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CARDICA INC

Overview
  • Total Patents
    205
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    53,356
About

CARDICA INC has a total of 205 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1998. It filed its patents most often in United States, WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) and EPO (European Patent Office). Its main competitors in its focus markets medical technology, machines and machine tools are TIANJIN ONE HEALTH MEDICAL INSTR CO LTD, SALIMAN JUSTIN D and SURGIMATIX INC.

Patent filings in countries

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Patent filings per year

Chart showing CARDICA INCs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Focus industries

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Knodel Bryan D 105
#2 Hausen Bernard A 92
#3 Yencho Stephen A 57
#4 Donohoe Brendan M 51
#5 Bender Theodore M 48
#6 Vargas Jaime 44
#7 Manoux Philipe R 38
#8 Hendricksen Michael 37
#9 Nielsen James T 29
#10 Vargas Jaime S 24

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
US2016271371A1 Guidewire system and method for advancement through a torturous path
US2016166253A1 Stapling device with distally located hydraulic drive- rotary operated system and method
US2016166249A1 Stapling device with distally located hydraulic drive- reciprocally operated system and method
US2015012006A1 Anastomosis stapling/clipping devices, systems and methods
US2014339286A1 Surgical stapling and cutting apparatus, clamp mechanisms, systems and methods
US2014263558A1 Extended curved tip for surgical apparatus
US2014263557A1 Beltless staple chain for cartridge and cartridgeless surgical staplers
US2014175147A1 Surgical stapler with reduced clamp gap for insertion
US2014175153A1 Barbed surgical staple
US2014135832A1 Staple trap for surgical stapler
US2014175146A1 Apparatus and methods for surgical stapler clamping and deployment
US2014005779A1 Method and apparatus for heart valve surgery
US2013338684A1 Mitral valve treatment
WO2014175894A1 Active wedge and i-beam for surgical stapler
US2013233908A1 Active wedge and I-beam for surgical stapler
US2013282009A1 Endoscopic vein harvesting system
US2013277410A1 Safety lockout for surgical stapler
WO2013151888A1 Surgical staple cartridge with bendable tip
WO2013151820A1 Surgical stapler with superelastic staples
US2013175316A1 Multiple-use surgical stapler