Inventor · Los Altos, CA, US

Laurent Schaller

94Patents
43h-index
56Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 27, 1993 → Jan 17, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6251092A Deflectable guiding catheter Human Necessities 600 Expired
US6918917B1 Minimally invasive annuloplasty procedure and apparatus Human Necessities 428 Expired
US6613059B2 Tissue connector apparatus and methods Human Necessities 409 Expired
US6926730B1 Minimally invasive valve repair procedure and apparatus Human Necessities 389 Expired
US6607541B1 Tissue connector apparatus and methods Human Necessities 328 Expired
US6921407B2 Minimally invasive annuloplasty procedure and apparatus Human Necessities 319 Expired
US5643254A Endovascular embolic device detachment detection method Human Necessities 271 Expired
US6641593B1 Tissue connector apparatus and methods Human Necessities 248 Expired
US6551332B1 Multiple bias surgical fastener Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 220 Expired
US7785368B2 Spinal tissue distraction devices Human Necessities 203 Active
US8333777B2 Catheter-based tissue remodeling devices and methods Human Necessities 199 Active
US8454617B2 Devices for treating the spine Performing Operations; Transporting 180 Active
US7914544B2 Minimally invasive valve repair procedure and apparatus Human Necessities 180 Active
US5542937A Multilumen extruded catheter Human Necessities 180 Expired
US6945980B2 Multiple loop tissue connector apparatus and methods Human Necessities 161 Expired
US7670374B2 Methods of distracting tissue layers of the human spine Human Necessities 157 Active
US6695859B1 Apparatus and methods for anastomosis Human Necessities 156 Expired
US8057544B2 Methods of distracting tissue layers of the human spine Human Necessities 151 Active
US8211124B2 Sealing clip, delivery systems, and methods Human Necessities 136 Active
US8961609B2 Devices for distracting tissue layers of the human spine Human Necessities 106 Active
US8556978B2 Devices and methods for treating the vertebral body Human Necessities 100 Active
US7967864B2 Spinal tissue distraction devices Human Necessities 99 Active
US7967865B2 Devices for limiting the movement of material introduced between layers of spinal tissue Human Necessities 96 Active
US8808376B2 Intravertebral implants Human Necessities 94 Active
US8801787B2 Methods of distracting tissue layers of the human spine Human Necessities 94 Active

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