Inventor · Marlborough, MA, US

Robert B. DeVries

59Patents
18h-index
108Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: May 23, 1995 → Dec 7, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8241308B2 Tissue fastening devices and processes that promote tissue adhesion Human Necessities 1,464 Expired
US5968052A Pull back stent delivery system with pistol grip retraction handle Human Necessities 395 Expired
US5681347A Vena cava filter delivery system Human Necessities 294 Expired
US7083630B2 Devices and methods for fastening tissue layers Human Necessities 225 Expired
US6540767B1 Recoilable thrombosis filtering device and method Human Necessities 221 Expired
US5951585A Vena cava delivery system Human Necessities 197 Expired
US6238402A Pull back stent delivery system with pistol grip retraction handle Human Necessities 186 Expired
US6165179A Vena cava delivery system Human Necessities 159 Expired
US6391051B2 Pull back stent delivery system with pistol grip retraction handle Human Necessities 157 Expired
US6342063B1 Device and method for selectively removing a thrombus filter Human Necessities 122 Expired
US6383193B1 Vena cava delivery system Human Necessities 100 Expired
US6416530B2 Device and method for selectively removing a thrombus filter Human Necessities 82 Expired
US7762960B2 Biopsy forceps assemblies Human Necessities 61 Active
US6872217B2 Recoilable thrombosis filtering device and method Human Necessities 58 Expired
US7179269B2 Apparatus and system for removing an obstruction from a lumen Human Necessities 57 Expired
US8251963B2 Flexible needle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Active
US8579935B2 Tissue fasteners and related deployment systems and methods Human Necessities 21 Active
US8317726B2 Biopsy forceps assemblies Human Necessities 19 Active
US9204783B2 Elongate medical device with articulating portion Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US8663168B2 Flexible needle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US8747350B2 Steerable catheter with rapid exchange lumen Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US9565994B2 Elongate medical device with articulating portion Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US10342540B2 Tissue retraction devices and related methods of use Human Necessities 5 Active
US8672859B2 Biopsy forceps assemblies Human Necessities 4 Active
US9498238B2 Tissue resection snares Human Necessities 4 Active

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