Inventor · disambiguated record
Gregory L. Ruff
Also filed as: RUFF GREGORY · RUFF GREGORY L
32 granted patents·8 pending applications·5,473 citations·filing 1993–2020
98Inventor score
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40 records- 0199US6241747B1Barbed Bodily tissue connectorQUILL MEDICAL INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 5, 2001·2k cites·11 claims
- 0298US6773450B2Suture anchor and methodQUILL MEDICAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 10, 2004·427 cites·19 claims
- 0395US5342376AInserting device for a barbed tissue connectorDERMAGRAPHICS INC·Filed 1993·Granted Aug 30, 1994·1.7k cites·18 claims
- 0494US7857829B2Suture methodQUILL MEDICAL INC·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 28, 2010·95 cites·34 claims
- 0593US7806908B2Barbed tissue connectorQUILL MEDICAL INC·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 5, 2010·76 cites·181 claims
- 0692US7056331B2Suture methodQUILL MEDICAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 6, 2006·230 cites·30 claims
- 0792US6599310B2Suture methodQUILL MEDICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 29, 2003·371 cites·27 claims
- 0891US8679158B2Multiple suture thread configuration with an intermediate connectorLEUNG JEFFREY C·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 25, 2014·17 cites·20 claims
- 0991US8652170B2Double ended barbed suture with an intermediate bodyLEUNG JEFFREY C·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 18, 2014·18 cites·16 claims
- 1091US8246652B2Suture with a pointed end and an anchor end and with equally spaced yieldable tissue grasping barbs located at successive axial locationsRUFF GREGORY L·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 21, 2012·37 cites·16 claims
- 1190US8734485B2Sutures with barbs that overlap and cover projectionsLEUNG JEFFREY C·Filed 2010·Granted May 27, 2014·9 cites·18 claims
- 1289US8721664B2Suture methods and devicesETHICON INC·Filed 2013·Granted May 13, 2014·28 cites·12 claims
- 1388US8721681B2Barbed suture in combination with surgical needleRUFF GREGORY L·Filed 2009·Granted May 13, 2014·40 cites·19 claims
- 1487US8083770B2Suture anchor and methodRUFF GREGORY L·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 27, 2011·32 cites·11 claims
- 1587US7226468B2Barbed bodily tissue connectorQUILL MEDICAL INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 5, 2007·136 cites·171 claims
- 1686US9248580B2Barb configurations for barbed suturesLEUNG JEFFREY C·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 2, 2016·20 cites·16 claims
- 1785US7371253B2Suture anchor and methodQUILL MEDICAL INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 13, 2008·110 cites·25 claims
- 1884US8777988B2Methods for using self-retaining sutures in endoscopic proceduresLEUNG JEFFREY C·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 15, 2014·12 cites·11 claims
- 1984US8747437B2Continuous stitch wound closure utilizing one-way sutureLEUNG JEFFREY C·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 10, 2014·12 cites·18 claims
- 2082US8734486B2Multiple suture thread configuration with an intermediate connectorLEUNG JEFFREY C·Filed 2010·Granted May 27, 2014·9 cites·12 claims
- 2182US8690914B2Suture with an intermediate barbed bodyLEUNG JEFFREY C·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 8, 2014·9 cites·20 claims
- 2280US8777989B2Subcutaneous sinusoidal wound closure utilizing one-way sutureLEUNG JEFFREY C·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 15, 2014·8 cites·20 claims
- 2379US8764776B2Anastomosis method using self-retaining suturesLEUNG JEFFREY C·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 1, 2014·7 cites·15 claims
- 2478US8852232B2Self-retaining sutures having effective holding strength and tensile strengthLEUNG JEFFREY C·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 7, 2014·7 cites·20 claims
- 2578US8821540B2Self-retaining sutures having effective holding strength and tensile strengthLEUNG JEFFREY C·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 2, 2014·7 cites·20 claims
- 2674US10779815B2Suture methods and devicesETHICON INC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 22, 2020·1 cites·20 claims
- 2774US8100940B2Barb configurations for barbed suturesLEUNG JEFFREY C·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 24, 2012·59 cites·77 claims
- 2871US11723654B2Suture methods and devicesETHICON INC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 15, 2023·0 cites·19 claims
- 2970US8764796B2Suture methodKAPLAN ANDREW·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 1, 2014·7 cites·2 claims
- 3067US10548592B2Suture methods and devicesRUFF GREGORY L·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 4, 2020·4 cites·28 claims
- 3161US8795332B2Barbed suturesLEUNG JEFFREY C·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 5, 2014·15 cites·45 claims
- 3254US2007208355A1Barbed tissue connectorRUFF GREGORY L·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3353US2004088003A1Barbed suture in combination with surgical needleFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 3452US2006135994A1Barbed Suture in Combination with Surgical NeedleRUFF GREGORY·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3552US2009018577A1Barbed suturesQUILL MEDICAL INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 3651US2006135995A1Barbed Suture in Combination with Surgical NeedleRUFF GREGORY L·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3750US2014259554A1Apparatus for use as a limb restraintRUFF GREGORY L·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3849US2010298871A1Self-retaining wound closure device including an anchoring loopQUILL MEDICAL INC·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 3949US2016354229A1Apparatus for use as a limb restraintRUFF GREGORY L·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 4048US9398878B2Skin tensiometerRUFF GREGORY L·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 26, 2016·0 cites·8 claims
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