Inventor · San Antonio, TX, US

Christopher E. Banas

80Patents
39h-index
27Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 21, 1994 → Sep 25, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.