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Richard A. Hillstead
Also filed as: HILLSTEAD RICHARD A
56 granted patents·3 pending applications·20,889 citations·filing 1987–2012
99Inventor score
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59 records- 0199US7503474B2Medical instrumentCEREBRAL VASCULAR APPLIC INC·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 17, 2009·2k cites·32 claims
- 0299US6830174B2Medical instrumentCEREBRAL VASCULAR APPLIC INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 14, 2004·2.8k cites·30 claims
- 0399US6755338B2Medical instrumentCEREBRAL VASCULAR APPLIC INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 29, 2004·2.4k cites·14 claims
- 0499US4856516AEndovascular stent apparatus and methodCORDIS CORP·Filed 1989·Granted Aug 15, 1989·2k cites·10 claims
- 0598US4921484AMesh balloon catheter deviceCORDIS CORP·Filed 1988·Granted May 1, 1990·1.4k cites·14 claims
- 0698US4798594AMedical instrument valveCORDIS CORP·Filed 1987·Granted Jan 17, 1989·561 cites·27 claims
- 0797US8043328B2Medical instrumentRICHARD A HILLSTEAD INC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 25, 2011·1.5k cites·18 claims
- 0897US5116318ADilatation balloon within an elastic sleeveCORDIS CORP·Filed 1989·Granted May 26, 1992·578 cites·18 claims
- 0997US4913141AApparatus and method for placement of a stent within a subject vesselCORDIS CORP·Filed 1988·Granted Apr 3, 1990·792 cites·10 claims
- 1097US4895565AMedical instrument valveCORDIS CORP·Filed 1988·Granted Jan 23, 1990·477 cites·21 claims
- 1196US8308757B2Hydraulically actuated robotic medical instrumentHILLSTEAD RICHARD A·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 13, 2012·234 cites·13 claims
- 1296US5899882ACatheter apparatus for radiation treatment of a desired area in the vascular system of a patientNOVOSTE CORP·Filed 1996·Granted May 4, 1999·434 cites·36 claims
- 1396US5135536AEndovascular stent and methodCORDIS CORP·Filed 1991·Granted Aug 4, 1992·721 cites·24 claims
- 1496US5037392AStent-implanting balloon assemblyCORDIS CORP·Filed 1989·Granted Aug 6, 1991·403 cites·9 claims
- 1593US4885003ADouble mesh balloon catheter deviceCORDIS CORP·Filed 1988·Granted Dec 5, 1989·290 cites·25 claims
- 1692US5116365AStent apparatus and method for makingCORDIS CORP·Filed 1991·Granted May 26, 1992·435 cites·18 claims
- 1792US5098440AObject retrieval method and apparatusCORDIS CORP·Filed 1990·Granted Mar 24, 1992·560 cites·6 claims
- 1892US5019085AApparatus and method for placement of a stent within a subject vesselCORDIS CORP·Filed 1990·Granted May 28, 1991·442 cites·7 claims
- 1991US5683345AMethod and apparatus for treating a desired area in the vascular system of a patientNOVOSTE CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Nov 4, 1997·237 cites·18 claims
- 2091US5071411APressure-actuated valve for sealing flow conduitCORDIS CORP·Filed 1990·Granted Dec 10, 1991·329 cites·19 claims
- 2190US5501671AVascular blood containment deviceNOVOSTE CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Mar 26, 1996·66 cites·29 claims
- 2289US7922742B2Medical instrumentHILLSTEAD RICHARD A·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 12, 2011·41 cites·20 claims
- 2389US5370660AApparatus and method for delivering a vessel plug into the body of a patientCORDIS CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Dec 6, 1994·439 cites·18 claims
- 2486US6503185B1Method and apparatus for treating a desired area in the vascular system of a patientNOVOSTE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 7, 2003·202 cites·27 claims
- 2581US7563222B2Methods and apparatus for intraocular brachytherapyNEOVISTA INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 21, 2009·28 cites·7 claims
- 2681US4874378ACatheter sheath introducerCORDIS CORP·Filed 1988·Granted Oct 17, 1989·170 cites·10 claims
- 2780US7803103B2Methods and apparatus for intraocular brachytherapyNEOVISTA INC·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 28, 2010·22 cites·8 claims
- 2879US8647363B2Robotically controlled hydraulic end effector systemHILLSTEAD RICHARD A·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 11, 2014·7 cites·20 claims
- 2979US7744520B2Method and apparatus for intraocular brachytherapyNEOVISTA INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 29, 2010·19 cites·3 claims
- 3078US7803102B2Methods and apparatus for intraocular brachytherapyNEOVISTA INC·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 28, 2010·19 cites·14 claims
- 3178US6013020AIntraluminal radiation treatment systemNOVOSTE CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 11, 2000·130 cites·7 claims
- 3277US5066285ACatheter introducer sheath made of expanded polytetrafluoroethyleneCORDIS CORP·Filed 1990·Granted Nov 19, 1991·173 cites·7 claims
- 3376US7025716B1Intraluminal radiation treatment systemNOVOSTE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 11, 2006·114 cites·8 claims
- 3476US5366472ADilatation balloon within an elastic sleeveCORDIS CORP·Filed 1991·Granted Nov 22, 1994·106 cites·9 claims
- 3574US7951060B2Methods and apparatus for intraocular brachytherapyNEOVISTA INC·Filed 2010·Granted May 31, 2011·6 cites·12 claims
- 3672US6306074B1Method and apparatus for radiation treatment of a desired area in the vascular system of a patientNOVOSTE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 23, 2001·120 cites·21 claims
- 3769US8365721B2Methods and apparatus for intraocular brachytherapyNEOVISTA INC·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 5, 2013·4 cites·2 claims
- 3868US5054821ASterile sleeve/connector assemblyCORDIS CORP·Filed 1990·Granted Oct 8, 1991·25 cites·2 claims
- 3965US5820596AVascular blood containment deviceMERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 13, 1998·93 cites·25 claims
- 4064US5476476ADilatation balloon assemblyCORDIS CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 19, 1995·79 cites·9 claims
- 4163US8292795B2Methods and apparatus for intraocular brachytherapyHILLSTEAD RICHARD A·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 23, 2012·2 cites·15 claims
- 4261US5423762AModular catheter sheath introducerCORDIS CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Jun 13, 1995·90 cites·11 claims
- 4357US6261219B1Intraluminal radiation treatment systemNOVOSTE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 17, 2001·67 cites·13 claims
- 4456US7066873B2Automated system for the radiation treatment of a desired area within the body of a patientBEST VASCULAR INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 27, 2006·14 cites·11 claims
- 4555US5755702AAdjustable angular sheath introducerNOVOSTE CORP·Filed 1996·Granted May 26, 1998·97 cites·27 claims
- 4654US7066872B2Method and apparatus for treating a desired area in the vascular system of a patientBEST VASCULAR INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 27, 2006·6 cites·18 claims
- 4751US6994665B2Method and apparatus for treating a desired area in the vascular system of a patientNOVOSTE CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 7, 2006·2 cites·4 claims
- 4851US5509908AAngular sheath introducerNOVOSTE CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 23, 1996·70 cites·15 claims
- 4950US2012010652A1Medical InstrumentHAHNEN KEVIN F·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 5049US6458070B1Method and apparatus for treating a desired area in the vascular system of a patientNOVOSTE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 1, 2002·42 cites·5 claims
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