Inventor · Minnetonka, MN, US

Steven S. Hackett

24Patents
19h-index
28Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 12, 1992 → Jan 22, 2013

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5897567A Expandable intravascular occlusion material removal devices and methods of use Human Necessities 556 Expired
US5490859A Expandable intravascular occlusion material removal devices and methods of use Human Necessities 539 Expired
US5501694A Expandable intravascular occlusion material removal devices and methods of use Human Necessities 435 Expired
US5540707A Expandable intravascular occlusion material removal devices and methods of use Human Necessities 390 Expired
US7374560B2 Emboli protection devices and related methods of use Human Necessities 365 Expired
US5836868A Expandable intravascular occlusion material removal devices and methods of use Human Necessities 357 Expired
US5395332A Intravascualr catheter with distal tip guide wire lumen Human Necessities 244 Expired
US7604612B2 Emboli protection devices and related methods of use Human Necessities 159 Expired
US5571087A Intravascular catheter with distal tip guide wire lumen Human Necessities 136 Expired
US5921958A Intravascular catheter with distal tip guide wire lumen Human Necessities 127 Expired
US8221348B2 Embolic protection device and methods of use Human Necessities 119 Active
US5452726A Intravascular guide wire and method for manufacture thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 112 Expired
US5443907A Coating for medical insertion guides Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 103 Expired
US7214201B2 Intravascular guide wire and method for manufacture thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 102 Expired
US5623943A Magnetic medical shaft movement control device and method Human Necessities 56 Expired
US7976564B2 PFO closure devices and related methods of use Human Necessities 47 Expired
US8353850B2 Steerable guide wire with torsionally stable tip Human Necessities 44 Active
US6866655B2 Medical device with atraumatic tip Human Necessities 40 Expired
US5555893A Shaft movement control apparatus Human Necessities 19 Expired
US6409682B1 Intravascular guide wire and method for manufacture thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US7691128B2 PFO closure devices and related methods of use Human Necessities 6 Expired
US6908443B2 Intravascular guide wire and method for manufacture thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US7063674B2 Intravascular guide wire and method for manufacture thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US10285797B2 Protecting against cerebral embolism Human Necessities 0 Active

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