Inventor · disambiguated record
Michael N. Helmus
Also filed as: HELMUS MICHAEL · HELMUS MICHAEL N
44 granted patents·29 pending applications·10,800 citations·filing 1993–2013
99Inventor score
Files withBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC20SCHNEIDER USA INC18HELMUS MICHAEL N8EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP6HARBOR MEDICAL DEVICES INC2
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73 records- 0199US6120904AMedical device coated with interpenetrating network of hydrogel polymersSCHNEIDER USA INC·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 19, 2000·655 cites·7 claims
- 0299US6099562ADrug coating with topcoatSCHNEIDER USA INC·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 8, 2000·1.4k cites·27 claims
- 0399US6080488AProcess for preparation of slippery, tenaciously adhering, hydrophilic polyurethane hydrogel coating, coated polymer and metal substrate materials, and coated medical devicesSCHNEIDER USA INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 27, 2000·534 cites·70 claims
- 0499US6017577ASlippery, tenaciously adhering hydrophilic polyurethane hydrogel coatings, coated polymer substrate materials, and coated medical devicesSCHNEIDER USA INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 25, 2000·251 cites·36 claims
- 0599US5837313ADrug release stent coating processSCHNEIDER USA INC·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 17, 1998·1.3k cites·18 claims
- 0698US6358556B1Drug release stent coatingSCHNEIDER USA INC·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 19, 2002·886 cites·21 claims
- 0798US6120536AMedical devices with long term non-thrombogenic coatingsSCHNEIDER USA INC·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 19, 2000·1.1k cites·12 claims
- 0898US5576072AProcess for producing slippery, tenaciously adhering hydrogel coatings containing a polyurethane-urea polymer hydrogel commingled with at least one other, dissimilar polymer hydrogelSCHNEIDER USA INC·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 19, 1996·234 cites·83 claims
- 0997US6503224B1Perfusion balloon catheterSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 7, 2003·297 cites·25 claims
- 1097US6284305B1Drug coating with topcoatSCHNEIDER USA INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 4, 2001·389 cites·12 claims
- 1197US6265016B1Process for the preparation of slippery, tenaciously adhering, hydrophilic polyurethane hydrogel coatings, coated polymer and metal substrate materials, and coated medical devicesSCHNEIDER USA INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 24, 2001·168 cites·1 claims
- 1297US5919570ASlippery, tenaciously adhering hydrogel coatings containing a polyurethane-urea polymer hydrogel commingled with a poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) polymer hydrogel, coated polymer and metal substrate materials, and coated medical devicesSCHNEIDER INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 6, 1999·176 cites·57 claims
- 1397US5849368AProcess for hydrophilicization of hydrophobic polymersSCHNEIDER USA INC·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 15, 1998·169 cites·11 claims
- 1497US5662960AProcess for producing slippery, tenaciously adhering hydrogel coatings containing a polyurethane-urea polymer hydrogel commingled with a poly (n-vinylpyrrolidone) polymer hydrogelSCHNEIDER USA INC·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 2, 1997·190 cites·80 claims
- 1596US8236241B2Treating biological tissues to mitigate post-implantation calcificationCARPENTIER ALAIN F·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 7, 2012·54 cites·9 claims
- 1696US6620194B2Drug coating with topcoatBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 16, 2003·117 cites·11 claims
- 1796US5569197ADrug delivery guidewireSCHNEIDER USA INC·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 29, 1996·449 cites·34 claims
- 1896US5447724AMedical device polymerHARBOR MEDICAL DEVICES INC·Filed 1993·Granted Sep 5, 1995·734 cites·26 claims
- 1994US6547827B2Method for fixation of biological tissues having mitigated propensity for post-implantation calcification and thrombosis and bioprosthetic devices prepared therebyEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 15, 2003·116 cites·16 claims
- 2094US5569463AMedical device polymerHARBOR MEDICAL DEVICES INC·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 29, 1996·483 cites·13 claims
- 2192US7214344B2Method for treatment of biological tissues to mitigate post-implantation calcification and thrombosisEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2003·Granted May 8, 2007·82 cites·12 claims
- 2292US6991804B2Delivery systems for periadventitial delivery for treatment of restenosis and anastomotic intimal hyperplasiaEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 31, 2006·102 cites·47 claims
