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Thomas R. Hektner
Also filed as: HEKTNER THOMAS · HEKTNER THOMAS R
47 granted patents·4 pending applications·6,831 citations·filing 1975–2024
99Inventor score
Files withSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC20ROTATION MEDICAL INC6IVANTIS INC4SPINE WAVE INC4ANULEX TECHNOLOGIES INC3
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51 records- 0199US8267882B2Methods and apparatus for treating glaucomaEUTENEUER CHARLES L·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 18, 2012·184 cites·38 claims
- 0298US9693902B2Methods and apparatus for treating glaucomaIVANTIS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 4, 2017·32 cites·13 claims
- 0397US9066783B2Methods and apparatus for treating glaucomaIVANTIS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 30, 2015·74 cites·18 claims
- 0497US6740093B2Method and apparatus for treating a vertebral bodyFiled 2001·Granted May 25, 2004·759 cites·5 claims
- 0597US6522926B1Devices and methods for cardiovascular reflex controlCVRX INC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 18, 2003·1.2k cites·60 claims
- 0697US6152946ADistal protection device and methodSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 28, 2000·873 cites·15 claims
- 0796US8529494B2Methods and apparatus for treating glaucomaEUTENEUER CHARLES L·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 10, 2013·65 cites·23 claims
- 0895US9101460B2Implantable tendon protection systems and related kits and methodsROTATION MEDICAL INC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 11, 2015·54 cites·29 claims
- 0995US7094249B1Distal protection device and methodBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 22, 2006·346 cites·11 claims
- 1094US11413133B2Implantable tendon protection systems and related kits and methodsROTATION MEDICAL INC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 16, 2022·3 cites·20 claims
- 1194US10537474B2Methods and apparatus for treating glaucomaIVANTIS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 21, 2020·16 cites·8 claims
- 1294US8880190B2Electrode structures and methods for their use in cardiovascular reflex controlCVRX INC·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 4, 2014·28 cites·30 claims
- 1393US4004586AMethod and apparatus for sealed, sterile connectionBAXTER TRAVENOL LAB·Filed 1975·Granted Jan 25, 1977·105 cites·20 claims
- 1491US7922768B2Spinal disc annulus reconstruction method and deformable spinal disc annulus stentANULEX TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 12, 2011·45 cites·16 claims
- 1591US7234468B2Transverse cavity device and methodSPINE WAVE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 26, 2007·96 cites·26 claims
- 1691US7114501B2Transverse cavity device and methodSPINE WAVE INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 3, 2006·270 cites·13 claims
- 1791US7052516B2Spinal disc annulus reconstruction method and deformable spinal disc annulus stentANULEX TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 30, 2006·158 cites·11 claims
- 1891US6726703B2Distal protection device and methodSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 27, 2004·202 cites·17 claims
- 1990US10413397B2Implantable tendon protection systems and related kits and methodsROTATION MEDICAL INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 17, 2019·9 cites·20 claims
- 2090US6991617B2Vascular treatment method and deviceHEKTNER THOMAS R·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 31, 2006·387 cites·2 claims
- 2189US7815643B2Transverse cavity device and methodSPINE WAVE INC·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 19, 2010·63 cites·29 claims
- 2288US8034112B2Spinal disc annulus reconstruction method and spinal disc annulus stentANULEX TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 11, 2011·30 cites·16 claims
- 2388US7931689B2Method and apparatus for treating a vertebral bodySPINEOLOGY INC·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 26, 2011·166 cites·9 claims
- 2487US11116623B2Implantable tendon protection systems and related kits and methodsROTATION MEDICAL INC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 14, 2021·4 cites·20 claims
- 2587US6974469B2Distal protection device and methodSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 13, 2005·135 cites·25 claims
- 2686US2024315829A1Implantable tendon protection systems and related kits and methodsROTATION MEDICAL INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2785US8088165B2Spinal disc annulus reconstruction method and deformable spinal disc annulus stentCAUTHEN III JOSEPH C·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 3, 2012·25 cites·22 claims
- 2884US4943278ADilatation balloon catheterSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1988·Granted Jul 24, 1990·192 cites·31 claims
- 2983US12343287B2Methods and apparatus for treating glaucomaALCON INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 1, 2025·0 cites·10 claims
- 3081US12016769B2Implantable tendon protection systems and related kits and methodsROTATION MEDICAL INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jun 25, 2024·0 cites·15 claims
- 3179US5876426ASystem and method of providing a blood-free interface for intravascular light deliverySCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 2, 1999·184 cites·6 claims
- 3276US5702364AFixed-wire dilatation balloon catheterSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1991·Granted Dec 30, 1997·122 cites·27 claims
- 3374US6582353B1Intravascular radiation delivery systemSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 24, 2003·44 cites·23 claims
- 3473US6071273AFixed wire dilatation balloon catheterSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1991·Granted Jun 6, 2000·107 cites·18 claims
- 3572US6422989B1Method for intravascular radioactive treatmentSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 23, 2002·110 cites·5 claims
- 3672US5567203ABalloon dilatation catheter with proximal hypotubeSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 22, 1996·99 cites·30 claims
- 3769US11504275B2Methods and apparatus for treating glaucomaIVANTIS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 22, 2022·0 cites·11 claims
- 3868US6599230B2Intravascular radiation delivery systemSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 29, 2003·28 cites·15 claims
- 3966US6092526APercutaneous chamber-to-artery bypassSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 25, 2000·133 cites·3 claims
- 4064US6723081B1Catheter system for the delivery of a low volume liquid bolusSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 20, 2004·25 cites·22 claims
- 4163US6764461B2Catheter system for the delivery of a low volume bolusSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 20, 2004·82 cites·43 claims
- 4258US6213126B1Percutaneous artery to artery bypass using heart tissue as a portion of a bypass conduitSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 10, 2001·85 cites·22 claims
- 4356US6050986ACatheter system for the delivery of a low volume liquid bolusSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 18, 2000·66 cites·14 claims
- 4453US6019718AApparatus for intravascular radioactive treatmentSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 1, 2000·46 cites·17 claims
- 4552US5247942AGuide wire with swivelSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1992·Granted Sep 28, 1993·55 cites·19 claims
- 4652US2007162032A1Transverse Cavity Device and MethodSPINE WAVE INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4751US2009024216A1Spinal disc annulus reconstruction method and spinal disc annulus stentCAUTHEN III JOSEPH C·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4849US2010191332A1Implantable Tendon Protection Systems and Related Kits and MethodsEUTENEUER CHARLES L·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 4948US7695455B2Delivery of a low volume liquid bolusBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 13, 2010·0 cites·10 claims
- 5048US5944716ARadio frequency transmyocardial revascularization corerSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 31, 1999·49 cites·4 claims
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