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James Machek
Also filed as: MACHEK JAMES · MACHEK JAMES E
26 granted patents·12 pending applications·4,484 citations·filing 1987–2025
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38 records- 0197US7955380B2Prosthesis fixation apparatus and methodsMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 7, 2011·1.2k cites·39 claims
- 0295US7678141B2Stent graft having a flexible, articulable, and axially compressible branch graftMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 16, 2010·104 cites·8 claims
- 0395US5954761AImplantable endocardial lead assembly having a stentINTERMEDICS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 21, 1999·477 cites·26 claims
- 0493US6187025B1Vascular filterNOBLE MET LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 13, 2001·521 cites·22 claims
- 0590US4854330AFormed core catheter guide wire assemblyMEDRAD INC·Filed 1988·Granted Aug 8, 1989·276 cites·11 claims
- 0687US4919146ABiopsy deviceMEDRAD INC·Filed 1988·Granted Apr 24, 1990·318 cites·25 claims
- 0786US7972370B2Stent graft system and method of useMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 5, 2011·44 cites·9 claims
- 0884US8052736B2Universal modular stent graft assembly to accommodate flow to collateral branchesMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 8, 2011·32 cites·11 claims
- 0983US5800495AEndocardial lead assemblySULZER INTERMEDICS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 1, 1998·212 cites·33 claims
- 1081US5957966AImplantable cardiac lead with multiple shape memory polymer structuresINTERMEDICS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 28, 1999·180 cites·32 claims
- 1181US4895168AGuidewire with movable core and external tubular safety coverSCHNEIDER USA INC·Filed 1988·Granted Jan 23, 1990·172 cites·21 claims
- 1280US6035239ACardiac lead with reduced inner crimp sleeveINTERMEDICS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 7, 2000·46 cites·23 claims
- 1378US2025366974A1Systems and methods with graft body, inflatable fill channel, and filling structureENDOLOGIX LLC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1477US7438721B2Universal modular stent graft assembly to accommodate flow to collateral branchesMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 21, 2008·69 cites·10 claims
- 1574US6002969ACardiac lead with shape-memory structureINTERMEDICS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 14, 1999·135 cites·18 claims
- 1673US8715336B2Methods and apparatus for treatment of aneurysms adjacent to branch arteriesCHU JACK·Filed 2007·Granted May 6, 2014·13 cites·8 claims
- 1771US5876431ASmall cable endocardial lead with exposed guide tubeSULZER INTERMEDICS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 2, 1999·125 cites·23 claims
- 1870US5908447ABreakaway structure for body implantable medical deviceINTERMEDICS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 1, 1999·115 cites·4 claims
- 1968US12350142B2Systems and methods with graft body, inflatable fill channel, and filling structureENDOLOGIX LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 8, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2066US6650921B2Cardiac lead with minimized inside diameter of sleeveINTERMEDICS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 18, 2003·27 cites·19 claims
- 2166US4834112ADevice for producing incremental joint movement in a patientMEDRAD INC·Filed 1987·Granted May 30, 1989·76 cites·36 claims
- 2264US4779628AGuidewire assembly having moveable core and low profile safety wireMEDRAD INC·Filed 1987·Granted Oct 25, 1988·93 cites·12 claims
- 2362US6321102B1Cardiac lead with minimized inside diameter of sleeveINTERMEDICS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 20, 2001·21 cites·25 claims
- 2461US6240320B1Cardiac lead with zone insulated electrodesINTERMEDICS INC·Filed 1998·Granted May 29, 2001·81 cites·40 claims
- 2560US4938230ADevice for selectively producing incremental joint movement in a patient in opposite directionsMEDRAD INC·Filed 1989·Granted Jul 3, 1990·57 cites·30 claims
- 2658US2006153896A1Methods and devices for improving biofixation of implantable vascular devicesMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 2755US6324415B1Cardiac lead with minimized inside diameter of sleeveINTERMEDICS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 27, 2001·50 cites·74 claims
- 2853US2019151070A1Systems and methods with graft body, inflatable fill channel, and filling structureENDOLOGIX INC·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 2951US2010179632A1Robotic Fenestration Device Having Impedance MeasurementMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 3050US6445958B1Steerable coronary sinus defibrillation leadINTERMEDICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 3, 2002·47 cites·26 claims
- 3149US2010125282A1Robotically Steered RF CatheterMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 3249US2010241163A1Aortic Dissection Treatment System and Method of UseMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 3346US2007032852A1Methods and Apparatus for Treatment of Aneurysms Adjacent to Branch ArteriesMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3445US2010121429A1Stent Graft Having a Flexible, Articulable, and Axially Compressible Branch GraftMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 3544US2007239252A1A Mechanism to Ensure Placement of Ostial Renal StentsMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3643US2004215320A1Integral stent graftFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 3742US2022257363A1Bifurcated stent grafts, stents, and methodsENDOLOGIX LLC·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 3835US2019008631A1Systems and methods with fenestrated graft and filling structureENDOLOGIX INC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
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