- 2392US6030656AProcess for the preparation of slippery, tenaciously adhering, hydrophilic polyurethane hydrogel coatings, coated metal substrate materials, and coated medical devicesSCHNEIDER USA INC·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 29, 2000·56 cites·60 claims
- 2490US6730313B2Delivery systems for periadventitial delivery for treatment of restenosis and anastomotic intimal hyperplasiaEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2001·Granted May 4, 2004·78 cites·61 claims
- 2590US6214054B1Method for fixation of biological tissues having mitigated propensity for post-implantation calcification and thrombosis and bioprosthetic devices prepared therebyEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 10, 2001·102 cites·56 claims
- 2688US8574615B2Medical devices having nanoporous coatings for controlled therapeutic agent deliveryTENNEY BARRON·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 5, 2013·47 cites·18 claims
- 2787US7483732B2Magnetic resonance imaging of a medical device and proximate body tissueBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 27, 2009·37 cites·49 claims
- 2886US8535702B2Medical devices having porous polymeric regions for controlled drug delivery and regulated biocompatibilityRICHARD ROBERT E·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 17, 2013·48 cites·57 claims
- 2986US8221783B2Medical devices with triggerable bioadhesive materialHELMUS MICHAEL N·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 17, 2012·19 cites·33 claims
- 3084US6129704APerfusion balloon catheter having a magnetically driven impellerSCHNEIDER USA INC·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 10, 2000·188 cites·17 claims
- 3182US8067026B2Drug release regions for medical devices, which include polycyclic-structure-containing polymersRANADE SHRIRANG V·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 29, 2011·9 cites·32 claims
- 3280US8092818B2Medical devices having bioactive surfacesRICHARD ROBERT E·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 10, 2012·6 cites·26 claims
- 3379US7666179B2Medical devices having porous regions for controlled therapeutic agent exposure or deliveryBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 23, 2010·6 cites·34 claims
- 3477US6045576ASewing ring having increased annular coaptationBAXTER INT·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 4, 2000·199 cites·21 claims
- 3574US7601382B2Method of making a coated medical deviceBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 13, 2009·18 cites·40 claims
- 3673US7625552B2Bioactive polymers for imparting bioactive character to hydrophobic medical article surfacesBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 1, 2009·2 cites·20 claims
- 3768US7709439B2Biomaterials for enhanced healingBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 4, 2010·12 cites·12 claims
- 3866US7195776B2Patch stabilization of rods for treatment of cardiac muscleBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 27, 2007·4 cites·21 claims
- 3964US7767220B2Implantable or insertable medical articles having covalently modified, biocompatible surfacesBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 3, 2010·6 cites·15 claims
- 4064US6040058ASlippery, tenaciously adhering hydrophilic polyurethane hydrogel coatings, coated metal substrate materials, and coated medical devicesSCHNEIDER USA INC·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 21, 2000·40 cites·60 claims
- 4160US8877499B2Bone anchorVIADERM LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 4, 2014·1 cites·20 claims
- 4259US2005187611A1Drug coating with topcoatBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4358US2006089705A1Drug release coated stentBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4458US2005106210A1Medical device with drugBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 4558US2006088654A1Drug release coated stentBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4655US5505699AAngioplasty deviceSCHNEIDER USA INC·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 9, 1996·69 cites·24 claims
- 4755US2004049265A1Drug coating with topcoatSCHNEIDER USA INC·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 4854US7108685B2Patch stabilization of rods for treatment of cardiac muscleBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 19, 2006·8 cites·21 claims
- 4954US2008102194A1Method and apparatus for coating a medical device by electroless platingBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 5053US2005080040A1Treatment of tissue, instruments and work surfaces to remove infectious agentsFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
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