Bernard Andreas
122Patents
55h-index
81Co-inventors
93Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 22, 1992 → Mar 3, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5527322A | Device and method for suturing of internal puncture sites | Human Necessities | 781 | Expired |
| US6136010A | Articulating suturing device and method | Human Necessities | 760 | Expired |
| US7326236B2 | Devices and methods for controlling and indicating the length of an interventional element | Human Necessities | 719 | Expired |
| US5613974A | Apparatus and method for vascular closure | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 713 | Expired |
| US8419755B2 | Obesity treatment tools and methods | Human Necessities | 669 | Active |
| US6558400B2 | Obesity treatment tools and methods | Human Necessities | 641 | Expired |
| US6206893A | Device and method for suturing of internal puncture sites | Human Necessities | 623 | Expired |
| US6036699A | Device and method for suturing tissue | Human Necessities | 527 | Expired |
| US5250059A | Atherectomy catheter having flexible nose cone | Human Necessities | 433 | Expired |
| US5792152A | Device and method for suturing of internal puncture sites | Human Necessities | 390 | Expired |
| US7001400B1 | Articulating suturing device and method | Human Necessities | 386 | Expired |
| US7323006B2 | Rapid exchange interventional devices and methods | Human Necessities | 344 | Expired |
| US7083629B2 | Overtube apparatus for insertion into a body | Human Necessities | 308 | Expired |
| US5797929A | Apparatus and methods for advancing surgical knots | Human Necessities | 307 | Expired |
| US5921994A | Low profile intraluminal suturing device and method | Human Necessities | 271 | Expired |
| US5746755A | Method and device for providing hemostasis at vascular penetration sites | Human Necessities | 271 | Expired |
| US7306614B2 | Overtube apparatus for insertion into a body | Human Necessities | 264 | Active |
| US5902311A | Low profile intraluminal suturing device and method | Human Necessities | 250 | Expired |
| US6355050B1 | Device and method for suturing tissue | Human Necessities | 245 | Expired |
| US7137993B2 | Apparatus and methods for delivery of multiple distributed stents | Human Necessities | 243 | Expired |
| US6694979B2 | Methods and devices for use in performing pulmonary procedures | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 233 | Expired |
| US7294146B2 | Apparatus and methods for delivery of variable length stents | Human Necessities | 221 | Expired |
| US6904909B2 | Methods and devices for use in performing pulmonary procedures | Human Necessities | 216 | Expired |
| US7300456B2 | Custom-length self-expanding stent delivery systems with stent bumpers | Human Necessities | 191 | Expired |
| US6117145A | Method and device for providing hemostasis at vascular penetration sites | Human Necessities | 190 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.