Inventor · Redwood City, CA, US

Alan R. Rapacki

42Patents
21h-index
41Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 24, 1994 → Dec 24, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6613069B2 Tunneling instrument for port access multivessel coronary artery bypass surgery Human Necessities 1,368 Expired
US5951575A Apparatus and methods for rotationally deploying needles Human Necessities 1,111 Expired
US5569274A Endoscopic vascular clamping system and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 809 Expired
US5799661A Devices and methods for port-access multivessel coronary artery bypass surgery Human Necessities 518 Expired
US7011094B2 Bronchial flow control devices and methods of use Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 465 Expired
US6941950B2 Bronchial flow control devices and methods of use Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 244 Expired
US6517558B2 Methods and devices for forming vascular anastomoses Human Necessities 239 Expired
US6694979B2 Methods and devices for use in performing pulmonary procedures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 233 Expired
US6904909B2 Methods and devices for use in performing pulmonary procedures Human Necessities 216 Expired
US7025773B2 Methods and devices for placing a conduit in fluid communication with a target vessel Human Necessities 161 Expired
US7214234B2 Delivering a conduit into a heart wall to place a coronary vessel in communication with a heart chamber and removing tissue from the vessel or heart wall to facilitate such communication Human Necessities 155 Expired
US8474460B2 Implanted bronchial isolation devices and methods Human Necessities 132 Active
US6478029B1 Devices and methods for port-access multivessel coronary artery bypass surgery Human Necessities 132 Expired
US6494211B1 Device and methods for port-access multivessel coronary artery bypass surgery Human Necessities 129 Expired
US6651670B2 Delivering a conduit into a heart wall to place a coronary vessel in communication with a heart chamber and removing tissue from the vessel or heart wall to facilitate such communication Human Necessities 91 Expired
US7036509B2 Multiple seal port anesthesia adapter Human Necessities 74 Expired
US6635214B2 Manufacturing conduits for use in placing a target vessel in fluid communication with a source of blood Performing Operations; Transporting 74 Expired
US7578828B2 Methods and devices for placing a conduit in fluid communication with a target vessel Human Necessities 54 Expired
US7998497B2 Nasolacrimal drainage system implants for drug therapy Human Necessities 53 Active
US7854228B2 Bronchial flow control devices and methods of use Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Active
US8333726B2 Lacrimal implants and related methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Active
US9849082B2 Nasolacrimal drainage system implants for drug therapy Human Necessities 19 Active
US7137962B2 Devices and methods for use in performing transmyocardial coronary bypass Human Necessities 18 Expired
US8747884B2 Nasolacrimal drainage system implants for drug therapy Human Necessities 17 Active
US10300014B2 Nasolacrimal drainage system implants for drug therapy Human Necessities 17 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.