Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

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

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.