Peter Shank
22Patents
11h-index
46Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 2, 1990 → Jan 16, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6447530B1 | Atraumatic anchoring and disengagement mechanism for permanent implant device | Human Necessities | 321 | Expired |
| US5147317A | Low friction varied radiopacity guidewire | Human Necessities | 228 | Expired |
| US6231581A | Implantable device anchors | Human Necessities | 175 | Expired |
| US5365942A | Guidewire tip construction | Human Necessities | 123 | Expired |
| US5045061A | Balloon catheter and locking guidewire system | Human Necessities | 115 | Expired |
| US7799049B2 | Atraumatic anchoring and disengagement mechanism for permanent implant device | Human Necessities | 51 | Expired |
| USRE37148E | Guidewire tip construction | General | 29 | Expired |
| US5195535A | Detachable guidewire extension | Human Necessities | 23 | Expired |
| US8834553B2 | Anchors with biodegradable constraints | Human Necessities | 21 | Active |
| US9265596B2 | Anchors with open heads | Human Necessities | 19 | Active |
| US8435285B2 | Composite stent with inner and outer stent elements and method of using the same | Human Necessities | 17 | Active |
| US8597366B2 | Anti-reflux stent | Human Necessities | 10 | Active |
| US7947070B2 | Dilatation and stent delivery system and related methods | Human Necessities | 6 | Active |
| US8057533B2 | Apparatus with visual marker for guiding deployment of implantable prosthesis | Human Necessities | 5 | Expired |
| US8668728B2 | Dilatation and stent delivery system and related methods | Human Necessities | 5 | Active |
| US9642734B2 | Anchors with biodegradable constraints | Human Necessities | 2 | Active |
| US11553909B2 | Device and method for applying a cinch to a suture | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| US9005695B2 | Composite stent with inner and outer stent elements and method of using the same | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| US10603067B2 | Polypectomy snare devices | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| US9539128B2 | Dilatation and stent delivery system and related methods | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| US11779367B2 | Polypectomy snare devices | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| US12114852B2 | Device and method for applying a cinch to a suture | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.