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SPECTRANETICS LLC

220Patents
190Active
220Granted
58Portfolio score

Filing activity: Oct 23, 1987 → May 4, 2021 · 30 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.