Inventor · Mendota Heights, MN, US

Fernando DiCaprio

21Patents
12h-index
29Co-inventors
77Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 9, 1998 → Feb 20, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6036697A Balloon catheter with balloon inflation at distal end of balloon Chemistry; Metallurgy 199 Expired
US6443980B1 End sleeve coating for stent delivery Human Necessities 113 Expired
US6331186A End sleeve coating for stent delivery Human Necessities 111 Expired
US6911038B2 Matched balloon to stent shortening Human Necessities 99 Expired
US6726714B2 Stent delivery system Human Necessities 75 Expired
US6432129B1 Stent delivery system Human Necessities 66 Expired
US7001419B2 Stent delivery system with membrane Human Necessities 43 Expired
US6565595B1 Two component sleeves Human Necessities 29 Expired
US6176843A Catheter with distal manifold prep valve/manifold Human Necessities 25 Expired
US7291167B2 Stent having radiopaque markers and method of fabricating the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US6656211B1 Stent delivery system with improved tracking Human Necessities 13 Expired
US8206431B2 Stent body sock Human Necessities 13 Active
US9061126B2 Stent delivery catheter with balloon control bands Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US6837897B2 Lumen support for welding Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US8709062B2 Stent delivery system having stent securement apparatus Human Necessities 4 Active
US9585781B2 Stent delivery catheter with balloon control bands Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US8968348B2 Balloon delivery apparatus and method for using and manufacturing the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US7343659B2 Method of making a medical device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US9387103B2 Stent delivery catheter with balloon control bands Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9849013B2 Stent delivery catheter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
USRE47514E1 Balloon delivery apparatus and method for using and manufacturing the same General 0 Active

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