Inventor · Pembroke Pines, FL, US

Robert J. Cottone

63Patents
17h-index
17Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 16, 1992 → Nov 1, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5824043A Endoprosthesis having graft member and exposed welded end junctions, method and procedure Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 535 Expired
US5549663A Endoprosthesis having graft member and exposed welded end junctions, method and procedure Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 350 Expired
US5733326A Composite material endoprosthesis Human Necessities 177 Expired
US5626604A Hand held stent crimping device Human Necessities 148 Expired
US5776140A Stent delivery system Human Necessities 146 Expired
US6432132B1 Expandable intraluminal endoprosthesis Human Necessities 106 Expired
US5184625A Biopsy forceps device having improved handle Human Necessities 82 Expired
US7169175B2 Self-expanding stent Human Necessities 73 Expired
US8221482B2 Flared ostial endoprosthesis and delivery system Human Necessities 57 Active
US8419786B2 Self-expanding stent Human Necessities 54 Active
US7959942B2 Bioabsorbable medical device with coating Human Necessities 54 Active
US7037332B2 Medical device with coating that promotes endothelial cell adherence Chemistry; Metallurgy 53 Expired
US6027528A Composite material endoprosthesis Human Necessities 50 Expired
US5251638A Biopsy forceps device having improved handle assembly Human Necessities 35 Expired
USD568476S1 Interlocking tubular stent structure General 27 Expired
USD597671S1 Polymeric stent structure General 25 Expired
US5250073A Torqueable and formable biopsy forceps Human Necessities 23 Expired
US8088060B2 Progenitor endothelial cell capturing with a drug eluting implantable medical device Human Necessities 17 Active
US8642068B2 Bioabsorbable medical device with coating Human Necessities 13 Active
US7846361B2 Bioabsorbable polymeric composition for a medical device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US8460364B2 Bioabsorbable polymeric medical device Human Necessities 11 Active
US7897224B2 Bioabsorbable polymeric composition for a medical device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US10617847B2 Variable flexibility catheter support frame Human Necessities 10 Active
US7803183B2 Medical device with coating that promotes endothelial cell adherence Chemistry; Metallurgy 9 Expired
US7833260B2 Bioabsorbable polymeric medical device Human Necessities 8 Active

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