Inventor · Los Altos, CA, US

Randolf von Oepen

128Patents
28h-index
107Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 26, 1998 → Apr 20, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6997951B2 Method and device for treatment of mitral insufficiency Human Necessities 416 Expired
US6616682B2 Methods and apparatus for distal protection during a medical procedure Human Necessities 301 Expired
US6048361A Balloon catheter and multi-guidewire stent for implanting in the region of branched vessels Human Necessities 255 Expired
US6755856B2 Methods and apparatus for stenting comprising enhanced embolic protection, coupled with improved protection against restenosis and thrombus formation Human Necessities 231 Expired
US6017365A Coronary stent Human Necessities 211 Expired
US6068656A Coronary stent Human Necessities 196 Expired
US8075616B2 Apparatus for applying a compressive load on body tissue Human Necessities 162 Expired
US6193747A Stent Human Necessities 150 Expired
US5916264A Stent graft Human Necessities 136 Expired
US7837726B2 Visible endoprosthesis Human Necessities 131 Expired
US7942854B1 Agent delivery catheter including an anchor and injection needle Human Necessities 90 Active
US7811314B2 Methods and apparatus for stenting comprising enhanced embolic protection coupled with improved protections against restenosis and thrombus formation Human Necessities 73 Active
US8709074B2 Method and device for treatment of mitral insufficiency Human Necessities 71 Active
US7927365B2 Methods and apparatus for stenting comprising enhanced embolic protection coupled with improved protections against restenosis and thrombus formation Human Necessities 68 Active
US6497722B1 Methods and apparatus for in-vivo tailored stents indicated for use in tortuous anatomy Human Necessities 68 Expired
US6602285B1 Compact stent Human Necessities 61 Expired
US7628769B2 Catheter having overlapping stiffening members Human Necessities 60 Active
US7927364B2 Methods and apparatus for stenting comprising enhanced embolic protection coupled with improved protections against restenosis and thrombus formation Human Necessities 56 Active
US8524132B2 Method of fabricating an intraluminal scaffold with an enlarged portion Human Necessities 52 Active
US8740825B2 Methods and devices for treating hypertension Performing Operations; Transporting 50 Active
US8118833B2 Apparatus for sealing surgical punctures Human Necessities 47 Expired
US6652573B2 Radial expansible stent for implanting in body vessels Human Necessities 42 Expired
US7717946B2 Polymeric plate bendable without thermal energy and methods of manufacture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Expired
US7967836B2 Dilatation balloon having reduced rigidity Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Active
US7927305B2 Systems, methods, and devices for injecting media contrast Human Necessities 36 Active

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