Inventor · disambiguated record
John J. Frantzen
Also filed as: FRANTZEN JOHN J
70 granted patents·6 pending applications·17,437 citations·filing 1974–2009
99Inventor score
Files withADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM22CARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC10COOK INC7GLOBAL THERAPEUTICS INC6MINNESOTA MICRO METAL INC4
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76 records- 0199US5766238AExpandable stents and method for making sameADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 16, 1998·233 cites·8 claims
- 0299US5735893AExpandable stents and method for making sameADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 7, 1998·454 cites·13 claims
- 0399US5514154AExpandable stentsADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 1994·Granted May 7, 1996·1.4k cites·23 claims
- 0499US5421955AExpandable stents and method for making sameADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 6, 1995·1.3k cites·15 claims
- 0598US6346077B1Surgical instrument for stabilizing the beating heart during coronary artery bypass graft surgeryCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 12, 2002·1.7k cites·7 claims
- 0698US5603721AExpandable stents and method for making sameADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 1995·Granted Feb 18, 1997·588 cites·7 claims
- 0797US5746691AMethod for polishing surgical stentsGLOBAL THERAPEUTICS INC·Filed 1997·Granted May 5, 1998·124 cites·5 claims
- 0897US5728158AExpandable stentsADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 17, 1998·398 cites·25 claims
- 0996US6299635B1Radially expandable non-axially contracting surgical stentCOOK INC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 9, 2001·432 cites·10 claims
- 1096US6042606ARadially expandable non-axially contracting surgical stentCOOK INC·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 28, 2000·603 cites·10 claims
- 1196US5725572ARadiopaque stentADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 10, 1998·798 cites·10 claims
- 1295US6689159B2Expandable stents and method for making sameADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 10, 2004·148 cites·9 claims
- 1395US6432133B1Expandable stents and method for making sameADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 13, 2002·147 cites·15 claims
- 1495US6066167AExpandable stentsADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 1998·Granted May 23, 2000·304 cites·8 claims
- 1595US6066168AExpandable stents and method for making sameADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 1998·Granted May 23, 2000·312 cites·18 claims
- 1694US6511504B1Expandable stents and method for making sameADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 28, 2003·122 cites·2 claims
- 1794US6056776AExpandable stents and method for making sameADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 1998·Granted May 2, 2000·256 cites·8 claims
- 1894US5894843ASurgical method for stabilizing the beating heart during coronary artery bypass graft surgeryCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 20, 1999·567 cites·13 claims
- 1994US5741327ASurgical stent featuring radiopaque markersGLOBAL THERAPEUTICS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 21, 1998·702 cites·10 claims
- 2093US6485511B2Expandable stents and method for making sameADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 26, 2002·125 cites·40 claims
- 2193US5843164AIntraluminal stent for attaching a graftADVANCED CARRDIOVASCULAR SYSTE·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 1, 1998·715 cites·10 claims
- 2292US6596022B2Expandable stents and method for making sameADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 22, 2003·106 cites·5 claims
- 2392US5348693AFormation of three dimensional objects and assembliesADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 1991·Granted Sep 20, 1994·114 cites·28 claims
- 2491US6776783B1Surgical clips and apparatus and method for clip placementCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 17, 2004·268 cites·6 claims
- 2591US5514115AFlexible housing for intracorporeal useDEVICE FOR VASCULAR INTERVENTI·Filed 1993·Granted May 7, 1996·307 cites·52 claims
- 2690US6309412B1Expandable stents and method for making sameADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 30, 2001·92 cites·4 claims
- 2790US6022359AStent delivery system featuring a flexible balloonFiled 1999·Granted Feb 8, 2000·383 cites·21 claims
- 2890US5843175AEnhanced flexibility surgical stentGLOBAL THERAPEUTICS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 1, 1998·399 cites·11 claims
- 2989US6695833B1Vascular stent-graft apparatus and forming methodNELLIX INC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 24, 2004·197 cites·11 claims
- 3089US6293966B1Surgical stent featuring radiopaque markersCOOK INC·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 25, 2001·398 cites·20 claims
- 3189US6187034B1Segmented stent for flexible stent delivery systemFiled 1999·Granted Feb 13, 2001·357 cites·15 claims
- 3288US5868782ARadially expandable axially non-contracting surgical stentGLOBAL THERAPEUTICS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 9, 1999·290 cites·19 claims
- 3387US6620193B1Method of deploying a stent in a body lumenADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 16, 2003·110 cites·13 claims
- 3485US5441510ABi-axial cutter apparatus for catheterTECHNOLOGY DEV CENTER·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 15, 1995·348 cites·12 claims
- 3584US6193732B1Surgical clips and apparatus and method for clip placementCARDIOTHORACIC SYSTEM·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 27, 2001·341 cites·9 claims
- 3684US4013498AEtching apparatus for accurately making small holes in thick materialsBUCKBEE MEARS CO·Filed 1975·Granted Mar 22, 1977·26 cites·1 claims
- 3783US6183353B1Apparatus for polishing surgical stentsCOOK INC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 6, 2001·80 cites·2 claims
- 3883US6168618B1Electrolytic stent delivery system and methods of useENDOTEX INTERVENTIONAL SYS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 2, 2001·193 cites·20 claims
- 3983US6086455AApparatus for polishing surgical stentsCOOK INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 11, 2000·35 cites·12 claims
- 4083US5728131ACoupling device and method of useENDOTEX INTERVENTIONAL SYS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 17, 1998·230 cites·18 claims
- 4183US5718713ASurgical stent having a streamlined contourGLOBAL THERAPEUTICS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 17, 1998·222 cites·19 claims
- 4282US7513907B2Expandable stents and method for making sameADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 7, 2009·9 cites·5 claims
- 4382US6315717B1Surgical instruments for stabilizing the beating heart during coronary artery bypass graft surgeryCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 13, 2001·76 cites·24 claims
- 4481US6083259AAxially non-contracting flexible radially expandable stentFiled 1998·Granted Jul 4, 2000·205 cites·11 claims
- 4581US5873907AElectrolytic stent delivery system and methods of useENDOTEX INTERVENTIONAL SYS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 23, 1999·175 cites·20 claims
- 4680US6743169B1Surgical instruments and procedures for stabilizing the beating heart during coronary artery bypass graft surgeryCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 1, 2004·68 cites·39 claims
- 4780US5776114AFlexible housing for intracorporeal useDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 7, 1998·153 cites·16 claims
- 4879US4479849AEtchant removal apparatus and processKOLTRON CORP·Filed 1983·Granted Oct 30, 1984·27 cites·4 claims
- 4978US6908479B2Expandable stents and method for making sameADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 21, 2005·28 cites·9 claims
- 5076US4221084AAbrasive toolMINNESOTA MICRO METAL INC·Filed 1978·Granted Sep 9, 1980·25 cites·1 claims
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