Inventor · Minnetonka, MN, US

Mark Polyak

19Patents
14h-index
13Co-inventors
71Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 27, 1984 → Feb 12, 2002

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4865030A Apparatus for removal of objects from body passages Human Necessities 1,482 Expired
US6821291B2 Retrievable stent and method of use thereof Human Necessities 275 Expired
US5518504A Implantable sphincter system utilizing lifting means Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 152 Expired
US6802846B2 Foreign body retrieval device and method Human Necessities 139 Expired
US5672171A Apparatus and method for interstitial laser treatment Human Necessities 94 Expired
US4878889A Artificial sphincter device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 84 Expired
US4632435A Tubing connector system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 82 Expired
US6443887B1 Switch based spontaneous inflation inhibitor in a pump for an inflation prosthesis Human Necessities 67 Expired
US4994020A Implantable artificial sphincter system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 64 Expired
US5263981A Implantable penile prosthesis Human Necessities 59 Expired
US5254092A Fluid flow check valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 48 Expired
US5010882A Implantable penile prosthesis Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 46 Expired
US6056687A Device for alleviating urinary incontinence Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US6030337A Continence augmentor and methods for urinary control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US5468213A Mechanical penile prosthesis Human Necessities 14 Expired
US6387040B1 Urinary continence device and methods for urinary control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US6461291B1 Device for alleviating urinary incontinence Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US5014315A Digital telephone system Electricity 8 Expired
US4660244A Hydraulic brush for teeth and gums Human Necessities 2 Expired

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