Inventor · Sauk Centre, MN, US

Louis Ellis

67Patents
46h-index
55Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: May 4, 1992 → Sep 14, 2012

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5968069A Stent delivery system having stent securement apparatus Human Necessities 338 Expired
US6152944A Catheter with removable balloon protector and stent delivery system with removable stent protector Human Necessities 272 Expired
US6123712A Balloon catheter with stent securement means Human Necessities 255 Expired
US6063082A Percutaneous myocardial revascularization basket delivery system and radiofrequency therapeutic device Human Necessities 225 Expired
US6769161B2 Radial stent crimper Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 217 Expired
US5893868A Catheter with removable balloon protector and stent delivery system with removable stent protector Human Necessities 194 Expired
US6007543A Stent delivery system with stent securement means Human Necessities 193 Expired
US5484409A Intravascular catheter and method for use thereof Human Necessities 190 Expired
US6056743A Percutaneous myocardial revascularization device and method Human Necessities 183 Expired
US5514093A Variable length balloon dilatation catheter Human Necessities 170 Expired
US6045565A Percutaneous myocardial revascularization growth factor mediums and method Human Necessities 166 Expired
US5676654A Variable length balloon dilatation catheter Human Necessities 159 Expired
US6402740B1 Expandable PMR device and method Human Necessities 153 Expired
US5397308A Balloon inflation measurement apparatus Human Necessities 146 Expired
US5720724A Intravascular catheter with distal guide wire lumen and transition member Human Necessities 140 Expired
US6093185A Expandable PMR device and method Human Necessities 129 Expired
US6068610A Intravascular catheter with a recoverable guide wire lumen and method of use Human Necessities 123 Expired
US5320613A Medical lumen flushing and guide wire loading device and method Human Necessities 116 Expired
US6712827B2 Stent delivery system Human Necessities 109 Expired
US7618398B2 Catheter with removable balloon protector and stent delivery system with removable stent protector Human Necessities 104 Active
US6238406A Percutaneous myocardial revascularization growth factor mediums and method Human Necessities 104 Expired
US6881216B2 Balloon catheter with stent securement means Human Necessities 102 Expired
US6663660B2 Stent delivery system having stent securement apparatus Human Necessities 101 Expired
US6371962B1 Stent delivery system with stent securement means Human Necessities 101 Expired
US6416490B1 PMR device and method Human Necessities 99 Expired

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