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Kent C. B. Stalker
Also filed as: STALKER KENT · STALKER KENT C · STALKER KENT C B
59 granted patents·19 pending applications·5,145 citations·filing 1997–2025
99Inventor score
Files withADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM25CARDIAC PACEMAKERS INC7MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC4VESTECK INC4ABBOTT LAB3
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78 records- 0197US6540722B1Embolic protection devicesADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 1, 2003·504 cites·57 claims
- 0297US6485500B1Emboli protection systemADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 26, 2002·721 cites·39 claims
- 0396US10569052B2Anti-buckling mechanisms for cathetersAURIS HEALTH INC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 25, 2020·44 cites·12 claims
- 0494US11284916B2Atherectomy catheters and occlusion crossing devicesAVINGER INC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 29, 2022·26 cites·16 claims
- 0594US6695813B1Embolic protection devicesADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 24, 2004·422 cites·35 claims
- 0693US7632303B1Variable stiffness medical devicesADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 15, 2009·286 cites·15 claims
- 0793US6755854B2Control device and mechanism for deploying a self-expanding medical deviceADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 29, 2004·283 cites·29 claims
- 0893US6673025B1Polymer coated guidewireADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 6, 2004·378 cites·43 claims
- 0992US7455646B2Polymer coated guide wireADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 25, 2008·77 cites·27 claims
- 1090US6383206B1Embolic protection system and method including filtering elementsADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 1999·Granted May 7, 2002·381 cites·30 claims
- 1188US6443979B1Expandable stent delivery sheath and method of useADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 3, 2002·327 cites·29 claims
- 1286US11717288B2Remote surgical suture systemVESTECK INC·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 8, 2023·1 cites·28 claims
- 1386US10548478B2Balloon atherectomy catheters with imagingAVINGER INC·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 4, 2020·26 cites·33 claims
- 1486US6652576B1Variable stiffness stentADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 25, 2003·127 cites·38 claims
- 1586US6264671B1Stent delivery catheter and method of useADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 24, 2001·204 cites·29 claims
- 1685US9713427B2Mechanism for releasably engaging an implantable medical device for implantationCARDIAC PACEMAKERS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 25, 2017·5 cites·19 claims
- 1785US7494474B2Polymer coated guidewireADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 24, 2009·114 cites·12 claims
- 1884US9026229B2Mechanism for releasably engaging an implantable medical device for implantationCARDIAC PACEMAKERS INC·Filed 2014·Granted May 5, 2015·16 cites·14 claims
- 1984US7217255B2Embolic protection devicesADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 2003·Granted May 15, 2007·86 cites·17 claims
- 2084US6833002B2Stent delivery catheter assembly and method of useADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 21, 2004·92 cites·26 claims
- 2184US6666829B2Guidewire having linear change in stiffnessADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 23, 2003·69 cites·16 claims
- 2284US6569193B1Tapered self-expanding stentADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 1999·Granted May 27, 2003·244 cites·2 claims
- 2383US9956100B2Systems and methods for coupling and decoupling a catheterBRIGHTWATER MEDICAL INC·Filed 2015·Granted May 1, 2018·8 cites·12 claims
- 2482US8444625B2Inventory sparing catheter systems and methodsSTALKER KENT C B·Filed 2010·Granted May 21, 2013·14 cites·38 claims
- 2581US8676349B2Mechanism for releasably engaging an implantable medical device for implantationSTALKER KENT C B·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 18, 2014·21 cites·19 claims
- 2680US11690977B2Anti-buckling mechanisms for cathetersAURIS HEALTH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 4, 2023·1 cites·20 claims
- 2780US8308660B2Guidewire having linear change in stiffnessCORNISH WAYNE E·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 13, 2012·8 cites·7 claims
- 2880US7976560B2Embolic filtering devicesABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 12, 2011·17 cites·12 claims
- 2980US7918820B2Device for, and method of, blocking emboli in vessels such as blood arteriesADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 5, 2011·18 cites·8 claims
- 3080US7678128B2Delivery and recovery sheaths for medical devicesADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 16, 2010·75 cites·29 claims
- 3180US7252675B2Embolic filtering devicesADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR INC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 7, 2007·83 cites·15 claims
- 3279US12343483B2Anti-buckling mechanisms for cathetersAURIS HEALTH INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 1, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3377US8708933B2Guidewire having linear change in stiffnessABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 29, 2014·6 cites·5 claims
- 3476US7972283B2Guidewire having linear change in stiffnessADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 5, 2011·9 cites·14 claims
- 3576US7765015B2Lead with inflatable fixation mechanismCARDIAC PACEMAKERS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 27, 2010·16 cites·19 claims
- 3676US5972005AWound closure assembly and method of useADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 26, 1999·179 cites·20 claims
- 3775US11937810B2Remote surgical suture systemVESTECK INC·Filed 2023·Granted Mar 26, 2024·0 cites·18 claims
- 3874US8052731B2Medical electrical lead with expandable fixation featuresCARDIAC PACEMAKERS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 8, 2011·14 cites·18 claims
- 3973US9220615B2Stent having at least one connecting member configured to controllably sever in vivoDENISON ANDY EDWARD·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 29, 2015·6 cites·24 claims
- 4073US5908395AVibrating guidewireADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 1, 1999·123 cites·9 claims
- 4173US2024390001A1Remote surgical suture systemVESTECK INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4271US7725197B2Medical electrical lead with friction-enhancing fixation featuresCARDIAC PACEMAKERS INC·Filed 2006·Granted May 25, 2010·10 cites·17 claims
- 4370US10500074B2Deformable lumen support devices and methods of useCELONOVA STENT INC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 10, 2019·1 cites·16 claims
- 4469US8845583B2Embolic protection devicesBOYLE WILLIAM J·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 30, 2014·4 cites·8 claims
- 4569US2025325390A1Systems and methods for coupling and decoupling a catheterMERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4665US10463511B2Stent having at least one connecting member configured to controllably sever in vivoCELONOVA STENT INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 5, 2019·1 cites·17 claims
- 4765US7890174B2Medical electrical lead with deployable fixation featuresCARDIAC PACEMAKERS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 15, 2011·5 cites·11 claims
- 4864US2022168011A1Atherectomy catheters and occlusion crossing devicesAVINGER INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4963US8442656B2Cardiac lead having implantable stiffening structures for fixationTOCKMAN BRUCE A·Filed 2006·Granted May 14, 2013·4 cites·23 claims
- 5061US11931275B2Systems and methods for coupling and decoupling a catheterMERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 19, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
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