Inventor · Redwood City, CA, US

Keke Lepulu

17Patents
11h-index
23Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 6, 1997 → Aug 17, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5911702A Methods and devices for cannulating a patient's blood vessel Human Necessities 205 Expired
US7025773B2 Methods and devices for placing a conduit in fluid communication with a target vessel Human Necessities 161 Expired
US6719768B1 Magnetic components for use in forming anastomoses, creating ports in vessels and closing openings in tissue Electricity 127 Expired
US8518062B2 Devices and methods for forming magnetic anastomoses between vessels Electricity 112 Active
US6802847B1 Devices and methods for forming magnetic anastomoses and ports in vessels Human Necessities 95 Expired
US10952732B2 Devices and methods for forming an anastomosis Human Necessities 91 Active
US7431727B2 Magnetic components for use in forming anastomoses, creating ports in vessels and closing openings in tissue Electricity 90 Expired
US6533770B1 Cannula and method of manufacture and use Human Necessities 77 Expired
US7578828B2 Methods and devices for placing a conduit in fluid communication with a target vessel Human Necessities 54 Expired
US9381041B2 Methods and devices for access across adjacent tissue layers Human Necessities 25 Active
US11039838B2 Devices and methods for forming an anastomosis Human Necessities 16 Active
US11432873B2 Methods and devices for access across adjacent tissue layers Human Necessities 11 Active
US10729492B2 Methods and devices for access across adjacent tissue layers Human Necessities 6 Active
US10052106B2 Devices and methods for forming an anastomosis Human Necessities 5 Active
US8512360B2 Conduits for use in placing a target vessel in fluid communication with source of blood Human Necessities 0 Active
US12201299B2 Devices and methods for forming an anastomosis Human Necessities 0 Active
US12343072B2 Methods and devices for access across adjacent tissue layers Human Necessities 0 Active

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