Inventor · Gurnee, IL, US

Erik Andersen

48Patents
35h-index
21Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 21, 1983 → Jun 10, 2009

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5366504A Tubular medical prosthesis Textiles; Paper 686 Expired
US5234457A Impregnated stent Human Necessities 533 Expired
US4706670A Dilatation catheter Human Necessities 407 Expired
US5662713A Medical stents for body lumens exhibiting peristaltic motion Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 401 Expired
US5603698A Prosthesis delivery system Human Necessities 244 Expired
US5876445A Medical stents for body lumens exhibiting peristaltic motion Textiles; Paper 237 Expired
US5674276A Tubular medical prosthesis Textiles; Paper 232 Expired
US6146416A Medical stents for body lumens exhibiting peristaltic motion Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 199 Expired
US5902333A Prosthesis delivery system with dilating tip Human Necessities 178 Expired
US5125897A Gastrostomy device with one-way valve and cuff pin Human Necessities 170 Expired
US5308325A Retention balloon for percutaneous catheter Human Necessities 163 Expired
US5489271A Convertible catheter Human Necessities 152 Expired
US7066914B2 Catheter having a tip with an elongated collar Human Necessities 150 Expired
US5556385A Improved percutaneous access device Human Necessities 130 Expired
US6221099A Tubular medical prosthesis Textiles; Paper 129 Expired
US5360440A In situ apparatus for generating an electrical current in a biological environment Human Necessities 123 Expired
US6305436A Medical stents for body lumens exhibiting peristaltic motion Textiles; Paper 105 Expired
US5545135A Perfusion balloon stent Human Necessities 103 Expired
US5439444A Pre-formed member for percutaneous catheter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 88 Expired
US4795430A Device for intubation of percutaneous endoscopic ostomy Human Necessities 87 Expired
US6733473B1 Adjustably stiffenable convertible catheter assembly Human Necessities 85 Expired
US5607394A Dilatation catheter having a field stylet Human Necessities 82 Expired
US5037387A Method of positioning an enteral feeding tube within a patient's body Human Necessities 79 Expired
US4594074A Non-occluding high flow enteral feeding tube Human Necessities 75 Expired
US4950254A Valve means for enteral therapy administration set Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 73 Expired

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