Inventor · Watertown, MA, US

Sean Forde

26Patents
16h-index
22Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 30, 1998 → Feb 19, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6936058B2 Over-the-wire interlock attachment/detachment mechanism Human Necessities 399 Expired
US6315778A Apparatus for creating a continuous annular lesion Human Necessities 278 Expired
US6986784B1 Implant anchor systems Human Necessities 145 Expired
US6709425B2 Vascular inducing implants Human Necessities 119 Expired
US6949117B2 Vascular inducing implants Human Necessities 104 Expired
US6458092B1 Vascular inducing implants Human Necessities 101 Expired
US7658747B2 Medical device for manipulation of a medical implant Human Necessities 75 Expired
US6432126B1 Flexible vascular inducing implants Human Necessities 69 Expired
US6802858B2 Vascular inducing implants Human Necessities 68 Expired
US6629987B1 Catheter positioning systems Human Necessities 59 Expired
US6786929B2 Flexible vascular inducing implants and methods Human Necessities 53 Expired
US7419498B2 Quick release knot attachment system Human Necessities 53 Expired
US7232421B1 Agent delivery systems Human Necessities 46 Expired
US7473260B2 Suture sever tube Human Necessities 35 Expired
US9241695B2 Patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure clips Human Necessities 33 Active
US9463006B2 Over-the-wire interlock attachment/detachment mechanism Human Necessities 27 Active
US6855160B1 Implant and agent delivery device Human Necessities 15 Expired
US7797056B2 Removable intracardiac RF device Human Necessities 7 Active
US8795329B2 Removable intracardiac RF device Human Necessities 3 Active
US8398694B2 Over-the-wire interlock attachment/detachment mechanism Human Necessities 3 Active
US9259267B2 Devices and methods for treating cardiac tissue Human Necessities 2 Active
US9084603B2 Catch members for occluder devices Human Necessities 0 Active
US11871977B2 Catheter extension control Human Necessities 0 Active
US10368942B2 Devices and methods for treating cardiac tissue Human Necessities 0 Active
US6331185A Flexible vascular inducing implants General 0 Revoked

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