LASERSCOPE
🏢 View company profile →42Patents
2Active
42Granted
40Portfolio score
Filing activity: Jul 6, 1981 → Feb 21, 2008 · 2 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5425355A | Energy discharging surgical probe and surgical process having distal energy application without concomitant proximal movement | Human Necessities | 849 | Expired |
| US4445892A | Dual balloon catheter device | Human Necessities | 812 | Expired |
| US4470407A | Endoscopic device | Human Necessities | 468 | Expired |
| US5084043A | Method for performing a percutaneous diskectomy using a laser | Human Necessities | 321 | Expired |
| US5201729A | Method for performing percutaneous diskectomy using a laser | Human Necessities | 267 | Expired |
| US4448188A | Method for providing an oxygen bearing liquid to a blood vessel for the performance of a medical procedure | Human Necessities | 211 | Expired |
| US5242439A | Means for inserting instrumentation for a percutaneous diskectomy using a laser | Human Necessities | 169 | Expired |
| US4646737A | Localized heat applying medical device | Human Necessities | 157 | Expired |
| US4580557A | Surgical laser system with multiple output devices | Human Necessities | 153 | Expired |
| US5188595A | Method for enhanced retention of balloon catheter in body cavity | Human Necessities | 145 | Expired |
| US5025446A | Intra-cavity beam relay for optical harmonic generation | Electricity | 144 | Expired |
| US5474549A | Method and system for scanning a laser beam for controlled distribution of laser dosage | Human Necessities | 139 | Expired |
| US6986764B2 | Method and system for photoselective vaporization of the prostate, and other tissue | Human Necessities | 136 | Expired |
| US5257991A | Instrumentation for directing light at an angle | Human Necessities | 135 | Expired |
| US5428699A | Probe having optical fiber for laterally directing laser beam | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 118 | Expired |
| US5151909A | Frequency doubled solid state laser having programmable pump power modes and method for controllable lasers | Electricity | 116 | Expired |
| US4418688A | Microcatheter having directable laser and expandable walls | Human Necessities | 116 | Expired |
| US6436094B1 | Electromagnetic and laser treatment and cooling device | Human Necessities | 112 | Expired |
| US5628744A | Treatment beam handpiece | Human Necessities | 112 | Expired |
| US5409481A | Laser tissue welding control system | Human Necessities | 100 | Expired |
| US4762120A | Endoscopic device having handle assembly and catheter assembly | Human Necessities | 98 | Expired |
| US5178617A | System for controlled distribution of laser dosage | Human Necessities | 97 | Expired |
| US7083610B1 | Device for irradiating tissue | Human Necessities | 77 | Expired |
| US6554824B2 | Methods for laser treatment of soft tissue | Human Necessities | 74 | Expired |
| US5281214A | Disposable surgical probe having fiber diverter | Human Necessities | 63 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.