James Machek
26Patents
22h-index
32Co-inventors
85Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 26, 1987 → Jan 29, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7955380B2 | Prosthesis fixation apparatus and methods | Human Necessities | 1,173 | Active |
| US6187025A | Vascular filter | Human Necessities | 398 | Expired |
| US5954761A | Implantable endocardial lead assembly having a stent | Human Necessities | 343 | Expired |
| US4854330A | Formed core catheter guide wire assembly | Human Necessities | 236 | Expired |
| US4919146A | Biopsy device | Human Necessities | 215 | Expired |
| US5800495A | Endocardial lead assembly | Human Necessities | 172 | Expired |
| US4895168A | Guidewire with movable core and external tubular safety cover | Human Necessities | 118 | Expired |
| US6002969A | Cardiac lead with shape-memory structure | Human Necessities | 114 | Expired |
| US5957966A | Implantable cardiac lead with multiple shape memory polymer structures | Human Necessities | 113 | Expired |
| US5876431A | Small cable endocardial lead with exposed guide tube | Human Necessities | 100 | Expired |
| US5908447A | Breakaway structure for body implantable medical device | Human Necessities | 98 | Expired |
| US7678141B2 | Stent graft having a flexible, articulable, and axially compressible branch graft | Human Necessities | 90 | Active |
| US4779628A | Guidewire assembly having moveable core and low profile safety wire | Human Necessities | 73 | Expired |
| US7438721B2 | Universal modular stent graft assembly to accommodate flow to collateral branches | Human Necessities | 62 | Expired |
| US4834112A | Device for producing incremental joint movement in a patient | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 61 | Expired |
| US6240320A | Cardiac lead with zone insulated electrodes | Human Necessities | 59 | Expired |
| US4938230A | Device for selectively producing incremental joint movement in a patient in opposite directions | Human Necessities | 52 | Expired |
| US7972370B2 | Stent graft system and method of use | Human Necessities | 40 | Active |
| US6035239A | Cardiac lead with reduced inner crimp sleeve | Electricity | 35 | Expired |
| US6324415A | Cardiac lead with minimized inside diameter of sleeve | Human Necessities | 29 | Expired |
| US8052736B2 | Universal modular stent graft assembly to accommodate flow to collateral branches | Human Necessities | 28 | Active |
| US6445958B1 | Steerable coronary sinus defibrillation lead | Human Necessities | 23 | Expired |
| US6321102A | Cardiac lead with minimized inside diameter of sleeve | Human Necessities | 12 | Expired |
| US8715336B2 | Methods and apparatus for treatment of aneurysms adjacent to branch arteries | Human Necessities | 12 | Active |
| US6650921B2 | Cardiac lead with minimized inside diameter of sleeve | Human Necessities | 11 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.