Inventor · Mountain View, CA, US

Lee Bolduc

127Patents
69h-index
38Co-inventors
90Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 15, 1974 → Oct 24, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5695504A Devices and methods for performing a vascular anastomosis Human Necessities 2,633 Expired
US5732872A Surgical stapling instrument Human Necessities 2,250 Expired
US6588643B2 Surgical stapling instrument and method thereof Human Necessities 1,927 Expired
US7491232B2 Catheter-based fastener implantation apparatus and methods with implantation force resolution Human Necessities 1,266 Expired
US5951575A Apparatus and methods for rotationally deploying needles Human Necessities 1,111 Expired
US5582616A Surgical helical fastener with applicator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 993 Expired
US5881943A Surgical anastomosis apparatus and method thereof Human Necessities 952 Expired
US5976159A Surgical clips and methods for tissue approximation Human Necessities 729 Expired
US6193734A System for performing vascular anastomoses Human Necessities 722 Expired
US5817113A Devices and methods for performing a vascular anastomosis Human Necessities 664 Expired
US5810882A Surgical helical fastener with applicator and method of use Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 639 Expired
US5904697A Devices and methods for performing a vascular anastomosis Human Necessities 613 Expired
US5947363A Surgical stapling instrument and method thereof Human Necessities 528 Expired
US6387105B1 Devices and methods for performing a vascular anastomosis Human Necessities 527 Expired
US6176413A Surgical anastomosis apparatus and method thereof Human Necessities 483 Expired
US5824008A System for applying fasteners to tissue Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 473 Expired
US6296656A Surgical helical fastener with applicator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 446 Expired
US6960217B2 Endovascular aneurysm repair system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 404 Expired
US6280460A Devices and methods for performing vascular anastomosis Human Necessities 375 Expired
US6209773A Surgical stapling instrument and method thereof Human Necessities 365 Expired
US6562051B1 Surgical helical fastener with applicator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 332 Expired
US6295990A Methods and systems for treating ischemia Human Necessities 330 Expired
US6253984A Surgical anastomosis apparatus and method thereof Human Necessities 321 Expired
US6450390B2 Surgical anastomosis apparatus and method thereof Human Necessities 316 Expired
US6125852A Minimally-invasive devices and methods for treatment of congestive heart failure Human Necessities 309 Expired

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