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Steve Ek
Also filed as: EK STEVE
7 granted patents·3 pending applications·3,526 citations·filing 1997–2007
92Inventor score
Files withUNIV MASSACHUSETTS3BEANE RICHARD2SMITH & NEPHEW INC2BROWN JR CHARLES H1UNIV MASSACHUSETTS A MASSACHUS1
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10 records- 0197US6623492B1Tissue fastenerSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 23, 2003·394 cites·35 claims
- 0297US5906577ADevice, surgical access port, and method of retracting an incision into an opening and providing a channel through the incisionUNIV MASSACHUSETTS·Filed 1997·Granted May 25, 1999·1.7k cites·43 claims
- 0394US6440063B1Surgical access port and laparoscopic surgical methodUNIV MASSACHUSETTS·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 27, 2002·405 cites·19 claims
- 0492US7008377B2Surgical access portBEANE RICHARD·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 7, 2006·377 cites·16 claims
- 0591US7279008B2Sheaths for implantable fixation devicesSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 9, 2007·223 cites·35 claims
- 0687US6142936ASurgical access port and method for accessing a patient's body cavityUNIV MASSACHUSETTS·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 7, 2000·356 cites·10 claims
- 0786US7740657B2Soft tissue sock enhancement devicesBROWN JR CHARLES H·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 22, 2010·28 cites·12 claims
- 0848US2006161049A1Surgical access portBEANE RICHARD·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 0947US2004034357A1Controlled release implantable devicesUNIV MASSACHUSETTS A MASSACHUS·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 1041US2004087981A1Tissue fastenerFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
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