Thomas Banks
24Patents
21h-index
46Co-inventors
85Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 9, 1988 → Sep 15, 2010
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5290310A | Hemostatic implant introducer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,682 | Expired |
| US6190353A | Methods and apparatus for bypassing arterial obstructions and/or performing other transvascular procedures | Human Necessities | 1,653 | Expired |
| US4863088A | Surgical stapling instrument | Human Necessities | 611 | Expired |
| US5324306A | Hemostatic implant introducer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 555 | Expired |
| US6482235B1 | Devices and methods of vertebral disc augmentation | Human Necessities | 477 | Expired |
| US6508839B1 | Devices and methods of vertebral disc augmentation | Human Necessities | 408 | Expired |
| US7134438B2 | Methods and apparatus for bypassing arterial obstructions and/or performing other transvascular procedures | Human Necessities | 391 | Expired |
| US6655386B1 | Transluminal method for bypassing arterial obstructions | Human Necessities | 372 | Expired |
| US6883520B2 | Methods and apparatus for dynamically stable spinal implant | Human Necessities | 263 | Expired |
| US7220281B2 | Implant for reinforcing and annulus fibrosis | Human Necessities | 233 | Expired |
| US6821276B2 | Intervertebral diagnostic and manipulation device | Human Necessities | 218 | Expired |
| US5364367A | Cannula anchor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 190 | Expired |
| US7059330B1 | Methods and apparatus for bypassing arterial obstructions and/or performing other transvascular procedures | Human Necessities | 168 | Expired |
| US7094258B2 | Methods of reinforcing an annulus fibrosis | Human Necessities | 166 | Expired |
| US7124761B2 | Deployment devices and methods for vertebral disc augmentation | Human Necessities | 161 | Expired |
| US6090063A | Device, system and method for implantation of filaments and particles in the body | Human Necessities | 150 | Expired |
| US6695877B2 | Bifurcated stent | Human Necessities | 104 | Expired |
| USD353668S | Pneumoneedle | General | 100 | Expired |
| US7144397B2 | Minimally invasive system for manipulating intervertebral disc tissue | Human Necessities | 97 | Expired |
| US7553330B2 | Methods of reinforcing an intervertebral disc annulus | Human Necessities | 55 | Active |
| US5374252A | Locking pneumoneedle | Human Necessities | 50 | Expired |
| US7799064B2 | Bifurcated stent and delivery system | Human Necessities | 15 | Expired |
| US7758634B2 | Bifurcated stent and delivery system | Human Necessities | 12 | Active |
| US8632579B2 | Bifurcated stent and delivery system | Human Necessities | 2 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.