Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

Embolx, Inc.

89Patents
13Active
89Granted
42Portfolio score

Filing activity: Apr 30, 1996 → Aug 20, 2020

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5662671A Atherectomy device having trapping and excising means for removal of plaque from the aorta and other arteries Human Necessities 1,141 Expired
US5911734A Percutaneous catheter and guidewire having filter and medical device deployment capabilities Human Necessities 948 Expired
US6042598A Method of protecting a patient from embolization during cardiac surgery Human Necessities 843 Expired
US5910154A Percutaneous catheter and guidewire having filter and medical device deployment Human Necessities 798 Expired
US6010522A Atherectomy device having trapping and excising means for removal of plaque from the aorta and other arteries Human Necessities 750 Expired
US5895399A Atherectomy device having trapping and excising means for removal of plaque from the aorta and other arteries Human Necessities 701 Expired
US5769816A Cannula with associated filter Human Necessities 699 Expired
US6027520A Percutaneous catheter and guidewire having filter and medical device deployment capabilities Human Necessities 661 Expired
US6258120A Implantable cerebral protection device and methods of use Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 659 Expired
US6051014A Percutaneous filtration catheter for valve repair surgery and methods of use Human Necessities 635 Expired
US5997557A Methods for aortic atherectomy Human Necessities 567 Expired
US5989281A Cannula with associated filter and methods of use during cardiac surgery Human Necessities 501 Expired
US5876367A Cerebral protection during carotid endarterectomy and downstream vascular protection during other surgeries Human Necessities 487 Expired
US5993469A Guiding catheter for positioning a medical device within an artery Human Necessities 484 Expired
US6270513A Methods of protecting a patient from embolization during surgery Human Necessities 411 Expired
US5980555A Method of using cannula with associated filter during cardiac surgery Human Necessities 402 Expired
US6245087A Variable expansion frame system for deploying medical devices and methods of use Human Necessities 398 Expired
US5846260A Cannula with a modular filter for filtering embolic material Human Necessities 382 Expired
US6537297B2 Methods of protecting a patient from embolization during surgery Human Necessities 380 Expired
US6171328A Intravascular catheter filter with interlocking petal design and methods of use Human Necessities 364 Expired
US6231544A Cardioplegia balloon cannula Human Necessities 358 Expired
US6235045A Cannula with associated filter and methods of use Human Necessities 350 Expired
US6007557A Adjustable blood filtration system Human Necessities 337 Expired
US6051015A Modular filter with delivery system Human Necessities 336 Expired
US6080183A Sutureless vessel plug and methods of use Human Necessities 308 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.