Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
1,530Patents
419Active
1,530Granted
55Portfolio score
Filing activity: Aug 10, 1981 → Dec 15, 2016 · 342 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5514154A | Expandable stents | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 935 | Expired |
| US5957882A | Ultrasound devices for ablating and removing obstructive matter from anatomical passageways and blood vessels | Human Necessities | 902 | Expired |
| US5421955A | Expandable stents and method for making same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 900 | Expired |
| US7404824B1 | Valve aptation assist device | Human Necessities | 835 | Expired |
| US5605696A | Drug loaded polymeric material and method of manufacture | Human Necessities | 819 | Expired |
| US5700286A | Polymer film for wrapping a stent structure | Human Necessities | 812 | Expired |
| US5456667A | Temporary stenting catheter with one-piece expandable segment | Human Necessities | 797 | Expired |
| US4748982A | Reinforced balloon dilatation catheter with slitted exchange sleeve and method | Human Necessities | 786 | Expired |
| US7087064B1 | Apparatuses and methods for heart valve repair | Human Necessities | 771 | Expired |
| US5158548A | Method and system for stent delivery | Human Necessities | 718 | Expired |
| US5591197A | Expandable stent forming projecting barbs and method for deploying | Human Necessities | 713 | Expired |
| US5443500A | Intravascular stent | Human Necessities | 708 | Expired |
| US7455687B2 | Polymer link hybrid stent | Human Necessities | 702 | Expired |
| US5441515A | Ratcheting stent | Human Necessities | 679 | Expired |
| US5458615A | Stent delivery system | Human Necessities | 672 | Expired |
| US5649977A | Metal reinforced polymer stent | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 614 | Expired |
| US4917102A | Guidewire assembly with steerable adjustable tip | Human Necessities | 613 | Expired |
| US5300085A | Angioplasty apparatus facilitating rapid exchanges and method | Human Necessities | 611 | Expired |
| US6395326B1 | Apparatus and method for depositing a coating onto a surface of a prosthesis | Performing Operations; Transporting | 605 | Expired |
| US5344426A | Method and system for stent delivery | Human Necessities | 601 | Expired |
| US5843164A | Intraluminal stent for attaching a graft | Human Necessities | 598 | Expired |
| US5637113A | Polymer film for wrapping a stent structure | Human Necessities | 577 | Expired |
| US6254632A | Implantable medical device having protruding surface structures for drug delivery and cover attachment | Human Necessities | 574 | Expired |
| US5725549A | Coiled stent with locking ends | Human Necessities | 573 | Expired |
| US6240616A | Method of manufacturing a medicated porous metal prosthesis | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 553 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.