Inventor · Montrose, MN, US

Stephen E. Weisel

24Patents
14h-index
31Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 25, 2001 → Oct 10, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6676637B1 Single operator exchange fluid jet thrombectomy method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 147 Expired
US6755803B1 Single operator exchange fluid jet thrombectomy device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 146 Expired
US9149609B2 Catheter for removal of an organized embolic thrombus Human Necessities 122 Active
US6875193B1 Rapid exchange fluid jet thrombectomy device and method Human Necessities 89 Expired
US9827084B2 Intravascular guidewire filter system for pulmonary embolism protection and embolism removal or maceration Human Necessities 82 Active
US7935077B2 Thrombectomy catheter deployment system Human Necessities 70 Active
US7842010B2 Pneumatically-operated thrombectomy catheter deployment system Human Necessities 44 Active
US8647294B2 Direct stream hydrodynamic catheter system Human Necessities 44 Active
US8491523B2 Methods of conducting thrombectomy procedures and deploying a thrombectomy catheter Human Necessities 42 Active
US7951161B2 Atherectomy system having a variably exposed cutter Human Necessities 40 Active
US8353858B2 Rapid exchange fluid jet catheter and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Active
US8657777B2 Rapid exchange fluid jet catheter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Active
US8012117B2 Miniature flexible thrombectomy catheter Human Necessities 21 Active
US9586023B2 Direct stream hydrodynamic catheter system Human Necessities 21 Active
US10806559B2 Intravascular guidewire filter system for pulmonary embolism protection and embolism removal or maceration Human Necessities 11 Active
US9801642B2 Thrombectomy catheter deployment system Human Necessities 9 Active
US9943397B2 Intravascular guidewire filter system for pulmonary embolism protection and embolism removal or maceration Human Necessities 9 Active
US7572244B2 Miniature cross stream thrombectomy catheter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US7996974B2 Method of manufacturing a miniature flexible thrombectomy catheter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US9161765B2 Thrombectomy catheter deployment system Human Necessities 5 Active
US10321932B2 Direct stream hydrodynamic catheter system Human Necessities 1 Active
US8951229B2 Pressure actuated catheter seal and method for the same Human Necessities 1 Active
US12420060B2 Direct stream hydrodynamic catheter system Human Necessities 0 Active
US11464941B2 Direct stream hydrodynamic catheter system Human Necessities 0 Active

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