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Vaclav O. Podany
Also filed as: PODANY VACLAV · PODANY VACLAV O · PODANY VACLAV OLDRICH
24 granted patents·3 pending applications·9,084 citations·filing 1974–2025
98Inventor score
Files withETHICON INC8COOPER LASERSONICS INC4GEN SIGNAL CORP3MEDTRONIC ADVANCED ENERGY LLC3BLOOM ELIOT F2
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27 records- 0198US4988334AUltrasonic surgical system with aspiration tubulation connectorVALLEYLAB INC·Filed 1988·Granted Jan 29, 1991·1.6k cites·12 claims
- 0298US4747820AIrrigation/aspiration manifold and fittings for ultrasonic surgical aspiration systemCOOPER LASERSONICS INC·Filed 1986·Granted May 31, 1988·1.5k cites·36 claims
- 0397US4827911AMethod and apparatus for ultrasonic surgical fragmentation and removal of tissueCOOPER LASERSONICS INC·Filed 1986·Granted May 9, 1989·2.4k cites·64 claims
- 0496US7179254B2High intensity ablation deviceETHICON INC·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 20, 2007·648 cites·14 claims
- 0596US7128720B2Ultrasonic finger probeETHICON INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 31, 2006·346 cites·15 claims
- 0696US5516043AUltrasonic atomizing deviceMISONIX INC·Filed 1994·Granted May 14, 1996·227 cites·19 claims
- 0795US10085796B2Bipolar electrosurgical cutter with position insensitive return electrode contactMEDTRONIC ADVANCED ENERGY LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 2, 2018·39 cites·12 claims
- 0895US9750565B2Electrosurgical balloonsBLOOM ELIOT F·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 5, 2017·225 cites·3 claims
- 0994US7074218B2Multi-modality ablation deviceETHICON INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 11, 2006·544 cites·8 claims
- 1094US7066895B2Ultrasonic radial focused transducer for pulmonary vein ablationETHICON INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 27, 2006·461 cites·15 claims
- 1194US7037306B2System for creating linear lesions for the treatment of atrial fibrillationETHICON INC·Filed 2003·Granted May 2, 2006·415 cites·10 claims
- 1287US8882756B2Fluid-assisted electrosurgical devices, methods and systemsGREELEY ROGER D·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 11, 2014·58 cites·28 claims
- 1383US10154878B2Electrosurgical balloonsMEDTRONIC ADVANCED ENERGY LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 18, 2018·4 cites·20 claims
- 1483US5527273AUltrasonic lipectomy probe and method for manufactureMISONIX INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 18, 1996·261 cites·27 claims
- 1581US3980997ASmoke detectorGEN SIGNAL CORP·Filed 1974·Granted Sep 14, 1976·29 cites·14 claims
- 1678US2025318870A1Electrosurgical unit and systemMEDTRONIC ADVANCED ENERGY LLC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1777US4053785AOptical smoke detector with smoke effect simulating meansGEN SIGNAL CORP·Filed 1976·Granted Oct 11, 1977·29 cites·5 claims
- 1875US9023040B2Electrosurgical cutting devicesBLOOM ELIOT F·Filed 2010·Granted May 5, 2015·9 cites·14 claims
- 1970US4846790AUltrasonic surgical system with irrigation manifoldCOOPER LASERSONICS INC·Filed 1988·Granted Jul 11, 1989·93 cites·7 claims
- 2066US6013048AUltrasonic assisted liposuction systemMENTOR CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 11, 2000·112 cites·44 claims
- 2165US4280123AMultitone signaling deviceGEN SIGNAL CORP·Filed 1980·Granted Jul 21, 1981·20 cites·24 claims
- 2261US8496652B2Balloon catheter systems and methods for treating uterine disordersNGUYEN STEVEN·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 30, 2013·3 cites·20 claims
- 2356US7662099B2Method and instrumentation to sense thermal lesion formation by ultrasound imagingETHICON INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 16, 2010·14 cites·22 claims
- 2455US9592090B2Bipolar electrosurgical cutter with position insensitive return electrode contactPODANY VACLAV O·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 14, 2017·1 cites·15 claims
- 2550US4881761AIrrigation tubing connector for an ultrasonic surgical systemCOOPER LASERSONICS INC·Filed 1988·Granted Nov 21, 1989·35 cites·3 claims
- 2648US2006217696A1Multi-modality ablation deviceETHICON INC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 2736US2005010202A1Applicator for creating linear lesions for the treatment of atrial fibrillationETHICON INC·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
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