Kenneth L. Wantink
27Patents
17h-index
20Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 30, 1992 → Sep 2, 2015
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6193686A | Catheter with enhanced flexibility | Human Necessities | 191 | Expired |
| US6010521A | Catheter member with bondable layer | Human Necessities | 152 | Expired |
| US5300025A | Dilatation catheter having a coil supported inflation lumen | Human Necessities | 118 | Expired |
| US7150853B2 | Method of sterilizing a medical device | Human Necessities | 66 | Expired |
| US7037291B2 | Catheter shaft junction having a polymeric reinforcing member with a high glass transition temperature | Human Necessities | 65 | Expired |
| US6179810A | Catheter with a flexible and pushable shaft | Human Necessities | 59 | Expired |
| US7341571B1 | Balloon catheter having a multilayered distal tip | Human Necessities | 54 | Expired |
| US6344029B1 | Catheter with enhanced flexibility | Human Necessities | 52 | Expired |
| US6887219B2 | Catheter having improved rapid exchange junction | Human Necessities | 50 | Expired |
| US6746423B1 | Catheter having improved rapid exchange junction | Human Necessities | 47 | Expired |
| US6692461B2 | Catheter tip | Human Necessities | 40 | Expired |
| US6695812B2 | Catheter with enhanced flexibility | Human Necessities | 40 | Expired |
| US6530938B1 | Catheter member with bondable layer | Human Necessities | 39 | Expired |
| US6488655B1 | Polymer jacket with adhesive inner layer | Human Necessities | 37 | Expired |
| US7300415B2 | Balloon catheter having an external guidewire | Human Necessities | 32 | Expired |
| US7549975B2 | Catheter having a readily bondable multilayer soft tip | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 26 | Active |
| US8444802B2 | Catheter having a readily bondable multilayer soft tip | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 20 | Active |
| US7563400B2 | Method of stent mounting to form a balloon catheter having improved retention of a drug delivery stent | Performing Operations; Transporting | 15 | Active |
| US6890318B2 | Catheter having improved rapid exchange junction | Human Necessities | 13 | Expired |
| US8308711B2 | Catheter shaft with a lubricious surface | Human Necessities | 13 | Active |
| US6991626B2 | Polymer jacket with adhesive inner layer | Human Necessities | 13 | Expired |
| US7273470B2 | Catheter having improved rapid exchange junction | Human Necessities | 12 | Expired |
| US8840743B2 | Soft tip balloon catheter | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Active |
| US8747940B2 | Manufacturing processes for making medical devices having a coating gradient | Human Necessities | 4 | Active |
| US8905967B2 | Catheter having a readily bondable multilayer soft tip | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.