Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Plaridel Villareal

16Patents
11h-index
14Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 30, 1995 → Dec 11, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5605696A Drug loaded polymeric material and method of manufacture Human Necessities 819 Expired
US6565659B1 Stent mounting assembly and a method of using the same to coat a stent Human Necessities 293 Expired
US6527863B1 Support device for a stent and a method of using the same to coat a stent Human Necessities 270 Expired
US6605154B1 Stent mounting device Human Necessities 235 Expired
US6673154B1 Stent mounting device to coat a stent Performing Operations; Transporting 215 Expired
US7258891B2 Stent mounting assembly and a method of using the same to coat a stent Human Necessities 58 Expired
US6092273A Method and apparatus for a stent crimping device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 55 Expired
US6887510B2 Method of using a stent mounting device to coat a stent Human Necessities 47 Expired
US7402329B2 Method of using support device to coat a stent Human Necessities 28 Expired
US7563400B2 Method of stent mounting to form a balloon catheter having improved retention of a drug delivery stent Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Active
US7485333B2 Method of using a stent mounting device to coat a stent Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
US10856962B2 IVC filter retrieval systems with interposed support members Human Necessities 7 Active
US7485335B2 Stent mounting device and a method of using the same to coat a stent Human Necessities 4 Expired
US7879386B2 Support device for a stent and a method of using the same to coat a stent Human Necessities 3 Active
US11903810B2 Instrument for delivery or capture of a medical device in a blood vessel Human Necessities 1 Active
US12318277B2 Apparatus and methods for retrieving a foreign body from a vasculature Human Necessities 0 Active

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