Inventor · Chapel Hill, NC, US

Richard S. Stack

104Patents
51h-index
73Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 25, 1987 → Dec 14, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8518024B2 System and method for multi-instrument surgical access using a single access port Human Necessities 1,096 Active
US5342393A Method and device for vascular repair Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 823 Expired
US5059211A Absorbable vascular stent Human Necessities 631 Expired
US5306286A Absorbable stent Human Necessities 579 Expired
US5527337A Bioabsorbable stent and method of making the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 545 Expired
US6540722B1 Embolic protection devices Human Necessities 412 Expired
US6675809B2 Satiation devices and methods Human Necessities 408 Expired
US6845776B2 Satiation devices and methods Human Necessities 315 Expired
US6592616B1 System and device for minimizing embolic risk during an interventional procedure Human Necessities 302 Expired
US7146984B2 Method and apparatus for modifying the exit orifice of a satiation pouch Human Necessities 293 Expired
US6645223B2 Deployment and recovery control systems for embolic protection devices Human Necessities 268 Expired
US7121283B2 Satiation devices and methods Human Necessities 222 Expired
US7152607B2 Satiation devices and methods Human Necessities 220 Expired
US7354454B2 Satiation devices and methods Human Necessities 215 Expired
US7111627B2 Satiation devices and methods Human Necessities 210 Expired
US8116883B2 Intravascular device for neuromodulation Human Necessities 201 Active
US7431725B2 Devices and methods for retaining a gastro-esophageal implant Human Necessities 196 Expired
US6436132B1 Composite intraluminal prostheses Human Necessities 181 Expired
US7833156B2 Procedural cannula and support system for surgical procedures Human Necessities 179 Active
US6165196A Perfusion-occlusion apparatus Human Necessities 167 Expired
US6860898B2 Self-expanding stent with enhanced delivery precision and stent delivery system Human Necessities 166 Expired
US7925352B2 System and method for transvascularly stimulating contents of the carotid sheath Human Necessities 165 Active
US7097665B2 Positioning tools and methods for implanting medical devices Human Necessities 160 Expired
US7892292B2 Positioning tools and methods for implanting medical devices Human Necessities 160 Active
US6264671A Stent delivery catheter and method of use Human Necessities 155 Expired

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