NMT Medical, Inc.
🏢 View company profile →26Patents
7Active
26Granted
39Portfolio score
Filing activity: Sep 22, 1999 → Oct 10, 2007 · 7 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6245012A | Free standing filter | Human Necessities | 446 | Expired |
| US6936058B2 | Over-the-wire interlock attachment/detachment mechanism | Human Necessities | 399 | Expired |
| US7678123B2 | Tubular patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure device with catch system | Human Necessities | 358 | Active |
| US6939361B1 | Guidewire for a free standing intervascular device having an integral stop mechanism | Human Necessities | 353 | Expired |
| US7666203B2 | Transseptal puncture apparatus | Human Necessities | 177 | Expired |
| US7766820B2 | Expandable sheath tubing | Human Necessities | 174 | Active |
| US7431729B2 | Patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure device with radial and circumferential support | Human Necessities | 161 | Expired |
| US7691112B2 | Devices, systems, and methods for suturing tissue | Human Necessities | 150 | Expired |
| US7618435B2 | Magnetic attachment systems | Human Necessities | 133 | Expired |
| US7344553B2 | Coupling system useful in placement of implants | Human Necessities | 100 | Expired |
| US7473266B2 | Collet-based delivery system | Human Necessities | 100 | Expired |
| US7842026B2 | Syringe activated-valve for flushing a catheter and methods thereof | Human Necessities | 92 | Active |
| US7871419B2 | Delivery/recovery system for septal occluder | Human Necessities | 90 | Expired |
| US7842053B2 | Double coil occluder | Human Necessities | 86 | Expired |
| US7704268B2 | Closure device with hinges | Human Necessities | 85 | Active |
| US7658747B2 | Medical device for manipulation of a medical implant | Human Necessities | 75 | Expired |
| US7220265B2 | Patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure method and device | Human Necessities | 67 | Expired |
| US7226466B2 | Flexible delivery system | Human Necessities | 56 | Expired |
| US7419498B2 | Quick release knot attachment system | Human Necessities | 53 | Expired |
| US7473260B2 | Suture sever tube | Human Necessities | 35 | Expired |
| US7318833B2 | PFO closure device with flexible thrombogenic joint and improved dislodgement resistance | Human Necessities | 27 | Expired |
| US7967840B2 | PFO closure device with flexible thrombogenic joint and improved dislodgement resistance | Human Necessities | 26 | Active |
| US7797056B2 | Removable intracardiac RF device | Human Necessities | 7 | Active |
| US7842069B2 | Inflatable occluder | Human Necessities | 6 | Active |
| US7806846B2 | Restoration of flow in LAA via tubular conduit | Human Necessities | 6 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.