Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

Inflow Dynamics, Inc.

20Patents
0Active
20Granted
37Portfolio score

Filing activity: Feb 14, 1996 → May 22, 2003

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5855600A Flexible implantable stent with composite design Human Necessities 454 Expired
US5788979A Biodegradable coating with inhibitory properties for application to biocompatible materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 442 Expired
US6099561A Vascular and endoluminal stents with improved coatings Human Necessities 376 Expired
US6387121B1 Vascular and endoluminal stents with improved coatings Human Necessities 286 Expired
US5843117A Implantable vascular and endoluminal stents and process of fabricating the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 284 Expired
US5824045A Vascular and endoluminal stents Human Necessities 274 Expired
US6251134A Stent with high longitudinal flexibility Human Necessities 238 Expired
US6027510A Stent delivery system Human Necessities 202 Expired
US6159237A Implantable vascular and endoluminal stents Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 168 Expired
US6245104A Method of fabricating a biocompatible stent Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 159 Expired
US5871437A Radioactive stent for treating blood vessels to prevent restenosis Human Necessities 133 Expired
US6478815B1 Vascular and endoluminal stents Human Necessities 116 Expired
US6159142A Stent with radioactive coating for treating blood vessels to prevent restenosis Human Necessities 102 Expired
US6767360B1 Vascular stent with composite structure for magnetic reasonance imaging capabilities Physics 89 Expired
US7153322B2 Tubular stent with oval struts Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 87 Expired
US6217607A Premounted stent delivery system for small vessels Human Necessities 79 Expired
US7011680B2 Stent device and method Human Necessities 78 Expired
US7101391B2 Primarily niobium stent Human Necessities 55 Expired
US6398805B1 Balloon expandable stent with low surface friction Human Necessities 40 Expired
US6716237B1 Interventional shielded stent delivery system and method Human Necessities 18 Expired

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