Inventor · Wayzata, MN, US

Tracee Eidenschink

141Patents
35h-index
125Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 11, 1997 → Sep 18, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6174327A Stent deployment apparatus and method Human Necessities 544 Expired
US7225518B2 Apparatus for crimping a stent assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 368 Expired
US6152944A Catheter with removable balloon protector and stent delivery system with removable stent protector Human Necessities 272 Expired
US6783542B2 Crimpable balloon/stent protector Human Necessities 202 Expired
US7766896B2 Variable stiffness catheter assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 167 Active
US7967853B2 Percutaneous valve, system and method Human Necessities 163 Active
US8470023B2 Percutaneous valve, system, and method Human Necessities 158 Active
US7314480B2 Rotating balloon expandable sheath bifurcation delivery Human Necessities 154 Expired
US8291570B2 Methods for abluminally coating medical devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 148 Active
US6471672B1 Selective high pressure dilation balloon Human Necessities 146 Expired
US6113579A Catheter tip designs and methods for improved stent crossing Human Necessities 126 Expired
US6605056B2 Conformable balloon Human Necessities 115 Expired
US7731741B2 Inflatable bifurcation stent Human Necessities 113 Active
US7294124B2 Hypotube with improved strain relief Human Necessities 99 Expired
US7163523B2 Balloon catheter Human Necessities 99 Expired
US8784472B2 Clutch driven stent delivery system Human Necessities 93 Active
US6517515B1 Catheter having variable size guide wire lumen Human Necessities 93 Expired
US7951186B2 Embedded electroactive polymer structures for use in medical devices Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 92 Active
US7291127B2 Variable manipulative strength catheter Human Necessities 86 Expired
US7909844B2 Catheters having actuatable lumen assemblies Human Necessities 75 Active
US8206429B2 Adjustable bifurcation catheter incorporating electroactive polymer and methods of making and using the same Human Necessities 72 Active
US6416529B1 Catheter with removable balloon protector and stent delivery system with removable stent protector Human Necessities 64 Expired
US7777399B2 Medical balloon incorporating electroactive polymer and methods of making and using the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 60 Active
US6786889B1 Textured and/or marked balloon for stent delivery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 55 Expired
US8348991B2 Stent with overlap and high expansion Human Necessities 55 Active

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