Assignee
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION
US·52 granted patents·17,185 citations·filing 1985–1998
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52 records- 0199US5816923AFlexible composite drive shaft for transmitting torqueDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 6, 1998·243 cites·35 claims
- 0298US4817613AGuiding catheterDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1987·Granted Apr 4, 1989·673 cites·32 claims
- 0398US4781186AAtherectomy device having a flexible housingDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1987·Granted Nov 1, 1988·1.6k cites·14 claims
- 0497US4926858AAtherectomy device for severe occlusionsDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1989·Granted May 22, 1990·1k cites·51 claims
- 0596US5041089AVascular dilation catheter constructionDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1988·Granted Aug 20, 1991·583 cites·21 claims
- 0695US5250059AAtherectomy catheter having flexible nose coneDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1992·Granted Oct 5, 1993·491 cites·48 claims
- 0795US5226909AAtherectomy device having helical blade and blade guideDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1992·Granted Jul 13, 1993·781 cites·11 claims
- 0895US5047040AAtherectomy device and methodDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1989·Granted Sep 10, 1991·537 cites·19 claims
- 0995US4669469ASingle lumen atherectomy catheter deviceDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1986·Granted Jun 2, 1987·515 cites·7 claims
- 1094US5312425AAtherectomy device having helical blade and blade guideDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1993·Granted May 17, 1994·729 cites·15 claims
- 1192US5507795ACatheter with perfusion systemDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 16, 1996·370 cites·32 claims
- 1292US5403334AAtherectomy device having helical blade and blade guideDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1993·Granted Apr 4, 1995·496 cites·14 claims
- 1392US5053044ACatheter and method for making intravascular incisionsDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1988·Granted Oct 1, 1991·379 cites·10 claims
- 1491US5242460AAtherectomy catheter having axially-disposed cutting edgeDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1990·Granted Sep 7, 1993·653 cites·55 claims
- 1590US5836957ALarge volume atherectomy deviceDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 17, 1998·552 cites·19 claims
- 1690US5695506ACatheter device with a flexible housingDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 9, 1997·403 cites·3 claims
- 1790US4771774AMotor drive unitDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1987·Granted Sep 20, 1988·437 cites·9 claims
- 1889US6036707ACatheter device having a selectively flexible housingDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 14, 2000·442 cites·8 claims
- 1989US5470415ABalloon connection and inflation lumen for atherectomy catheterDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 28, 1995·67 cites·5 claims
- 2088US5632754AUniversal catheter with interchangeable work elementDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1994·Granted May 27, 1997·362 cites·26 claims
- 2188US5318032AGuiding catheter having soft tipDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1992·Granted Jun 7, 1994·334 cites·35 claims
- 2287US5181920AAtherectomy device with angioplasty balloon and methodDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1990·Granted Jan 26, 1993·276 cites·19 claims
- 2386US5868767AUniversal catheter with interchangeable work elementDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 9, 1999·340 cites·27 claims
- 2486US5507760ACutter deviceDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1993·Granted Apr 16, 1996·371 cites·20 claims
- 2586US5429136AImaging atherectomy apparatusDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1993·Granted Jul 4, 1995·357 cites·36 claims
- 2685US5569277AAtherectomy device having helical blade and blade guideDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 29, 1996·246 cites·3 claims
- 2781US5269793AGuide wire systems for intravascular cathetersDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1993·Granted Dec 14, 1993·196 cites·41 claims
- 2880US5776114AFlexible housing for intracorporeal useDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 7, 1998·153 cites·16 claims
- 2980US5092873ABalloon configuration for atherectomy catheterDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1990·Granted Mar 3, 1992·248 cites·9 claims
- 3080US5071425AAtherectomy catheter and method of forming the sameDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1991·Granted Dec 10, 1991·241 cites·15 claims
- 3179US6120515AComposite atherectomy cutterDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 19, 2000·230 cites·9 claims
- 3279US5868685AArticulated guidewireDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1995·Granted Feb 9, 1999·159 cites·6 claims
- 3378US5626562ADrug delivery catheterDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1994·Granted May 6, 1997·193 cites·24 claims
- 3477US6027450ATreating a totally or near totally occluded lumenDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 22, 2000·193 cites·21 claims
- 3577US5084010ASystem and method for catheter constructionDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1990·Granted Jan 28, 1992·240 cites·22 claims
- 3676US5669920AAtherectomy catheterDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 23, 1997·186 cites·33 claims
- 3775US5415634ACatheter having helical inflation lumenDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1992·Granted May 16, 1995·185 cites·27 claims
- 3875US5222966ABalloon connection and inflation lumen for atherectomy catheterDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1992·Granted Jun 29, 1993·184 cites·15 claims
- 3974US5549601ADelivery of intracorporeal probesDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 27, 1996·169 cites·15 claims
- 4073US5427107AOptical encoder for catheter deviceDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1993·Granted Jun 27, 1995·168 cites·28 claims
- 4172US5948184AFlexible housing for intracorporeal useDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 7, 1999·96 cites·7 claims
- 4271US5733296AComposite atherectomy cutterDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 31, 1998·161 cites·16 claims
- 4370US6355005B1Articulated guidewireDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 12, 2002·145 cites·17 claims
- 4469US5269764AHemostatic gasket and valve assemblyDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1992·Granted Dec 14, 1993·137 cites·19 claims
- 4568US4616648ADevice facilitating the exchange of dilatation catheters during an angioplasty procedureDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1985·Granted Oct 14, 1986·106 cites·12 claims
- 4667US5624457ADirectional atherectomy device with flexible housingDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 29, 1997·126 cites·2 claims
- 4762US5485042AMotor drive unit with torque control circuitDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 16, 1996·86 cites·16 claims
- 4861US5336237ARemoval of tissue from within a body cavityDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1993·Granted Aug 9, 1994·95 cites·22 claims
- 4959US5782907AInvoluted spring stent and graft assembly and method of useDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 21, 1998·71 cites·4 claims
- 5049US5499632AGuide wire migration controllerDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1994·Granted Mar 19, 1996·55 cites·17 claims
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