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Synergetics, Inc.

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52Patents
17Active
52Granted
44Portfolio score

Filing activity: Oct 7, 1976 → Apr 19, 2018 · 4 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5893877A Surgical instrument with offset handle Human Necessities 256 Expired
US6984230B2 Directional laser probe Human Necessities 131 Expired
US8197468B2 Surgical instrument handle with adjustable actuator position Human Necessities 126 Active
US8075553B2 Illuminated directional laser probe Human Necessities 108 Active
US7402158B2 Directional laser probe Human Necessities 107 Expired
US7189226B2 Coaxial illuminated laser endoscopic probe and active numerical aperture control Human Necessities 107 Expired
US4251752A Solid state electronic ballast system for fluorescent lamps Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 100 Expired
US5370658A Microsurgical instrument having dexterous handle with interchangeable instrument heads Human Necessities 90 Expired
US4181347A Mobile computerized tomography unit Performing Operations; Transporting 60 Expired
US6575989B1 Adjustable stiffness membrane scraper Human Necessities 60 Expired
USD478383S1 Ultrasonic surgical aspiration tip General 34 Expired
USD511002S1 Torsional dissection tip General 32 Expired
US4449746A Mobile computerized tomography unit Performing Operations; Transporting 32 Expired
US6723110B2 High efficiency ultrasonic surgical aspiration tip Human Necessities 28 Expired
USD558673S1 Fiber optic illumination ferrule General 27 Expired
USD551764S1 Serrated ultrasonic knife tip General 21 Expired
US5807242A Microsurgical laser probe with homogeneous laser light field Human Necessities 19 Expired
US5785645A Beveled tip illuminator for microsurgery Human Necessities 19 Expired
US7473249B2 Directional laser probe Human Necessities 18 Expired
USD526411S1 Ophthalmic surgery light source adaptor General 18 Expired
USD559984S1 Asymmetric forceps General 17 Expired
USD483870S1 Device for surgical decompression of branch retinal vein occlusion via microvascular arteriovenous adventitial sheathotomy General 15 Expired
US8496681B2 Systems and methods for vitrectomy Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 13 Active
US6634799B2 Adapter for coupling a BNC connector to an SMA bushing Physics 13 Expired
USD558672S1 Fiber optic laser ferrule General 13 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.