Inventor · Oakland, CA, US

Stephen Porter

39Patents
16h-index
30Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 27, 2000 → Sep 22, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6547804B2 Selectively permeable highly distensible occlusion balloon Human Necessities 214 Expired
US6602269B2 Embolic devices capable of in-situ reinforcement Human Necessities 140 Expired
US6921410B2 Injection molded vaso-occlusive elements Human Necessities 105 Expired
US6953473B2 Detachable device with electrically responsive element Human Necessities 98 Expired
US6540657B2 Apparatus and method for internally inducing a magnetic field in an aneurysm to embolize aneurysm with magnetically-controllable substance Human Necessities 70 Expired
US7744583B2 Systems and methods of de-endothelialization Human Necessities 54 Active
US7651513B2 Flexible embolic device delivery system Human Necessities 46 Expired
US8540759B2 Stent delivery catheter with rapid exchange capabilities Human Necessities 41 Active
US8747430B2 Device for closure of a vascular defect and method for treating the same Human Necessities 31 Active
US7645292B2 Vaso-occlusive devices with in-situ stiffening elements Human Necessities 31 Expired
US7485123B2 Complex vaso-occlusive coils Human Necessities 25 Expired
US8444667B2 Device for closure of a vascular defect and method for treating the same Human Necessities 23 Active
US9498360B2 Stent and method of use Human Necessities 20 Active
US10252024B2 Medical devices and methods of manufacturing same Human Necessities 20 Active
US10265075B2 Intra-aneurysm devices Human Necessities 19 Active
US7338511B2 Solid embolic material with variable expansion Human Necessities 18 Expired
US7771387B2 Liquid embolic composition delivery devices and methods Human Necessities 14 Active
US8480619B2 Balloon catheter Human Necessities 11 Active
US7687053B2 Embolic compositions with non-cyanoacrylate rheology modifying agents Human Necessities 9 Expired
US8998973B2 Medical devices including metallic films Human Necessities 6 Active
US8262607B2 Liquid embolic composition delivery devices and methods Human Necessities 4 Active
US8968352B2 Expandable body cavity liner device Human Necessities 4 Active
US8123774B2 Piezoelectric vascular implant release device Human Necessities 3 Active
US7341716B2 Occlusive composition Human Necessities 3 Expired
US10426917B2 System and method for manufacturing variable stiffness catheters Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active

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