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James T. Nielsen
Also filed as: NIELSEN JAMES · NIELSEN JAMES T
36 granted patents·19 pending applications·5,629 citations·filing 1999–2017
98Inventor score
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55 records- 0198US7699859B2Method of performing anastomosisCARDICA INC·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 20, 2010·1.6k cites·29 claims
- 0297US8475474B2Anastomosis method utilizing tool with fluid-driven actuatorBOMBARD DAVID L·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 2, 2013·1.4k cites·15 claims
- 0396US7682368B1Anastomosis tool actuated with stored energyCARDICA INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 23, 2010·341 cites·17 claims
- 0495US7300444B1Surgical system and method for connecting hollow tissue structuresCARDICA INC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 27, 2007·404 cites·12 claims
- 0593US7766924B1System for performing anastomosisCARDICA INC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 3, 2010·335 cites·31 claims
- 0692US8277437B2Method of accessing two lateral recessesSAAL JEFFREY ALAN·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 2, 2012·88 cites·16 claims
- 0792US7850703B2System for performing anastomosisCARDICA INC·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 14, 2010·310 cites·20 claims
- 0891US8292909B1Devices and methods for cutting tissueDUBOIS BRIAN R·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 23, 2012·57 cites·16 claims
- 0990US9763731B2Vacuum powered rotary devices and methodsLAURIMED LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 19, 2017·12 cites·42 claims
- 1089US6537288B2Implantable medical device such as an anastomosis deviceCARDICA INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 25, 2003·236 cites·28 claims
- 1188US9532796B2Devices and methods for cutting tissueLAURIMED LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 3, 2017·27 cites·17 claims
- 1284US6673088B1Tissue punchCARDICA INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 6, 2004·107 cites·5 claims
- 1383US7455677B2Anastomosis device having a deployable sectionCARDICA INC·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 25, 2008·107 cites·13 claims
- 1482US8298254B2Devices and methods for cutting and evacuating tissueDUBOIS BRIAN R·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 30, 2012·16 cites·46 claims
- 1581US8915934B2Anastomosis system with anvil entry hole sealerNIELSEN JAMES T·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 23, 2014·28 cites·19 claims
- 1681US8815099B1Devices and methods for filtering and/or collecting tissueLAURIMED LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 26, 2014·16 cites·25 claims
- 1781US8657842B2Devices and methods for cutting tissueLAURIMED LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 25, 2014·10 cites·15 claims
- 1880US7029482B1Integrated anastomosis systemCARDICA INC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 18, 2006·83 cites·45 claims
- 1979US6869437B1Method and system for performing closed-chest bypassCARDICA INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 22, 2005·94 cites·26 claims
- 2078US6419681B1Implantable medical device such as an anastomosis deviceCARDICA INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 16, 2002·128 cites·27 claims
- 2177US8882793B2Devices and methods for cutting tissueLAURIMED LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 11, 2014·7 cites·18 claims
- 2276US8685052B2Devices and methods for cutting tissueLAURIMED LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 1, 2014·6 cites·19 claims
- 2372US9770289B2Vacuum powered rotary devices and methodsLAURIMED LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 26, 2017·4 cites·23 claims
- 2471US8840632B2Devices and methods for cutting tissueLAURIMED LLC·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 23, 2014·4 cites·18 claims
- 2571US7223274B2Method of performing anastomosisCARDICA INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 29, 2007·55 cites·12 claims
- 2670US6962595B1Integrated anastomosis systemCARDICA INC·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 8, 2005·38 cites·35 claims
- 2769US7309343B2Method for cutting tissueCARDICA INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 18, 2007·33 cites·15 claims
- 2866US7662162B2Tool and method for minimally invasive bypass surgeryCARDICA INC·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 16, 2010·4 cites·9 claims
- 2966US7285131B1System for performing anastomosisCARDICA INC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 23, 2007·27 cites·53 claims
- 3064US7371243B1Surgical apparatus and method for anastomosisCARDICA INC·Filed 2003·Granted May 13, 2008·28 cites·14 claims
- 3164US7357807B2Integrated anastomosis tool with graft vessel attachment device and cutting deviceCARDICA INC·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 15, 2008·20 cites·9 claims
- 3264US7144405B2Tissue punchCARDICA INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 5, 2006·21 cites·32 claims
- 3361US6719769B2Integrated anastomosis tool with graft vessel attachment device and cutting deviceCARDICA INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 13, 2004·22 cites·29 claims
- 3460US7303570B2Anastomosis tool having a connector holderCARDICA INC·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 4, 2007·11 cites·4 claims
- 3556US2018153611A1Vacuum powered rotary devices and methodsDUBOIS BRIAN R·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 3656US2017340378A1Vacuum powered rotary devices and methodsDUBOIS BRIAN R·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 3755US2009036923A1Systems and methods for accommodating anatomical characteristics in the treatment of septal defectsJABBA RONALD J·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 3854US2007233163A1Anastomosis System with Cutting ElementCARDICA INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3952US7048751B2Implantable medical device such as an anastomosis deviceCARDICA INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 23, 2006·5 cites·20 claims
- 4052US2007043387A1Surgical method for treating a vessel wallCARDICA INC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4152US2007073337A1Clip-Based Systems And Methods For Treating Septal DefectsABBOTT RYAN·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4251US2007129755A1Clip-based systems and methods for treating septal defectsOVALIS INC·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4351US2007129756A1Clip-Based Systems and Methods for Treating Septal DefectsABBOTT RYAN·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4451US2008154286A1Systems and Methods for Treating Septal Defects with Capture Devices and Other DevicesABBOTT RYAN·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4550US2012245599A1Systems and Methods for Treating Septal Defects with Capture Devices and Other DevicesABBOTT RYAN·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 4650US2006212054A1Anastomosis device with separable sectionCARDICA INC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4750US2012046688A1Clip-Based Systems and Methods for Treating Septal DefectsABBOTT RYAN·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 4849US9622748B2Anastomosis system with flexible shaftBOMBARD DAVID L·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 18, 2017·0 cites·19 claims
- 4949US2011208213A1Systems and Methods for Treating Septal Defects with Capture Devices and Other DevicesABBOTT RYAN·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 5049US2013211321A1Devices and methods for resecting soft tissueLAURIMED LLC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
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