Ivan Sepetka
111Patents
65h-index
90Co-inventors
93Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 15, 1987 → Dec 17, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6346077B1 | Surgical instrument for stabilizing the beating heart during coronary artery bypass graft surgery | Human Necessities | 1,616 | Expired |
| US4994069A | Vaso-occlusion coil and method | Human Necessities | 1,271 | Expired |
| US5122136A | Endovascular electrolytically detachable guidewire tip for the electroformation of thrombus in arteries, veins, aneurysms, vascular malformations and arteriovenous fistulas | Human Necessities | 1,056 | Expired |
| US5234437A | Detachable pusher-vasoocclusion coil assembly with threaded coupling | Human Necessities | 674 | Expired |
| US5354295A | In an endovascular electrolytically detachable wire and tip for the formation of thrombus in arteries, veins, aneurysms, vascular malformations and arteriovenous fistulas | Human Necessities | 636 | Expired |
| US6375668B1 | Devices and methods for treating vascular malformations | Human Necessities | 622 | Expired |
| US6663650B2 | Systems, methods and devices for removing obstructions from a blood vessel | Human Necessities | 548 | Expired |
| US6355030B1 | Instruments and methods employing thermal energy for the repair and replacement of cardiac valves | Human Necessities | 476 | Expired |
| US5894843A | Surgical method for stabilizing the beating heart during coronary artery bypass graft surgery | Human Necessities | 470 | Expired |
| US6824545B2 | Systems, methods and devices for removing obstructions from a blood vessel | Human Necessities | 433 | Expired |
| US6190357A | Expandable cannula for performing cardiopulmonary bypass and method for using same | Human Necessities | 368 | Expired |
| US6383171B1 | Methods and devices for protecting a passageway in a body when advancing devices through the passageway | Human Necessities | 317 | Expired |
| US5423829A | Electrolytically severable joint for endovascular embolic devices | Human Necessities | 315 | Expired |
| US6905503B2 | Methods and devices for delivering occlusion elements | Human Necessities | 315 | Expired |
| US5624449A | Electrolytically severable joint for endovascular embolic devices | Human Necessities | 300 | Expired |
| US5814062A | Implant delivery assembly with expandable coupling/decoupling mechanism | Human Necessities | 287 | Expired |
| US6746468B1 | Devices and methods for treating vascular malformations | Human Necessities | 286 | Expired |
| US6730104B1 | Methods and devices for removing an obstruction from a blood vessel | Human Necessities | 278 | Expired |
| US5730757A | Access platform for internal mammary dissection | Human Necessities | 260 | Expired |
| US5690666A | Ultrasoft embolism coils and process for using them | Human Necessities | 253 | Expired |
| US7285126B2 | Systems, methods and devices for removing obstructions from a blood vessel | Human Necessities | 251 | Expired |
| US6712842B1 | Methods and devices for lining a blood vessel and opening a narrowed region of a blood vessel | Human Necessities | 248 | Expired |
| US5540680A | Endovascular electrolytically detachable wire and tip for the formation of thrombus in arteries, veins, aneurysms, vascular malformations and arteriovenous fistulas | Human Necessities | 236 | Expired |
| US5944736A | Access platform for internal mammary dissection | Human Necessities | 232 | Expired |
| US5843118A | Fibered micro vaso-occlusive devices | Human Necessities | 224 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.