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Adnan I. Merchant
Also filed as: MANNHEIMER PAUL D · MERCHANT ADNAN · MERCHANT ADNAN I
77 granted patents·17 pending applications·7,477 citations·filing 1984–2025
99Inventor score
Files withULTHERA INC26CABOCHON AESTHETICS INC10NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT INC10MALLINCKRODT INC9SHIFAMED HOLDINGS LLC5
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94 records- 0199US6748254B2Stacked adhesive optical sensorNELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 8, 2004·403 cites·19 claims
- 0299US6628975B1Oximeter sensor with digital memory storing dataMALLINCKRODT INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 30, 2003·234 cites·3 claims
- 0398USD669993SConsole for use in power assisted lipoplastyMERCHANT ADNAN I·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 30, 2012·294 cites·1 claims
- 0497US10349824B2Tissue mapping and visualization systemsAPAMA MEDICAL INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 16, 2019·208 cites·20 claims
- 0597US8894678B2Cellulite treatment methodsULTHERA INC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 25, 2014·21 cites·18 claims
- 0696US10485573B2Handpieces for tissue treatmentULTHERA INC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 26, 2019·27 cites·21 claims
- 0796US6553241B2Oximeter sensor with digital memory encoding sensor expiration dataMALLINCKRODT INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 22, 2003·637 cites·16 claims
- 0895US10220122B2System for tissue dissection and aspirationULTHERA INC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 5, 2019·28 cites·20 claims
- 0995US8864747B2Power assisted lipoplastyMERCHANT ADNAN I·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 21, 2014·69 cites·10 claims
- 1094US8439940B2Dissection handpiece with aspiration means for reducing the appearance of celluliteCHOMAS JAMES E·Filed 2010·Granted May 14, 2013·60 cites·17 claims
- 1194US6591123B2Oximeter sensor with digital memory recording sensor dataMALLINCKRODT INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 8, 2003·280 cites·11 claims
- 1293USD669992SUltrasonic amplifierSCHAFER MARK E·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 30, 2012·308 cites·1 claims
- 1393US7113815B2Stacked adhesive optical sensorNELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT INC·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 26, 2006·233 cites·23 claims
- 1492US10271866B2Modular systems for treating tissueULTHERA INC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 30, 2019·14 cites·20 claims
- 1592US8753339B2Dissection handpiece and method for reducing the appearance of celluliteCABOCHON AESTHETICS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 17, 2014·29 cites·17 claims
- 1692US8518069B2Dissection handpiece and method for reducing the appearance of celluliteCLARK III ROBERT L·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 27, 2013·34 cites·14 claims
- 1792US4634861ARotary switch with reflector coded actuator drumGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 1984·Granted Jan 6, 1987·97 cites·5 claims
- 1891US8900262B2Device for dissection of subcutaneous tissueULTHERA INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 2, 2014·21 cites·18 claims
- 1991US8900261B2Tissue treatment system for reducing the appearance of celluliteULTHERA INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 2, 2014·21 cites·19 claims
- 2091US6356774B1Oximeter sensor with encoded temperature characteristicMALLINCKRODT INC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 12, 2002·539 cites·23 claims
- 2191US5660567AMedical sensor connector with removable encoding deviceNELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT INC·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 26, 1997·544 cites·25 claims
- 2290USD674479SHandpiece for use in power assisted lipoplastySOUND SURGICAL TECH LLC·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 15, 2013·49 cites·1 claims
- 2389US6600940B1Oximeter sensor with digital memoryMALLINCKRODT INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 29, 2003·256 cites·9 claims
- 2488US8858518B2Canister for autologous fat transferSCHAFER MARK E·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 14, 2014·45 cites·17 claims
- 2588US7085597B2Oximeter sensor with digital memory recording sensor dataMALLINCKRODT INC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 1, 2006·127 cites·12 claims
- 2688US6023541AActive optical oximeter probe adapterNELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT INC·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 8, 2000·377 cites·20 claims
- 2788US5645059AMedical sensor with modulated encoding schemeNELLCOR INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jul 8, 1997·331 cites·3 claims
- 2888US5226417AApparatus for the detection of motion transientsNELLCOR INC·Filed 1991·Granted Jul 13, 1993·409 cites·6 claims
- 2986US8979881B2Methods and handpiece for use in tissue dissectionULTHERA INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 17, 2015·11 cites·18 claims
- 3086US6044283AMedical sensor with modulated encoding schemeNELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT INC·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 28, 2000·307 cites·24 claims
- 3185US9364246B2Dissection handpiece and method for reducing the appearance of celluliteCLARK III ROBERT L·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 14, 2016·11 cites·20 claims
- 3284US9039722B2Dissection handpiece with aspiration means for reducing the appearance of celluliteULTHERA INC·Filed 2013·Granted May 26, 2015·13 cites·20 claims
- 3384US7949380B2Oximeter sensor with digital memory encoding sensor dataMALLINCKRODT INC·Filed 2006·Granted May 24, 2011·21 cites·8 claims
- 3483US8574251B2Dissection handpiece and method for reducing the appearance of celluliteCABOCHON AESTHETICS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 5, 2013·7 cites·18 claims
- 3582US11337725B2Handpieces for tissue treatmentULTHERA INC·Filed 2019·Granted May 24, 2022·3 cites·20 claims
- 3682US5779630AMedical sensor with modulated encoding schemeNELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 14, 1998·243 cites·15 claims
- 3781US8577434B2Coaxial LED light sourcesMERCHANT ADNAN·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 5, 2013·37 cites·20 claims
- 3880US11724089B2Intravascular blood pump systems and methods of use and control thereofSHIFAMED HOLDINGS LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 15, 2023·1 cites·9 claims
- 3980US5807247AMethod and apparatus for facilitating compatibility between pulse oximeters and sensor probesNELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT INC·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 15, 1998·281 cites·22 claims
- 4080US5560355AMedical sensor with amplitude independent outputNELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT INC·Filed 1993·Granted Oct 1, 1996·199 cites·2 claims
- 4179US9011473B2Dissection handpiece and method for reducing the appearance of celluliteULTHERA INC·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 21, 2015·9 cites·27 claims
- 4278US12245753B2Conductive optical elementGI SCIENT LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Mar 11, 2025·0 cites·16 claims
- 4378US8433383B2Stacked adhesive optical sensorO'NEIL MICHAEL PATRICK·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 30, 2013·17 cites·21 claims
- 4478US4633582AMethod for assembling an optoisolator and leadframe thereforGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 1985·Granted Jan 6, 1987·70 cites·17 claims
- 4577US9358064B2Handpiece and methods for performing subcutaneous surgeryULTHERA INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 7, 2016·6 cites·19 claims
- 4676US9757145B2Dissection handpiece and method for reducing the appearance of celluliteULTHERA INC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 12, 2017·1 cites·19 claims
- 4776US9078688B2Handpiece for use in tissue dissectionULTHERA INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 14, 2015·3 cites·19 claims
- 4876US5818985AOptical oximeter probe adapterNELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT INC·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 6, 1998·194 cites·31 claims
- 4975US9351685B2Stacked adhesive optical sensorCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted May 31, 2016·2 cites·21 claims
- 5074US2025194912A1Conductive optical elementGI SCIENT LLC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
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