Oratec Interventions, Inc.
🏢 View company profile →54Patents
1Active
54Granted
40Portfolio score
Filing activity: Oct 24, 1995 → Oct 31, 2007 · 1 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6073051A | Apparatus for treating intervertebal discs with electromagnetic energy | Human Necessities | 564 | Expired |
| US6126682A | Method for treating annular fissures in intervertebral discs | Human Necessities | 529 | Expired |
| US6544260B1 | Method for treating tissue in arthroscopic environment using precooling and apparatus for same | Human Necessities | 479 | Expired |
| US6939346B2 | Method and apparatus for controlling a temperature-controlled probe | Human Necessities | 453 | Expired |
| US5980504A | Method for manipulating tissue of an intervertebral disc | Human Necessities | 449 | Expired |
| US6176857A | Method and apparatus for applying thermal energy to tissue asymmetrically | Human Necessities | 441 | Expired |
| US6122549A | Apparatus for treating intervertebral discs with resistive energy | Human Necessities | 437 | Expired |
| US6099514A | Method and apparatus for delivering or removing material from the interior of an intervertebral disc | Human Necessities | 406 | Expired |
| US6095149A | Method for treating intervertebral disc degeneration | Human Necessities | 401 | Expired |
| US6007570A | Apparatus with functional element for performing function upon intervertebral discs | Human Necessities | 388 | Expired |
| US5785705A | RF method for controlled depth ablation of soft tissue | Human Necessities | 361 | Expired |
| US6261311A | Method and apparatus for treating intervertebral discs | Human Necessities | 351 | Expired |
| US5954716A | Method for modifying the length of a ligament | Human Necessities | 335 | Expired |
| US6290715A | Method for delivering energy adjacent the inner wall of an intervertebral disc | Human Necessities | 297 | Expired |
| US6258086A | Catheter for delivery of energy to a surgical site | Human Necessities | 291 | Expired |
| US6733496B2 | Intervertebral disc device employing flexible probe | Human Necessities | 280 | Expired |
| US6068628A | Apparatus for treating chondromalacia | Human Necessities | 276 | Expired |
| US6283960A | Apparatus for delivery of energy to a surgical site | Human Necessities | 275 | Expired |
| US6997941B2 | Method and apparatus for treating annular fissures in intervertebral discs | Human Necessities | 251 | Expired |
| US6168593A | Electrode for electrosurgical coagulation of tissue | Human Necessities | 233 | Expired |
| US6379350B1 | Surgical instrument for ablation and aspiration | Human Necessities | 218 | Expired |
| US5823994A | Method and apparatus for soft tissue fixation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 208 | Expired |
| US6350262B1 | Method and apparatus for applying thermal energy to tissue asymetrically | Human Necessities | 206 | Expired |
| US7282061B2 | Method of treating intervertebral disc | Human Necessities | 188 | Expired |
| US7267683B2 | Method for treating intervertebral discs | Human Necessities | 178 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.