Inventor · Bloomington, IN, US

Michael W. Hardert

27Patents
9h-index
37Co-inventors
71Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 21, 2006 → May 1, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8323307B2 Balloon catheter with dilating elements Human Necessities 50 Active
US7708753B2 Balloon catheter with extendable dilation wire Human Necessities 49 Active
US8394139B2 Barbed anchors for wire stent Human Necessities 38 Active
US8025495B2 Apparatus and method for making a spider occlusion device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Active
US9192747B2 Balloon catheter with dilating elements Human Necessities 30 Active
US8123770B2 Angioplasty cutting device and method for treating a stenotic lesion in a body vessel Human Necessities 29 Active
US8167903B2 Device for retrieving a foreign object located in a body vessel Human Necessities 21 Active
US8029534B2 Closure device with string retractable umbrella Human Necessities 20 Active
US8858617B2 Barbed anchors for wire stent Human Necessities 9 Active
US9149293B2 Rotating full-core biopsy needle Human Necessities 9 Active
US8007470B2 Minimally invasive medical device and method for delivery of therapeutic or diagnostic agents into a vessel wall Human Necessities 9 Active
US9351710B2 Coaxial incisional full-core biopsy needle Human Necessities 7 Active
US9101347B2 Coaxial incisional full-core biopsy needle Human Necessities 6 Active
US8951218B2 Multi-path catheter Human Necessities 3 Active
US9011490B2 Suture retention device Human Necessities 3 Active
US8246568B2 Hemodialysis catheter with thrombus removing device Human Necessities 2 Active
US8394138B2 Multi-strand helical stent Human Necessities 2 Active
US9108026B2 Spring action medical device Human Necessities 2 Active
US9763649B2 Rotating full-core biopsy needle Human Necessities 1 Active
US8366734B2 Ultraviolet bonded occlusion balloon Human Necessities 1 Active
US8986338B2 Vascular plugs Human Necessities 1 Active
US8277482B2 Closure device with string retractable umbrella and method for closing a body opening with the same Human Necessities 1 Active
US9700287B2 Coaxial incisional full-core biopsy needle Human Necessities 1 Active
US11382607B2 Rotating full-core biopsy needle Human Necessities 0 Active
US8337462B2 Minimally invasive medical device and method for delivery of therapeutic or diagnostic agents into a vessel wall Human Necessities 0 Active

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