Inventor · Bloomington, IN, US

Darin Schaeffer

108Patents
21h-index
68Co-inventors
89Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 8, 2002 → Jun 8, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7618447B2 Artificial valve prosthesis with improved flow dynamics Human Necessities 404 Expired
US7628803B2 Implantable vascular device Human Necessities 197 Expired
US8221492B2 Artificial valve prosthesis with improved flow dynamics Human Necessities 164 Expired
US7534250B2 Introducer sheath Human Necessities 126 Expired
US6786922B2 Stent with ring architecture and axially displaced connector segments Human Necessities 121 Expired
US7803149B2 Coated medical device Human Necessities 114 Expired
US7232462B2 Self centering delivery catheter Human Necessities 101 Expired
US9597152B2 Control handles for medical devices Human Necessities 69 Active
US7604661B2 Implantable vascular device Human Necessities 55 Active
US7919108B2 Taxane coatings for implantable medical devices Human Necessities 54 Active
US9604036B2 Cutting balloon with connector and dilation element Performing Operations; Transporting 50 Active
US9259336B2 Stent with a crush-resistant zone Human Necessities 49 Active
US8192675B2 Cutting balloon with connector and dilation element Performing Operations; Transporting 44 Active
US7731685B2 Coated medical device Human Necessities 42 Expired
US8182446B2 Balloon catheter for delivering a therapeutic agent Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Active
US7670369B2 Endoluminal prosthesis Human Necessities 40 Active
US8287586B2 Flareable branch vessel prosthesis and method Human Necessities 34 Active
US8007490B2 Reduced width dual-lumen catheter Human Necessities 30 Active
US7578840B2 Stent with reduced profile Human Necessities 23 Active
US8821532B2 Vascular closure device Human Necessities 23 Active
US8382822B2 Implantable vascular device Human Necessities 21 Active
US8945142B2 Delivery system for implanting nasal ventilation tube Human Necessities 12 Active
US8147540B2 Taxane coatings for implantable medical devices Human Necessities 12 Active
US8915956B2 Prosthesis with moveable fenestration Textiles; Paper 12 Active
US7252746B2 Electropolishing apparatus and method for medical implants Human Necessities 11 Expired

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