Inventor · San Francisco, CA, US

Ryan Boucher

48Patents
27h-index
42Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 14, 1998 → May 12, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6241734A Systems and methods for placing materials into bone Human Necessities 949 Expired
US6716216B1 Systems and methods for treating vertebral bodies Human Necessities 604 Expired
US6719773B1 Expandable structures for deployment in interior body regions Human Necessities 522 Expired
US7153307B2 Systems and methods for placing materials into bone Human Necessities 507 Expired
US6613054B2 Systems and methods for placing materials into bone Human Necessities 461 Expired
US6726691B2 Methods for treating fractured and/or diseased bone Human Necessities 444 Expired
US7261720B2 Inflatable device for use in surgical protocol relating to fixation of bone Human Necessities 281 Expired
US6607544B1 Expandable preformed structures for deployment in interior body regions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 271 Expired
US6641587B2 Systems and methods for treating vertebral bodies Human Necessities 259 Expired
US7360542B2 Devices, systems, and methods to fixate tissue within the regions of body, such as the pharyngeal conduit Human Necessities 214 Expired
US7252671B2 Systems and methods for treating vertebral bodies Human Necessities 185 Expired
US6682505B2 Catheter for removing emboli from saphenous vein grafts and native coronary arteries Human Necessities 166 Expired
US7188627B2 Magnetic force devices, systems, and methods for resisting tissue collapse within the pharyngeal conduit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 159 Expired
US7708742B2 Methods for placing materials into bone Human Necessities 86 Active
US7441559B2 Devices, systems, and methods to fixate tissue within the regions of body, such as the pharyngeal conduit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 76 Expired
US7771431B2 Systems and methods for placing materials into bone Human Necessities 69 Active
US8152813B2 Methods for treating fractured and/or diseased bone by introduction of different bone filling materials Human Necessities 67 Active
US7938835B2 Systems and methods for treating vertebral bodies Human Necessities 61 Expired
US7500484B2 Magnetic force devices, systems, and methods for resisting tissue collapse within the pharyngeal conduit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 52 Active
US7967827B2 Methods and devices for treating fractured and/or diseased bone using an expandable structure that remains within the bone Human Necessities 46 Active
US7722624B2 Expandable structures for deployment in interior body regions Human Necessities 45 Active
US7959638B2 Methods and devices for treating bone after high velocity and/or trauma fracture Human Necessities 38 Active
US6695787B2 Prostate visualization device and methods of use Human Necessities 37 Expired
US7958895B2 Magnetic force devices, systems, and methods for resisting tissue collapse within the pharyngeal conduit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Active
US7481224B2 Magnetic force device, systems, and methods for resisting tissue collapse within the pharyngeal conduit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Active

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