Inventor · Winston-Salem, NC, US

Anthony Atala

110Patents
26h-index
67Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 24, 1991 → May 10, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5716404A Breast tissue engineering Human Necessities 323 Expired
US5411475A Directly visualized method for deploying a detachable balloon at a target site in vivo Human Necessities 316 Expired
US5571119A Retractable suture needle with self-contained driver Human Necessities 316 Expired
US5709854A Tissue formation by injecting a cell-polymeric solution that gels in vivo Human Necessities 309 Expired
US5516532A Injectable non-immunogenic cartilage and bone preparation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 291 Expired
US5304123A Detachable balloon catheter for endoscopic treatment of vesicoureteral reflux Human Necessities 247 Expired
US6376244B1 Methods and compositions for organ decellularization Human Necessities 163 Expired
US5667778A Injectable bladder muscle cells-polymer suspension for treatment of vesicoureteral reflux and incontinence Human Necessities 144 Expired
US6479064B1 Culturing different cell populations on a decellularized natural biostructure for organ reconstruction Chemistry; Metallurgy 141 Expired
US6428802B1 Preparing artificial organs by forming polylayers of different cell populations on a substrate Chemistry; Metallurgy 132 Expired
US6171344A Bladder submucosa seeded with cells for tissue reconstruction Human Necessities 108 Expired
US6576019B1 Bladder reconstruction Human Necessities 101 Expired
US6060053A Injectable chondrocyte-carrier suspension for treatment of vesicoureteral reflux and incontinence Human Necessities 83 Expired
US6753181B2 Methods and compositions for organ decellularization Human Necessities 81 Expired
US7531503B2 Cell scaffold matrices with incorporated therapeutic agents Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 55 Active
US6730298B2 Tissue formation by injecting a cell-polymeric solution that gels in vivo Human Necessities 45 Expired
US5858003A Systems and methods for promoting tissue growth Human Necessities 44 Expired
US5968556A Injectable non-immunogenic cartilage and bone preparation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Expired
US6165487A Methods and compositions for programming an organic matrix for remodeling into a target tissue Chemistry; Metallurgy 41 Expired
US6368859B1 Methods and compositions for producing a fascial sling Human Necessities 39 Expired
US6482645B2 Methods and compositions for producing artificial fascia Human Necessities 35 Expired
US9301925B2 Inkjet printing of tissues and cells Chemistry; Metallurgy 34 Active
US5976526A Injectable bladder muscle cells-polymer suspension for treatment of vesicoureteral reflux and incontinence Human Necessities 32 Expired
US6673339B1 Prosthetic kidney and its use for treating kidney disease Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Expired
US7049057B2 Tissue engineered uterus Chemistry; Metallurgy 30 Expired

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