Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

Syntheon, LLC

64Patents
37Active
64Granted
49Portfolio score

Filing activity: Aug 12, 1998 → Oct 3, 2018 · 15 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6569085B2 Methods and apparatus for delivering a medical instrument over an endoscope while the endoscope is in a body lumen Human Necessities 1,640 Expired
US8454628B2 Surgical fastener aligning instrument particularly for transoral treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease Human Necessities 1,597 Active
US8258745B2 Surgical sterilizer with integrated battery charging device Electricity 992 Active
US6579301B1 Intragastric balloon device adapted to be repeatedly varied in volume without external assistance Human Necessities 313 Expired
US6569105B1 Rotatable and deflectable biopsy forceps Human Necessities 309 Expired
US6808491B2 Methods and apparatus for on-endoscope instruments having end effectors and combinations of on-endoscope and through-endoscope instruments Human Necessities 299 Expired
US6086603A Luminal port device having internal and external sealing mechanisms Human Necessities 281 Expired
US9247953B2 Medical ultrasonic cauterization and cutting device and method Human Necessities 218 Active
US6066083A Implantable brachytherapy device having at least partial deactivation capability Human Necessities 205 Expired
US6264599A Radioactive therapeutic seeds having fixation structure Human Necessities 145 Expired
US6527938B2 Method for microporous surface modification of implantable metallic medical articles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 138 Expired
US6080099A Radioactive therapeutic seeds Human Necessities 136 Expired
US6585694B1 Knob-controlled endoscopic needle device Human Necessities 128 Expired
US6258064A Helically advanceable endoscopic needle device Human Necessities 127 Expired
US7559916B2 Catheter with controllable stiffness and method for operating a selective stiffening catheter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 107 Active
US6200258A Radioactive therapeutic seed having selective marker configuration Human Necessities 102 Expired
US6551315B2 Methods and apparatus for the treatment of gastric ulcers Human Necessities 98 Expired
US7128752B2 Emboli and thrombi filter device and method of using the same Human Necessities 83 Expired
US6969402B2 Helical stent having flexible transition zone Human Necessities 81 Expired
US6273851A Radioactive therapeutic seeds Human Necessities 59 Expired
US6083202A Endoscopic needle injection device Human Necessities 58 Expired
US8337424B2 Device for guiding or exchanging medical implements and medical exchange wire system Human Necessities 52 Active
US6743206B1 Endoscopic needle Human Necessities 52 Expired
US6471631B1 Implantable radiation therapy device having controllable radiation emission Human Necessities 43 Expired
US8344690B2 Method for battery surgical sterilization while charging Electricity 42 Active

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