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Gene W. Kammerer
Also filed as: KAMMERER GENE · KAMMERER GENE W
40 granted patents·12 pending applications·7,799 citations·filing 1985–2017
99Inventor score
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52 records- 0196US6152935AMeniscal repair device having integral spring memberETHICON INC·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 28, 2000·1.7k cites·24 claims
- 0291US10945716B2Patent foramen ovale closure methodCORDIS CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 16, 2021·14 cites·5 claims
- 0390US6241768B1Prosthetic device for the repair of a herniaETHICON INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 5, 2001·431 cites·8 claims
- 0490US5941439AApplicator and method for deploying a surgical fastener in tissueMITEK SURGICAL PROD·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 24, 1999·519 cites·16 claims
- 0589US5562684ASurgical knot pusher device and improved method of forming knotsETHICON INC·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 8, 1996·411 cites·13 claims
- 0689US5178629AMethod of forming a suture knotETHICON INC·Filed 1992·Granted Jan 12, 1993·458 cites·3 claims
- 0788US7131943B2Surgical instrument and method for treating organ prolapse conditionsETHICON INC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 7, 2006·192 cites·17 claims
- 0887US5397332ASurgical mesh applicatorETHICON INC·Filed 1993·Granted Mar 14, 1995·467 cites·40 claims
- 0987US5282809AEndoscopic suturing deviceETHICON INC·Filed 1992·Granted Feb 1, 1994·384 cites·13 claims
- 1086US5279539ADrawstring surgical pouch and method of use for preventing ovarian adhesionsETHICON INC·Filed 1992·Granted Jan 18, 1994·336 cites·19 claims
- 1185US7112210B2Surgical instrument and method for treating female urinary incontinenceETHICON INC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 26, 2006·144 cites·3 claims
- 1285US6607545B2Conformal surgical balloon with varying wall expansibilityETHICON INC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 19, 2003·137 cites·8 claims
- 1384US5480404ASurgical tissue retrieval instrumentETHICON INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jan 2, 1996·320 cites·44 claims
- 1483US6932759B2Surgical instrument and method for treating female urinary incontinenceFiled 2002·Granted Aug 23, 2005·173 cites·16 claims
- 1582US7967841B2Methods for using looped tissue-grasping devicesETHICON INC·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 28, 2011·27 cites·9 claims
- 1682US7452368B2System for holding surgical fastenersETHICON INC·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 18, 2008·131 cites·20 claims
- 1780US6605097B1Apparatus and method for treating female urinary incontinenceFiled 2000·Granted Aug 12, 2003·95 cites·7 claims
- 1880US5681324ASurgical tissue retrieval instrumentETHICON INC·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 28, 1997·267 cites·6 claims
- 1978US7121997B2Surgical instrument and method for treating female urinary incontinenceETHICON G M B H·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 17, 2006·85 cites·3 claims
- 2078US6047826APackage tray for meniscal needleETHICON INC·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 11, 2000·242 cites·6 claims
- 2177US7527588B2System and method for surgical implant placementETHICON INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 5, 2009·116 cites·17 claims
- 2277US7226407B2Surgical instrument and method for treating female urinary incontinenceETHICON INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 5, 2007·88 cites·14 claims
- 2377US5284485AEndoscopic knotting deviceETHICON INC·Filed 1992·Granted Feb 8, 1994·240 cites·13 claims
- 2477US4797309AFoil pouchJOHNSON & JOHNSON ORTHOPAEDICS·Filed 1987·Granted Jan 10, 1989·53 cites·4 claims
- 2576USD382056SArthoscopic drill guideETHICON INC·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 5, 1997·19 cites·1 claims
- 2674US8506582B2Template for surgical meshesKAMMERER GENE W·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 13, 2013·18 cites·12 claims
- 2774US5769862ATube knot applicatorETHICON INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 23, 1998·195 cites·20 claims
- 2873US6156044AMeniscal repair deviceETHICON INC·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 5, 2000·127 cites·3 claims
- 2972US8579933B2Patent foramen ovale closure deviceCHEN CHAO-CHIN·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 12, 2013·10 cites·32 claims
- 3063US5454820AMethod of tying knots using a tube knot applicatorETHICON INC·Filed 1993·Granted Oct 3, 1995·95 cites·3 claims
- 3161US6283948B1Trocar obturator having grooved passagewayETHICON INC·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 4, 2001·103 cites·25 claims
- 3258US8834562B2Patent foramen ovale closure device with steerable delivery systemCHIN-CHEN CHAO·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 16, 2014·3 cites·11 claims
- 3358US5395382ADevice for tying intracorporeal knotETHICON INC·Filed 1993·Granted Mar 7, 1995·78 cites·15 claims
- 3458US5330491AEndoscopic suturing deviceETHICON INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jul 19, 1994·105 cites·9 claims
- 3556US8047982B2Mesh tape with wing-like extensions for treating female urinary incontinenceETHICON INC·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 1, 2011·8 cites·18 claims
- 3651US8777984B2Patent foramen ovale closure deviceCORDIS CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 15, 2014·0 cites·8 claims
- 3751US2008039877A1Implantable surgical meshKAMMERER GENE W·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3850US4690842AReinforced casting materialJOHNSON & JOHNSON PROD INC·Filed 1987·Granted Sep 1, 1987·12 cites·13 claims
- 3948US2005070930A1Implantable surgical meshFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 4047US9861347B2Patent foramen ovale closure methodCHIN-CHEN CHAO·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 9, 2018·0 cites·10 claims
- 4145US2007185530A1Patent foramen ovale closure methodCHIN-CHEN CHAO·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4243US2007156162A1Combination tissue dissector and surgical implant inserterKAMMERER GENE W·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4342US2004267088A1Surgical instrument and method for treating organ prolapse conditionsKAMMERER GENE W·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 4441US2008281357A1Looped tissue-grasping deviceSUNG AN-MIN JASON·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4541US2008082177A1Device for tissue reinforcement having microporous and macroporous structuresYANG CHUNLIN·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4641US2002128670A1Surgical instrument and method for treating female urinary incontinenceFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 4740US4643909AReinforced casting materialJOHNSON & JOHNSON PROD INC·Filed 1985·Granted Feb 17, 1987·6 cites·9 claims
- 4838US2005288689A1Applicator and method for deploying a surgical fastenerKAMMERER GENE W·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 4937US2005288708A1Soft tissue fastener having integral biasing sectionKAMMERER GENE W·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 5036US2001010005A1Meniscal repair deviceFiled 2000·Application pending·0 cites
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