Inventor · disambiguated record
Ivan Sepetka
Also filed as: SEPETKA IVAN
110 granted patents·54 pending applications·24,782 citations·filing 1987–2025
99Inventor score
Files withCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC27CONCENTRIC MEDICAL INC26TARGET THERAPEUTICS INC26MICROVENTION INC17SEPETKA IVAN14
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164 records- 0199US8597320B2Devices and methods for treating vascular malformationsSEPETKA IVAN·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 3, 2013·115 cites·3 claims
- 0298US7534252B2Systems, methods and devices for removing obstructions from a blood vesselCONCENTRIC MEDICAL INC·Filed 2005·Granted May 19, 2009·232 cites·7 claims
- 0398US6663650B2Systems, methods and devices for removing obstructions from a blood vesselCONCENTRIC MEDICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 16, 2003·625 cites·29 claims
- 0498US6346077B1Surgical instrument for stabilizing the beating heart during coronary artery bypass graft surgeryCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 12, 2002·1.7k cites·7 claims
- 0598US5122136AEndovascular electrolytically detachable guidewire tip for the electroformation of thrombus in arteries, veins, aneurysms, vascular malformations and arteriovenous fistulasUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1990·Granted Jun 16, 1992·1.5k cites·23 claims
- 0698US4994069AVaso-occlusion coil and methodTARGET THERAPEUTICS INC·Filed 1988·Granted Feb 19, 1991·2.1k cites·25 claims
- 0797US8298257B2Systems, methods and devices for removing obstructions from a blood vesselSEPETKA IVAN·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 30, 2012·178 cites·9 claims
- 0896US9833252B2Multi-component obstruction removal system and methodMICROVENTION INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 5, 2017·253 cites·12 claims
- 0996US6824545B2Systems, methods and devices for removing obstructions from a blood vesselCONCENTRIC MEDICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 30, 2004·522 cites·6 claims
- 1096US6375668B1Devices and methods for treating vascular malformationsFiled 1999·Granted Apr 23, 2002·787 cites·15 claims
- 1195US8409215B2Systems, methods and devices for removing obstructions from a blood vesselSEPETKA IVAN·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 2, 2013·164 cites·4 claims
- 1295US8105333B2Systems, methods and devices for removing obstructions from a blood vesselSEPETKA IVAN·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 31, 2012·96 cites·2 claims
- 1395US7285126B2Systems, methods and devices for removing obstructions from a blood vesselCONCENTRIC MEDICAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 23, 2007·294 cites·2 claims
- 1495US6746468B1Devices and methods for treating vascular malformationsCONCENTRIC MEDICAL INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 8, 2004·349 cites·30 claims
- 1595US6712842B1Methods and devices for lining a blood vessel and opening a narrowed region of a blood vesselWILL ALLAN·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 30, 2004·291 cites·88 claims
- 1695US6383171B1Methods and devices for protecting a passageway in a body when advancing devices through the passagewayWILL ALLAN·Filed 1999·Granted May 7, 2002·430 cites·53 claims
- 1795US5354295AIn an endovascular electrolytically detachable wire and tip for the formation of thrombus in arteries, veins, aneurysms, vascular malformations and arteriovenous fistulasTARGET THERAPEUTICS INC·Filed 1992·Granted Oct 11, 1994·893 cites·24 claims
- 1895US5234437ADetachable pusher-vasoocclusion coil assembly with threaded couplingTARGET THERAPEUTICS INC·Filed 1991·Granted Aug 10, 1993·891 cites·14 claims
- 1994US6730104B1Methods and devices for removing an obstruction from a blood vesselCONCENTRIC MEDICAL INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 4, 2004·348 cites·6 claims
- 2094US5894843ASurgical method for stabilizing the beating heart during coronary artery bypass graft surgeryCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 20, 1999·567 cites·13 claims
- 2193US11045203B2Occlusive deviceMICROVENTION INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 29, 2021·14 cites·19 claims
- 2293US6905503B2Methods and devices for delivering occlusion elementsCONCENTRIC MEDICAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 14, 2005·348 cites·65 claims
- 2393US6355030B1Instruments and methods employing thermal energy for the repair and replacement of cardiac valvesCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 12, 2002·683 cites·102 claims
- 2492US10980545B2Devices for vascular occlusionMICROVENTION INC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 20, 2021·16 cites·13 claims
