Thorsten Siess
153Patents
40h-index
58Co-inventors
93Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 2, 1997 → May 10, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5964694A | Method and apparatus for cardiac blood flow assistance | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 393 | Expired |
| US7027875B2 | Intravascular pump | Human Necessities | 355 | Expired |
| US5911685A | Method and apparatus for cardiac blood flow assistance | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 351 | Expired |
| US6176848A | Intravascular blood pump | Human Necessities | 329 | Expired |
| US6176822A | Intracardiac blood pump | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 309 | Expired |
| US6544216B1 | Intracardiac blood pump | Human Necessities | 305 | Expired |
| US7011620B1 | Intravascular blood pump | Human Necessities | 288 | Expired |
| US6007478A | Cannula having constant wall thickness with increasing distal flexibility and method of making | Human Necessities | 285 | Expired |
| US5921913A | Statorless intravascular microaxial flow pump | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 240 | Expired |
| US6116862A | Blood pump | Human Necessities | 238 | Expired |
| US6139487A | Intracardiac pump device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 238 | Expired |
| US6058593A | Method for producing a micro motor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 230 | Expired |
| US8123669B2 | Method for controlling a blood pump | Human Necessities | 204 | Active |
| US6623475B1 | Blood pump without bearing | Human Necessities | 198 | Expired |
| US7070555B2 | Intracardiac blood pump | Human Necessities | 198 | Expired |
| US7010954B2 | Method for calibrating a pressure sensor or a flow sensor at a rotary pump | Human Necessities | 195 | Expired |
| US6794789B2 | Miniature motor | Electricity | 184 | Expired |
| US7736296B2 | Intracardiac blood pump | Human Necessities | 149 | Active |
| US8814776B2 | Loading guide lumen | Human Necessities | 141 | Active |
| US6942611B2 | Paracardiac blood pump | Human Necessities | 136 | Expired |
| US8814933B2 | Foldable intravascularly inserted blood pump | Human Necessities | 122 | Active |
| US9533084B2 | Intravascular blood pump | Human Necessities | 108 | Active |
| US9669142B2 | Intravascular rotary blood pump | Human Necessities | 94 | Active |
| US9872948B2 | Intracardiac pumping device | Human Necessities | 91 | Active |
| US9669144B2 | Catheter system and intravascular blood pump comprising said catheter system | Human Necessities | 90 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.