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• 7 China
• 5 Korea
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Patent Owner(s)

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DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH AS COLLATERAL AGENT	60 WALL STREET NEW YORK NY 10005

International Classification(s)

• G06F:ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Alton, Timothy	Gilroy, US	6	66
# of filed Patents : 6 Total Citations : 66
Amy, Michael E	Danville, US	4	70
# of filed Patents : 4 Total Citations : 70
Fritzsche, William A	Morgan Hill, US	14	116
# of filed Patents : 14 Total Citations : 116
Jula, James Michael	Portland, US	1	9
# of filed Patents : 1 Total Citations : 9
Poffenberger, Russell Elliott	Discovery Bay, US	5	56
# of filed Patents : 5 Total Citations : 56

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• 4 Citation Count
• G06F Class

• 11.69 % this patent is cited more than
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DATE PUBLISHED	PUBLICATION/PATENT NO.	PUBLICATION TYPE
October 04, 2016	US,9459978,B2   US9459978B2	GRANTED PATENT AS SECOND PUBLICATION
July 24, 2014	US,20140208160,A1   US20140208160A1	FIRST PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION

Full Text

US Patent No: 9221075

Surgical needle coatings and methods

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Abstract

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The present invention provides improved medical devices for use in surgical procedures and methods for manufacturing improved medical devices. In some embodiments, the improved medical devices can include improved surgical needles that are capable of being repeatedly passed through tissue using minimal force. More particularly, the improved surgical needles can be manufactured with two or more different coatings that provide the surgical needles with both durability and lubricity for ease of repeated and successive passes through tissue. Improved methods for manufacturing the surgical needles and for providing and applying coatings to the surgical needles are also provided.

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