Inventor · Maple Grove, MN, US

Anthony C. Vrba

52Patents
34h-index
48Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 29, 1993 → Jun 5, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5897567A Expandable intravascular occlusion material removal devices and methods of use Human Necessities 556 Expired
US5490859A Expandable intravascular occlusion material removal devices and methods of use Human Necessities 539 Expired
US5501694A Expandable intravascular occlusion material removal devices and methods of use Human Necessities 435 Expired
US5540707A Expandable intravascular occlusion material removal devices and methods of use Human Necessities 390 Expired
US5836868A Expandable intravascular occlusion material removal devices and methods of use Human Necessities 357 Expired
US5772669A Stent deployment catheter with retractable sheath Human Necessities 321 Expired
US6120522A Self-expanding stent delivery catheter Human Necessities 268 Expired
US6702843B1 Stent delivery means with balloon retraction means Human Necessities 262 Expired
US6254609A Self-expanding stent delivery system with two sheaths Human Necessities 241 Expired
US6544278B1 Rolling membrane stent delivery system Human Necessities 237 Expired
US6059813A Rolling membrane stent delivery system Human Necessities 235 Expired
US6451052B1 Tissue supporting devices Human Necessities 229 Expired
US6942682B2 Rolling membrane stent delivery system Human Necessities 226 Expired
US6409755B1 Balloon expandable stent with a self-expanding portion Human Necessities 199 Expired
US6113608A Stent delivery device Human Necessities 194 Expired
US6579297B2 Stent delivery system using shape memory retraction Human Necessities 192 Expired
US6740113B2 Balloon expandable stent with a self-expanding portion Human Necessities 157 Expired
US6676666B2 Medical device delivery system with two sheaths Human Necessities 151 Expired
US6168621A Balloon expandable stent with a self-expanding portion Human Necessities 145 Expired
US8473067B2 Renal denervation and stimulation employing wireless vascular energy transfer arrangement Human Necessities 141 Active
US6206888A Stent delivery system using shape memory retraction Human Necessities 140 Expired
US6582461B1 Tissue supporting devices Human Necessities 137 Expired
US6280412A Stent securement by balloon modification Human Necessities 132 Expired
US6238410A Pulling membrane stent delivery system Human Necessities 117 Expired
US5957930A Stent deployment catheter with midshaft seal Human Necessities 110 Expired

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