Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

TransVascular, Inc.

35Patents
0Active
35Granted
38Portfolio score

Filing activity: Oct 11, 1996 → Dec 26, 2001

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6190353A Methods and apparatus for bypassing arterial obstructions and/or performing other transvascular procedures Human Necessities 1,653 Expired
US6589164B1 Sterility barriers for insertion of non-sterile apparatus into catheters or other medical devices Human Necessities 1,641 Expired
US5830222A Device, system and method for intersititial transvascular intervention Human Necessities 924 Expired
US6685648B2 Systems and methods for delivering drugs to selected locations within the body Human Necessities 885 Expired
US6283951A Systems and methods for delivering drugs to selected locations within the body Human Necessities 839 Expired
US6544230B1 Catheters, systems and methods for percutaneous in situ arterio-venous bypass Human Necessities 713 Expired
US6068638A Device, system and method for interstitial transvascular intervention Human Necessities 700 Expired
US6302875A Catheters and related devices for forming passageways between blood vessels or other anatomical structures Human Necessities 688 Expired
US6231587A Devices for connecting anatomical conduits such as vascular structures Human Necessities 611 Expired
US6616675B1 Methods and apparatus for connecting openings formed in adjacent blood vessels or other anatomical structures Human Necessities 606 Expired
US6375615B1 Tissue penetrating catheters having integral imaging transducers and their methods of use Human Necessities 600 Expired
US6159225A Device for interstitial transvascular intervention and revascularization Human Necessities 596 Expired
US6071292A Transluminal methods and devices for closing, forming attachments to, and/or forming anastomotic junctions in, luminal anatomical structures Human Necessities 595 Expired
US6579311B1 Method for interstitial transvascular intervention Human Necessities 560 Expired
US6491707B2 Transluminal methods and devices for closing, forming attachments to, and/or forming anastomotic junctions in, luminal anatomical structures Human Necessities 513 Expired
US6283983A Percutaneous in-situ coronary bypass method and apparatus Human Necessities 479 Expired
US6638293B1 Methods and apparatus for blocking flow through blood vessels Human Necessities 468 Expired
US6726677B1 Stabilized tissue penetrating catheters Human Necessities 420 Expired
US6287317A Transluminal methods and devices for closing, forming attachments to, and/or forming anastomotic junctions in, luminal anatomical structures Human Necessities 407 Expired
US6660024B1 Tissue penetrating catheters having integral imaging transducers and their methods of use Human Necessities 374 Expired
US6655386B1 Transluminal method for bypassing arterial obstructions Human Necessities 372 Expired
US6746464B1 Device, system and method for interstitial transvascular intervention Human Necessities 362 Expired
US6709444B1 Methods for bypassing total or near-total obstructions in arteries or other anatomical conduits Human Necessities 359 Expired
US6126649A Steerable catheter with external guidewire as catheter tip deflector Human Necessities 349 Expired
US6602241B2 Methods and apparatus for acute or chronic delivery of substances or apparatus to extravascular treatment sites Human Necessities 348 Expired

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