Inventor
WELDON JAMES
US37 patents
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BOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC
24 patentsUS11864878B2Jan 9, 2024
Devices and methods for determining blood flow around a body lumen
BOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC15 citations92
US9764067B2Sep 19, 2017
Superhydrophobic coating for airway mucus plugging prevention
BOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC15 citations84
US7887573B2Feb 15, 2011
Method and apparatus for deployment of an endoluminal device
BOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC10 citations83
US12016524B2Jun 25, 2024
Rotatable medical device
BOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC3 citations73
US11779194B2Oct 10, 2023
Locking mechanisms for endoscopic devices
BOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC5 citations72
US10105143B2Oct 23, 2018
Cap with band deployment features
BOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC5 citations71
US11930997B2Mar 19, 2024
Medical device actuator locks
BOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC5 citations70
US9750483B2Sep 5, 2017
Cytology brush devices and methods of use
BOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC3 citations70
US12458211B2Nov 4, 2025
Medical devices and related methods
BOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC0 citations62
US12290238B2May 6, 2025
Adjustable stiffness medical devices
BOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC0 citations62
US11617496B2Apr 4, 2023
Medical devices and related methods
BOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC0 citations62
US10786256B2Sep 29, 2020
Cap with band deployment features
BOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC1 citations61
US12303243B2May 20, 2025
Devices and methods for determining blood flow around a body lumen
BOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC0 citations60
US10959627B2Mar 30, 2021
Devices and methods for determining blood flow around a body lumen
BOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC0 citations60
US12102286B2Oct 1, 2024
Locking mechanisms for endoscopic devices
BOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC0 citations59
US12419494B2Sep 23, 2025
Medical device actuator locks
BOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC0 citations58
US12075968B2Sep 3, 2024
Medical systems, devices, and related methods
BOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC1 citations53
US11278319B2Mar 22, 2022
Expandable medical device for use with a needle
BOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC0 citations52
US7892272B2Feb 22, 2011
Method and apparatus for deployment of an endoluminal device
BOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC0 citations51
US12527463B2Jan 20, 2026
Endoscope elevator actuators
BOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC0 citations50
US11992365B2May 28, 2024
Devices, systems, and methods for imaging within a body lumen
BOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC0 citations50
US10092278B2Oct 9, 2018
Endoscopes having multiple lumens for tissue acquisition and removal and related methods of use
BOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC0 citations49
US12478438B2Nov 25, 2025
Systems and methods for utilizing artificial intelligence to guide a medical device
BOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC0 citations45
US12588956B2Mar 31, 2026
Trajectory tracking for medical device
BOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC0 citations37
SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC
6 patentsUS6726621B2Apr 27, 2004
Retrieval devices for vena cava filter
SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC104 citations99
US6468290B1Oct 22, 2002
Two-planar vena cava filter with self-centering capabilities
SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC260 citations99
US6342062B1Jan 29, 2002
Retrieval devices for vena cava filter
SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC372 citations99
US7041117B2May 9, 2006
Retrieval devices for vena cava filter
SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC70 citations98
US7235095B2Jun 26, 2007
Method and system for deploying multi-part endoluminal devices
SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC107 citations97
US7052511B2May 30, 2006
Delivery system and method for deployment of foreshortening endoluminal devices
SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC283 citations96