Inventor · Redwood City, CA, US

Bruce Addis

34Patents
27h-index
24Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: May 23, 1997 → Jul 30, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6245087A Variable expansion frame system for deploying medical devices and methods of use Human Necessities 398 Expired
US6171328A Intravascular catheter filter with interlocking petal design and methods of use Human Necessities 364 Expired
US6007557A Adjustable blood filtration system Human Necessities 337 Expired
US6443957B1 Suture-free clamp and sealing port and methods of use Human Necessities 199 Expired
US6494895B2 Variable expansion frame system for deploying medical devices and methods of use Human Necessities 195 Expired
US6083239A Compliant framework and methods of use Human Necessities 184 Expired
US5935135A Balloon delivery system for deploying stents Human Necessities 180 Expired
US6319268A Adjustable blood filtration system Human Necessities 179 Expired
US6706033B1 Modular access port for device delivery Human Necessities 148 Expired
US6461327B1 Atrial isolator and method of use Human Necessities 144 Expired
US6364896B1 Compliant framework and methods of use Human Necessities 139 Expired
US6152947A Adjustable blood filtration system Human Necessities 124 Expired
US6251119A Direct stick tear-away introducer and methods of use Human Necessities 116 Expired
US8152782B2 Endoluminal occlusion-irrigation catheter with aspiration capabilities and methods of use Human Necessities 108 Active
US9125639B2 Steerable device for accessing a target site and methods Human Necessities 95 Active
US6024755A Suture-free clamp and sealing port and methods of use Human Necessities 85 Expired
US6099498A Cardioplegia access view probe and methods of use Human Necessities 84 Expired
US7731683B2 Endoluminal occlusion-irrigation catheter with aspiration capabilities and methods of use Human Necessities 82 Expired
US6656204B2 Adjustable blood filtration system Human Necessities 79 Expired
US6949114B2 Systems, methods, and compositions for achieving closure of vascular puncture sites Human Necessities 67 Expired
US6676683B1 Intravascular catheter filter with interlocking petal design and methods of use Human Necessities 60 Expired
US6500191B2 Compliant framework and methods of use Human Necessities 49 Expired
US7118585B2 Compliant framework and methods of use Human Necessities 44 Expired
US7014648B2 Adjustable blood filtration device Human Necessities 37 Expired
US7279001B2 Systems, methods, and compositions for achieving closure of vascular puncture sites Human Necessities 30 Expired

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