Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Stephen D. Pacetti

393Patents
40h-index
154Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 25, 1991 → Nov 12, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6585755B2 Polymeric stent suitable for imaging by MRI and fluoroscopy Human Necessities 483 Expired
US6753071B1 Rate-reducing membrane for release of an agent Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 367 Expired
US6716444B1 Barriers for polymer-coated implantable medical devices and methods for making the same Human Necessities 351 Expired
US6663662B2 Diffusion barrier layer for implantable devices Human Necessities 347 Expired
US6503556B2 Methods of forming a coating for a prosthesis Human Necessities 326 Expired
US6565659B1 Stent mounting assembly and a method of using the same to coat a stent Human Necessities 293 Expired
US6695920B1 Mandrel for supporting a stent and a method of using the mandrel to coat a stent Performing Operations; Transporting 287 Expired
US6790228B2 Coating for implantable devices and a method of forming the same Human Necessities 286 Expired
US6527863B1 Support device for a stent and a method of using the same to coat a stent Human Necessities 270 Expired
US6743462B1 Apparatus and method for coating implantable devices Performing Operations; Transporting 251 Expired
US6673154B1 Stent mounting device to coat a stent Performing Operations; Transporting 215 Expired
US5776193A Bone grafting matrix Human Necessities 205 Expired
US7279174B2 Stent coatings comprising hydrophilic additives Chemistry; Metallurgy 197 Expired
US5569364A Separation media for electrophoresis Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 165 Expired
US6663664B1 Self-expanding stent with time variable radial force Human Necessities 153 Expired
US6355058B1 Stent with radiopaque coating consisting of particles in a binder Human Necessities 131 Expired
US7247313B2 Polyacrylates coatings for implantable medical devices Human Necessities 118 Expired
US7056591B1 Hydrophobic biologically absorbable coatings for drug delivery devices and methods for fabricating the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 112 Expired
US7229471B2 Compositions containing fast-leaching plasticizers for improved performance of medical devices Human Necessities 111 Expired
US6187047A Bone grafting matrix Human Necessities 104 Expired
US6712844B2 MRI compatible stent Human Necessities 103 Expired
US7357793B2 Polymers of fluorinated and hydrophilic monomers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 92 Active
US6953560B1 Barriers for polymer-coated implantable medical devices and methods for making the same Human Necessities 88 Expired
US6926919B1 Method for fabricating a coating for a medical device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 84 Expired
US6770089B1 Hybrid stent fabrication using metal rings and polymeric links Human Necessities 83 Expired

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