Inventor · San Diego, CA, US

Thomas A. Steinke

12Patents
9h-index
23Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 9, 1989 → Apr 26, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6623521B2 Expandable stent with sliding and locking radial elements Performing Operations; Transporting 295 Expired
US5876419A Stent and method for making a stent Human Necessities 284 Expired
US5328472A Catheter with flexible side port entry Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 200 Expired
US6033436A Expandable stent Human Necessities 182 Expired
US7722662B2 Expandable stent with sliding and locking radial elements Performing Operations; Transporting 139 Active
US5410797A Method of making a catheter with flexible side port entry Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 64 Expired
US5735872A Stent Human Necessities 36 Expired
US5549557A Catheter balloon proximal heat bond on extended shaft Human Necessities 25 Expired
US4993427A Heart contraction monitor Human Necessities 13 Expired
US12336752B2 Tuned RF energy and electrical tissue characterization for selective treatment of target tissues Human Necessities 0 Active
US10188457B2 Selectable eccentric remodeling and/or ablation Human Necessities 0 Active
US11331138B2 Tuned RF energy and electrical tissue characterization for selective treatment of target tissues Human Necessities 0 Active

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