Inventor · Bad Hersfeld, DE

Andreas Melzer

19Patents
13h-index
25Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 18, 1990 → Aug 24, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6503272B2 Stent-based venous valves Human Necessities 661 Expired
US4985030A Bipolar coagulation instrument Human Necessities 446 Expired
US5389103A Surgical stitching apparatus Human Necessities 405 Expired
US6280385A Stent and MR imaging process for the imaging and the determination of the position of a stent Human Necessities 164 Expired
US5656011A Endoscope tube system Human Necessities 139 Expired
US5800451A Trocar system Human Necessities 128 Expired
US6847837B1 MR imaging method and medical device for use in method Human Necessities 124 Expired
US5099827A Instrument set for closing opened body organs, wounds or the like Human Necessities 111 Expired
US7766932B2 Vessel filter Physics 52 Expired
US6033404A Endoscopic surgical device Human Necessities 51 Expired
US5406940A Medical instrument for creating a tissue canal Human Necessities 46 Expired
US8303623B2 Occluder Human Necessities 25 Active
US5219348A Coagulation, suction and washing instrument Human Necessities 19 Expired
US8167928B2 MRT-compatible valve prosthesis for use in the human or animal body for replacement of an organ valve or a vessel valve Human Necessities 6 Active
US7566321B2 Device for the injection of medical preparations with CT/MRI monitoring Human Necessities 5 Expired
US8932311B2 Occluder Human Necessities 1 Active
US9737402B2 MRT-compatible valve prosthesis for use in the human or animal body for replacement of an organ valve or a vessel valve Human Necessities 0 Active
US9526617B2 MRT-compatible valve prosthesis for use in the human or animal body for replacement of an organ valve or a vessel valve Human Necessities 0 Active
US9668862B2 MRT-compatible valve prosthesis for use in the human or animal body for replacement of an organ valve or a vessel valve Human Necessities 0 Active

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