Christopher E. Banas
80Patents
39h-index
27Co-inventors
88Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 21, 1994 → Sep 25, 2018
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7195641B2 | Valvular prostheses having metal or pseudometallic construction and methods of manufacture | Human Necessities | 597 | Expired |
| US6379383B1 | Endoluminal device exhibiting improved endothelialization and method of manufacture thereof | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 515 | Expired |
| US5749880A | Endoluminal encapsulated stent and methods of manufacture and endoluminal delivery | Human Necessities | 458 | Expired |
| US5628786A | Radially expandable vascular graft with resistance to longitudinal compression and method of making same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 408 | Expired |
| US6124523A | Encapsulated stent | Human Necessities | 401 | Expired |
| US6004348A | Endoluminal encapsulated stent and methods of manufacture and endoluminal delivery | Human Necessities | 368 | Expired |
| US6537310B1 | Endoluminal implantable devices and method of making same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 272 | Expired |
| US6881220B2 | Method of recapturing a stent | Human Necessities | 265 | Expired |
| US6312462A | Prosthesis for abdominal aortic aneurysm repair | Human Necessities | 264 | Expired |
| US5522882A | Method and apparatus for balloon expandable stent-graft delivery | Human Necessities | 255 | Expired |
| US6733513B2 | Balloon catheter having metal balloon and method of making same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 252 | Expired |
| US6245099A | Selective adherence of stent-graft coverings, mandrel and method of making stent-graft device | Human Necessities | 245 | Expired |
| US6053943A | Endoluminal graft with integral structural support and method for making same | Performing Operations; Transporting | 242 | Expired |
| US6039755A | Radially expandable tubular polytetrafluoroethylene grafts and method of making same | Performing Operations; Transporting | 237 | Expired |
| US6383214B1 | Encapsulated stent | Human Necessities | 213 | Expired |
| US6264684A | Helically supported graft | Human Necessities | 173 | Expired |
| US6451047B2 | Encapsulated intraluminal stent-graft and methods of making same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 173 | Expired |
| US6214039A | Covered endoluminal stent and method of assembly | Human Necessities | 157 | Expired |
| US6758858B2 | Diametrically adaptable encapsulated stent and methods for deployment thereof | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 157 | Expired |
| US6797217B2 | Methods for making encapsulated stent-grafts | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 119 | Expired |
| US6820676B2 | Endoluminal device exhibiting improved endothelialization and method of manufacture thereof | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 119 | Expired |
| US6547814B2 | Selective adherence of stent-graft coverings | Performing Operations; Transporting | 112 | Expired |
| US7468071B2 | Diametrically adaptable encapsulated stent and methods for deployment thereof | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 96 | Expired |
| US7491226B2 | Endoluminal implantable stent-grafts | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 86 | Expired |
| US7004966B2 | Selective adherence of stent-graft coverings | Performing Operations; Transporting | 74 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.