Michael S. Williams
92Patents
46h-index
55Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 24, 1986 → Aug 4, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US8518024B2 | System and method for multi-instrument surgical access using a single access port | Human Necessities | 1,096 | Active |
| US5441515A | Ratcheting stent | Human Necessities | 679 | Expired |
| US5458615A | Stent delivery system | Human Necessities | 672 | Expired |
| US5423885A | Stent capable of attachment within a body lumen | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 547 | Expired |
| US5593434A | Stent capable of attachment within a body lumen | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 468 | Expired |
| US6887266B2 | Endoprostheses and methods of manufacture | Human Necessities | 436 | Expired |
| US5618299A | Ratcheting stent | Human Necessities | 388 | Expired |
| US5707385A | Drug loaded elastic membrane and method for delivery | Human Necessities | 378 | Expired |
| US6845776B2 | Satiation devices and methods | Human Necessities | 315 | Expired |
| US7146984B2 | Method and apparatus for modifying the exit orifice of a satiation pouch | Human Necessities | 293 | Expired |
| US6488701B1 | Stent-graft assembly with thin-walled graft component and method of manufacture | Performing Operations; Transporting | 289 | Expired |
| US7529589B2 | Intravascular electrophysiological system and methods | Human Necessities | 272 | Expired |
| US7082336B2 | Implantable intravascular device for defibrillation and/or pacing | Human Necessities | 235 | Expired |
| US7152607B2 | Satiation devices and methods | Human Necessities | 220 | Expired |
| US8116883B2 | Intravascular device for neuromodulation | Human Necessities | 201 | Active |
| US5391172A | Stent delivery system with coaxial catheter handle | Human Necessities | 200 | Expired |
| US7734343B2 | Implantable intravascular device for defibrillation and/or pacing | Human Necessities | 187 | Active |
| US7833156B2 | Procedural cannula and support system for surgical procedures | Human Necessities | 179 | Active |
| US7617007B2 | Method and apparatus for retaining medical implants within body vessels | Human Necessities | 179 | Expired |
| US7925352B2 | System and method for transvascularly stimulating contents of the carotid sheath | Human Necessities | 165 | Active |
| US5827322A | Shape memory locking mechanism for intravascular stents | Human Necessities | 158 | Expired |
| US7899554B2 | Intravascular System and Method | Human Necessities | 154 | Active |
| US7747335B2 | Implantable medical device having pre-implant exoskeleton | Human Necessities | 132 | Active |
| US6932930B2 | Intraluminal prostheses having polymeric material with selectively modified crystallinity and methods of making same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 125 | Expired |
| US5437083A | Stent-loading mechanism | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 104 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.