Issued Patents All Time
Showing 51–69 of 69 patents
| Patent # | Title | Co-Inventors | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7678122 | Method of performing a treatment for gastroesophagheal reflux disease (GERD) | Juergen A. Kortenbach, Kevin W. Smith | 2010-03-16 |
| 7615058 | Surgical clip applier having jaws adapted to guide and deform a clip | Juergen A. Kortenbach, Kevin W. Smith | 2009-11-10 |
| 7367939 | Rotational, translational and torqueing control members for an endoscopic instrument | Kevin W. Smith, Jose Luis Francese, Juergen A. Kortenbach | 2008-05-06 |
| 7357806 | Clip ejector for endoscopic clip applier | Carlos Rivera, Kevin W. Smith, Thomas O. Bales, Jr., Juergen A. Kortenbach, Scott R. Arp | 2008-04-15 |
| 7232445 | Apparatus for the endoluminal treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) | Juergen A. Kortenbach, Kevin W. Smith, Charles R. Slater, Saul Gottlieb | 2007-06-19 |
| 7223272 | Endoscopic clip applier with hermaphroditic jaws mounted on non-collinear axes | Jose Luis Francese, Kevin W. Smith, Juergen A. Kortenbach, Matthew A. Palmer | 2007-05-29 |
| 7070602 | Method of applying surgical clips to tissue | Kevin W. Smith, Juergen A. Kortenbach, Charles R. Slater | 2006-07-04 |
| 7033378 | Surgical fastener, particularly for the endoluminal treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) | Kevin W. Smith, Juergen A. Kortenbach | 2006-04-25 |
| 6966919 | Instrument for applying a surgical fastener particularly for the transoral treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) | Kevin W. Smith, Juergen A. Kortenbach, Michael Sean McBrayer, Charles R. Slater | 2005-11-22 |
| 6945979 | Surgical device having a handle adapted to impart tensile and compressive forces to elements at a distal end of the device | Juergen A. Kortenbach | 2005-09-20 |
| 6843794 | Surgical clip applier having jaws adapted to guide and deform a clip | Juergen A. Kortenbach, Kevin W. Smith | 2005-01-18 |
| 6824548 | Flexible surgical clip applier | Kevin W. Smith, Juergen A. Kortenbach, Charles R. Slater | 2004-11-30 |
| 6743240 | Flexible surgical device having a rotatable end effector assembly | Kevin W. Smith, Juergen A. Kortenbach | 2004-06-01 |
| 6716226 | Surgical clip | Juergen A. Kortenbach, Thomas O. Bales, Jr. | 2004-04-06 |
| 6494881 | Apparatus and method for electrode-surgical tissue removal having a selectively insulated electrode | Thomas O. Bales, Jr., Michael Calhoun, John E. Abele | 2002-12-17 |
| 6193718 | Endoscopic electrocautery instrument | Juergen A. Kortenbach, Michael Sean McBrayer | 2001-02-27 |
| 5893846 | Ceramic coated endoscopic scissor blades and a method of making the same | Thomas O. Bales, Jr., Michael Sean McBrayer | 1999-04-13 |
| 5814054 | Automatic needle-passer suturing instrument | Juergen A. Kortenbach, Michael Sean McBrayer | 1998-09-29 |
| 5554011 | Medical fluid pump powered by a constant source of vacuum | Thomas O. Bales, Jr., Matthew S. Solar, Kevin W. Smith | 1996-09-10 |