Inventor · Natick, MA, US

Steven Walak

28Patents
15h-index
34Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 22, 1996 → Jul 28, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6540767B1 Recoilable thrombosis filtering device and method Human Necessities 221 Expired
US6579297B2 Stent delivery system using shape memory retraction Human Necessities 192 Expired
US6485507B1 Multi-property nitinol by heat treatment Human Necessities 174 Expired
US6206888A Stent delivery system using shape memory retraction Human Necessities 140 Expired
US6890350B1 Combination self-expandable, balloon-expandable endoluminal device Human Necessities 123 Expired
US6106642A Process for the improved ductility of nitinol Chemistry; Metallurgy 86 Expired
US6379392B1 Welding method Performing Operations; Transporting 60 Expired
US8663211B2 Cryogenic balloon ablation instruments and systems Human Necessities 59 Active
US6872217B2 Recoilable thrombosis filtering device and method Human Necessities 58 Expired
US8382739B2 Composite medical device and method of forming Human Necessities 40 Active
US6110199A Welding method Performing Operations; Transporting 29 Expired
US6000601A Welding method Performing Operations; Transporting 24 Expired
US7399311B2 Medical devices Human Necessities 23 Expired
US6540849B2 Process for the improved ductility of nitinol Chemistry; Metallurgy 21 Expired
US9265635B2 Stent having removable anchoring element Human Necessities 18 Active
US6997947B2 Multi-property nitinol by heat treatment Human Necessities 14 Expired
US7168605B2 Microtubes for therapeutic delivery Human Necessities 11 Expired
US9498319B2 Stent having removable anchoring element Human Necessities 11 Active
US7727273B2 Medical devices and methods of making the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US9764067B2 Superhydrophobic coating for airway mucus plugging prevention Human Necessities 9 Active
US8620406B2 Medical devices visible by magnetic resonance imaging Physics 4 Active
US9808268B2 Medical retrieval devices and related methods of use Human Necessities 4 Active
US7962223B2 Ablation probe for drug release in tissue ablation procedures Human Necessities 2 Active
US7938854B2 Medical devices and methods of making the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US12414678B2 Medical device control mechanism and methods of use Human Necessities 0 Active

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