- 2592US10342546B2Occlusive deviceMICROVENTION INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 9, 2019·45 cites·16 claims
- 2692US6849081B2Implant delivery assembly with expandable coupling/decoupling mechanismSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 1, 2005·228 cites·16 claims
- 2791US7727242B2Systems, methods and devices for removing obstructions from a blood vesselCONCENTRIC MEDICAL INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 1, 2010·62 cites·5 claims
- 2890US6190357B1Expandable cannula for performing cardiopulmonary bypass and method for using sameCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 20, 2001·498 cites·6 claims
- 2990US5814062AImplant delivery assembly with expandable coupling/decoupling mechanismTARGET THERAPEUTICS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Sep 29, 1998·346 cites·26 claims
- 3090US5690666AUltrasoft embolism coils and process for using themTARGET THERAPEUTICS INC·Filed 1992·Granted Nov 25, 1997·362 cites·27 claims
- 3190US4955862ACatheter and catheter/guide wire deviceTARGET THERAPEUTICS INC·Filed 1989·Granted Sep 11, 1990·268 cites·17 claims
- 3289US8419772B2Systems, methods and devices for correcting spinal deformitiesTHOMPSON MATTHEW·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 16, 2013·44 cites·32 claims
- 3389US6494884B2Methods and devices for delivering occlusion elementsCONCENTRIC MEDICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 17, 2002·173 cites·28 claims
- 3489US5312356ACatheter with low-friction distal segmentTARGET THERAPEUTICS INC·Filed 1990·Granted May 17, 1994·294 cites·15 claims
- 3589US5308342AVariable stiffness catheterTARGET THERAPEUTICS INC·Filed 1991·Granted May 3, 1994·302 cites·9 claims
- 3688US10076347B2Systems, methods and devices for removing obstructions from a blood vesselCONCENTRIC MEDICAL INC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 18, 2018·8 cites·10 claims
- 3788US8062307B2Systems, methods and devices for removing obstructions from a blood vesselSEPETKA IVAN·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 22, 2011·41 cites·24 claims
- 3888USRE41029EEndovascular electrolytically detachable wire and tip for the formation of thrombus in arteries, veins, aneurysms, vascular malformations and arteriovenous fistulasUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 1, 2009·46 cites·47 claims
- 3988US5944736AAccess platform for internal mammary dissectionCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 31, 1999·275 cites·87 claims
- 4088US5855578AEndovascular electrolytically detachable wire and tip for the formation of thrombus in arteries, veins, aneurysms, vascular malformations and arteriovenous fistulasUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 5, 1999·259 cites·24 claims
- 4188US5423829AElectrolytically severable joint for endovascular embolic devicesTARGET THERAPEUTICS INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jun 13, 1995·424 cites·13 claims
- 4288US2025366857A1Occlusive DeviceMICROVENTION INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4387US7727243B2Systems, methods and devices for removing obstructions from a blood vesselCONCENTRIC MEDICAL INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 1, 2010·53 cites·11 claims
- 4487US6238415B1Implant delivery assembly with expandable coupling/decoupling mechanismTARGET THERAPEUTICS INC·Filed 1998·Granted May 29, 2001·288 cites·36 claims
- 4587US5718711AUltrasoft embolism devices and process for using themTARGET THERAPEUTICS INC·Filed 1993·Granted Feb 17, 1998·313 cites·21 claims
- 4687US5624449AElectrolytically severable joint for endovascular embolic devicesTARGET THERAPEUTICS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Apr 29, 1997·404 cites·10 claims
- 4787US5540680AEndovascular electrolytically detachable wire and tip for the formation of thrombus in arteries, veins, aneurysms, vascular malformations and arteriovenous fistulasUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1994·Granted Jul 30, 1996·311 cites·10 claims
- 4885US10617544B2Implant retention, detachment, and delivery systemMICROVENTION INC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 14, 2020·6 cites·20 claims
- 4985US6636758B2Marker wire and process for using itCONCENTRIC MEDICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 21, 2003·198 cites·20 claims
- 5085US5882334ABalloon/delivery catheter assembly with adjustable balloon positioningTARGET THERAPEUTICS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 16, 1999·205 cites·10 claims
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