Michael Wei
97Patents
23h-index
131Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 10, 1997 → Oct 17, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6663641B1 | Endoscopic surgical instrument for rotational manipulation | Human Necessities | 1,752 | Expired |
| US6171316A | Endoscopic surgical instrument for rotational manipulation | Human Necessities | 1,738 | Expired |
| US9226825B2 | Delivery devices and methods for heart valve repair | Human Necessities | 255 | Active |
| US7276075B1 | Endoscopic surgical access port and method | Human Necessities | 248 | Expired |
| US6811546B1 | Endoscopic surgical access port and method | Human Necessities | 221 | Expired |
| US7753924B2 | Delivery devices and methods for heart valve repair | Human Necessities | 183 | Expired |
| US8343173B2 | Delivery devices and methods for heart valve repair | Human Necessities | 165 | Active |
| US8657790B2 | Access device with blunting device | Human Necessities | 120 | Active |
| US8216254B2 | Anchor delivery system with replaceable cartridge | Human Necessities | 109 | Active |
| US7666193B2 | Delivery devices and methods for heart valve repair | Human Necessities | 96 | Active |
| US8394113B2 | Coiled anchor device | Human Necessities | 93 | Active |
| US7485092B1 | Vessel harvesting apparatus and method | Human Necessities | 59 | Expired |
| US6471638B1 | Surgical apparatus | Human Necessities | 51 | Expired |
| US7497865B2 | Method and apparatus for performing anastomosis with eversion of tissue edges and joining of exposed intima of the everted tissue | Human Necessities | 49 | Expired |
| US7399313B2 | Endovascular graft with separable sensors | Human Necessities | 48 | Expired |
| US7235083B1 | Methods and devices for aiding in situ assembly of repair devices | Human Necessities | 41 | Expired |
| US8425532B2 | Method and apparatus for accessing the interior of a hip joint, including the provision and use of a novel telescoping access cannula and a novel telescoping obturator | Human Necessities | 41 | Active |
| US7591843B1 | Delivery system for modular endograft with superior attachment system | Human Necessities | 36 | Active |
| US9572666B2 | Mitral valve fixation device removal devices and methods | Human Necessities | 34 | Active |
| US9034001B2 | Slotted anchor device | Human Necessities | 33 | Active |
| US6811555B1 | Method and apparatus for performing anastomosis with eversion of tissue edges and joining of exposed intima of the everted tissue | Human Necessities | 25 | Expired |
| US6814696B1 | Surgical apparatus | Human Necessities | 24 | Expired |
| US7753858B2 | Delivery devices and methods for heart valve repair | Human Necessities | 24 | Active |
| US6000940A | Surgical bur shank and locking collet mechanism | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 23 | Expired |
| US10188392B2 | Grasping for tissue repair | Human Necessities | 20 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.