SPECTRANETICS LLC
220Patents
190Active
220Granted
58Portfolio score
Filing activity: Oct 23, 1987 → May 4, 2021 · 30 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5514128A | Fiber optic guide wire and support catheter therefor | Human Necessities | 422 | Expired |
| US8097012B2 | Endocardial lead removing apparatus | Human Necessities | 341 | Expired |
| US5429617A | Radiopaque tip marker for alignment of a catheter within a body | Human Necessities | 286 | Expired |
| US5643251A | Fibert optic guide wire and support catheter therefor | Human Necessities | 252 | Expired |
| US9668765B2 | Retractable blade for lead removal device | Human Necessities | 250 | Active |
| US5456680A | Fiber optic catheter with shortened guide wire lumen | Human Necessities | 218 | Expired |
| US5484433A | Tissue ablating device having a deflectable ablation area and method of using same | Human Necessities | 184 | Expired |
| US5429604A | Fiber optic catheter with twistable tip | Human Necessities | 168 | Expired |
| US5824026A | Catheter for delivery of electric energy and a process for manufacturing same | Human Necessities | 166 | Expired |
| US6772014B2 | Lead locking device and method | Human Necessities | 143 | Expired |
| US5352197A | Turn limiter for a catheter with twistable tip | Human Necessities | 123 | Expired |
| US7666161B2 | Thrombectomy and soft debris removal device | Human Necessities | 121 | Active |
| US4844062A | Rotating fiberoptic laser catheter assembly with eccentric lumen | Human Necessities | 120 | Expired |
| US6167315A | Lead locking device and method | Human Necessities | 107 | Expired |
| US5836946A | Catheter for delivery of electric energy and a process for manufacturing same | Human Necessities | 106 | Expired |
| US8920402B2 | Thrombectomy and soft debris removal device | Human Necessities | 94 | Active |
| US9883885B2 | System and method of ablative cutting and pulsed vacuum aspiration | Human Necessities | 90 | Active |
| US8059274B2 | Low-loss polarized light diversion | Physics | 88 | Active |
| US7959608B2 | Thrombectomy and soft debris removal device | Human Necessities | 86 | Active |
| US5250045A | Optical fiber catheter with spaced optical fiber | Physics | 84 | Expired |
| US7651503B1 | Endocardial lead cutting apparatus | Human Necessities | 82 | Active |
| US8104483B2 | Multi-port light delivery catheter and methods for the use thereof | Human Necessities | 82 | Active |
| US5263952A | Two-piece tip for fiber optic catheter | Physics | 79 | Expired |
| US6324434A | Lead locking device and method | Human Necessities | 77 | Expired |
| US4919508A | Fiberoptic coupler | Physics | 74 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.