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Interventional Technologies

55Patents
0Active
55Granted
40Portfolio score

Filing activity: Feb 5, 1987 → May 1, 2001

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4966604A Expandable atherectomy cutter with flexibly bowed blades Human Necessities 1,064 Expired
US4838853A Apparatus for trimming meniscus Human Necessities 530 Expired
US5192291A Rotationally expandable atherectomy cutter assembly Human Necessities 509 Expired
US5026384A Atherectomy systems and methods Human Necessities 490 Expired
US4986807A Atherectomy cutter with radially projecting blade Human Necessities 404 Expired
US5176693A Balloon expandable atherectomy cutter Human Necessities 402 Expired
US5224945A Compressible/expandable atherectomy cutter Human Necessities 401 Expired
US5336234A Method and apparatus for dilatation of a stenotic vessel Human Necessities 350 Expired
US5556408A Expandable and compressible atherectomy cutter Human Necessities 342 Expired
US4887613A Cutter for atherectomy device Human Necessities 329 Expired
US5320634A Balloon catheter with seated cutting edges Human Necessities 304 Expired
US4950277A Atherectomy cutting device with eccentric wire and method Human Necessities 268 Expired
US5019088A Ovoid atherectomy cutter Human Necessities 248 Expired
US5649941A Improved vascular incisor/dilator Human Necessities 245 Expired
US5697944A Universal dilator with expandable incisor Human Necessities 236 Expired
US5243997A Vibrating device for a guide wire Human Necessities 234 Expired
US5800450A Neovascularization catheter Human Necessities 218 Expired
US5556405A Universal dilator with reciprocal incisor Human Necessities 217 Expired
US4895166A Rotatable cutter for the lumen of a blood vesel Human Necessities 200 Expired
US5713863A Catheter with fluid medication injectors Human Necessities 187 Expired
US5797935A Balloon activated forced concentrators for incising stenotic segments Human Necessities 174 Expired
US5713913A Device and method for transecting a coronary artery Human Necessities 156 Expired
US5376077A Introducer sheath with seal protector Human Necessities 154 Expired
US5344401A Catheter balloon formed from a polymeric composite Human Necessities 154 Expired
US6102904A Device for injecting fluid into a wall of a blood vessel Human Necessities 153 Expired

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