Inventor · Menlo Park, CA, US

Timothy J. Ryan

39Patents
26h-index
39Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 9, 1989 → May 3, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5824041A Apparatus and methods for placement and repositioning of intraluminal prostheses Human Necessities 1,133 Expired
US5526822A Method and apparatus for automated biopsy and collection of soft tissue Human Necessities 1,100 Expired
US5285795A Percutaneous discectomy system having a bendable discectomy probe and a steerable cannula Human Necessities 801 Expired
US6126685A Apparatus and methods for placement and repositioning of intraluminal prostheses Human Necessities 635 Expired
US6350278B1 Apparatus and methods for placement and repositioning of intraluminal prostheses Human Necessities 619 Expired
US5775333A Apparatus for automated biopsy and collection of soft tissue Human Necessities 533 Expired
US5928164A Apparatus for automated biopsy and collection of soft tissue Human Necessities 456 Expired
US5464449A Internal graft prosthesis and delivery system Human Necessities 447 Expired
US5980469A Method and apparatus for automated biopsy and collection of soft tissue Human Necessities 358 Expired
US5163989A Method for forming a balloon mold and the use of such mold Performing Operations; Transporting 306 Expired
US6473740B2 Electronic commerce using a transaction network Physics 235 Expired
US6533811B1 Internal graft prosthesis and delivery system Human Necessities 166 Expired
US6843803B2 Bifurcated intraluminal prostheses construction and methods Human Necessities 148 Expired
US6059750A Minimally invasive direct cardiac massage device and method Human Necessities 140 Expired
US6576009B2 Bifurcated intraluminal prostheses construction and methods Human Necessities 131 Expired
US8317854B1 Apparatus and methods for endoluminal graft placement Human Necessities 108 Expired
US5630822A Laparoscopic tissue removal device Human Necessities 107 Expired
US6042581A Transvascular TMR device and method Human Necessities 85 Expired
US8206427B1 Apparatus and methods for endoluminal graft placement Human Necessities 74 Expired
US6168623A Deformable conduits and methods for shunting bodily fluid during surgery Human Necessities 74 Expired
US6053911A Transvascular TMR device and method Human Necessities 61 Expired
US6391033B2 Soluble fixation device and method for stent delivery catheters Human Necessities 49 Expired
US6565555B1 Transvascular TMR device and method Human Necessities 46 Expired
US6314917A Retractable leash pack Fixed Constructions 41 Expired
US6168602A Soluble fairing surface for catheters Human Necessities 38 Expired

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