible lead lockingSPECTRANETICS LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 28, 2023·0 cites·15 claims
- 4275US10524817B2Surgical instrument including an inwardly deflecting cutting tip for removing an implanted objectSPECTRANETICS CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 7, 2020·4 cites·14 claims
- 4374US10849603B2Surgical instrument for removing an implanted objectSPECTRANETICS CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 1, 2020·1 cites·18 claims
- 4474US2022015792A1Medical device for removing an omplanted object using laser cut hypotubesSPECTRANETICS LLC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 4572US10820943B2Laser generator using diffractive optical elementKONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 3, 2020·1 cites·14 claims
- 4672US2024335233A1Optical assembly for laser generatorKONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4771US5651781ASurgical cutting instrumentGRACE WELLS TECHNOLOGY PARTNER·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 29, 1997·192 cites·9 claims
- 4871US5352197ATurn limiter for a catheter with twistable tipSPECTRANETICS CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Oct 4, 1994·152 cites·17 claims
- 4970US10799293B2Laser ablation catheterSPECTRANETICS CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 13, 2020·1 cites·16 claims
- 5069US11925334B2Surgical instrument for removing an implanted objectSPECTRANETICS LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 12, 2024·0 cites·18 claims
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