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TORAX MEDICAL INC

Overview
  • Total Patents
    33
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    178,928
About

TORAX MEDICAL INC has a total of 33 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 2002. It filed its patents most often in United States, EPO (European Patent Office) and WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization). Its main competitors in its focus markets medical technology are CHIN KINGSLEY R, SPINEFRONTIER LLS and JAVELIN MEDICAL LTD.

Patent filings in countries

World map showing TORAX MEDICAL INCs patent filings in countries

Patent filings per year

Chart showing TORAX MEDICAL INCs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Focus industries

# Industry
#1 Medical technology

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Berg Todd A 18
#2 Kugler Chad J 12
#3 Grudem Jr Jerome K 11
#4 Grudem Jerome K Jr 8
#5 Swanson William J 8
#6 Taylor Kyle P 6
#7 Huster Celeste L 6
#8 Flakne Lauren E 4
#9 Berg James 4
#10 Auld Michael D 4

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
US2020129184A1 Magnetic sphincter augmentation device for urinary incontinence
US2019274689A1 Tunable magnetic sphincter augmentation device
US2019274803A1 MRI compatible magnetic sphincter augmentation device
US2019269436A1 Laparoscopic sizing instrument
WO2013028390A1 Medical implant with floating magnets
WO2011053454A1 Magnetically assisted clasps for prosthetic implants, and related methods
WO2009029228A2 Magnetic gastric band or the like, and related methods
US2005283235A1 Methods and apparatus for treating body tissue sphincters and the like
US2005197715A1 Methods and apparatus for implanting devices into non-sterile body lumens or organs
US2006009674A1 Active tissue augmentation materials and method
US7497822B1 Stomach reduction methods and apparatus
US6960233B1 Methods and apparatus for improving the function of biological passages
US2004147801A1 Use of magnetic implants to treat issue structures
US7087088B2 Methods and apparatus for regulating the flow of matter through body tubing