Inventor · Aliso Viejo, CA, US

Dean Schaefer

26Patents
18h-index
30Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 20, 1999 → Jul 11, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6171295A Intravascular catheter with composite reinforcement Human Necessities 182 Expired
US6605101B1 Microcoil vaso-occlusive device with multi-axis secondary configuration Human Necessities 154 Expired
US8382697B2 Devices, systems, and methods for peripheral arteriovenous fistula creation Human Necessities 137 Active
US7025767B2 Tumor ablation needle with independently activated and independently traversing tines Human Necessities 113 Expired
US6866660B2 Intravascular catheter with composite reinforcement Human Necessities 101 Expired
US9259337B2 Methods and devices for treatment of vascular defects Human Necessities 81 Active
US7828814B2 Device and method for establishing an artificial arterio-venous fistula Human Necessities 77 Active
US7033374B2 Microcoil vaso-occlusive device with multi-axis secondary configuration Human Necessities 75 Expired
US6638277B2 Tumor ablation needle with independently activated and independently traversing tines Human Necessities 56 Expired
US6508805B1 Intravascular catheter with composite reinforcement Human Necessities 52 Expired
US9782533B2 Devices, systems, and methods for peripheral arteriovenous fistula creation Human Necessities 39 Active
US6942654B1 Intravascular catheter with axial member Human Necessities 38 Expired
US8273095B2 Device and method for establishing an artificial arterio-venous fistula Human Necessities 37 Active
US8641724B2 Devices, systems and methods for creation of a peripherally located fistula Human Necessities 36 Active
US7029486B2 Microcoil vaso-occlusive device with multi-axis secondary configuration Human Necessities 30 Expired
US11179159B2 Methods and devices for treatment of vascular defects Human Necessities 28 Active
US6709429B1 Intravascular catheter with multiple axial fibers Human Necessities 25 Expired
US7331974B2 Microcoil vaso-occlusive device with multi-axis secondary configuration Human Necessities 24 Expired
US8323306B2 Microcoil vaso-occlusive device with multi-axis secondary configuration Human Necessities 17 Active
US10932933B2 Implant delivery systems and methods Human Necessities 17 Active
US9179916B2 Devices, systems and methods for creation of a peripherally located fistula Human Necessities 17 Active
US9955970B2 Devices, systems and methods for creation of peripherally located fistula Human Necessities 16 Active
US7985214B2 Intravascular catheter with composite reinforcement Human Necessities 12 Active
US8734472B2 Device and method for establishing an artificial arterio-venous fistula Human Necessities 4 Active
US10987208B2 Devices and methods for treating an aneurysm Human Necessities 2 Active

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