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Michael E. Zupkofska
Also filed as: ZUPKOFSKA MICHAEL · ZUPKOFSKA MICHAEL E
31 granted patents·10 pending applications·760 citations·filing 2004–2025
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41 records- 0198US7462192B2Atraumatic stent with reduced deployment force, method for making the same and method and apparatus for deploying and positioning the stentBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 9, 2008·174 cites·34 claims
- 0296US9451967B2Tissue closureJORDAN GARY·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 27, 2016·216 cites·9 claims
- 0396US9388517B2Atraumatic stent and method and apparatus for making the sameBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 12, 2016·26 cites·19 claims
- 0496US8677874B2Atraumatic stent and method and apparatus for making the sameBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 25, 2014·37 cites·20 claims
- 0596US8151682B2Atraumatic stent and method and apparatus for making the sameLILBURN STEVE·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 10, 2012·54 cites·14 claims
- 0696US7857844B2Atraumatic stent with reduced deployment force, method for making the same and method and apparatus for deploying and positioning the stentBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 28, 2010·110 cites·20 claims
- 0795US11578437B2Atraumatic stent and method and apparatus for making the sameBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 14, 2023·4 cites·20 claims
- 0895US10947651B2Atraumatic stent and method and apparatus for making the sameBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 16, 2021·8 cites·20 claims
- 0995US8459164B2Atraumatic stent and method and apparatus for making the sameLILBURN STEVE·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 11, 2013·29 cites·17 claims
- 1095US7655039B2Stents with attached looped endsBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 2, 2010·50 cites·22 claims
- 1190US9155643B2Apparatus and method for manufacturing a single wire stentCLERC CLAUDE·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 13, 2015·15 cites·17 claims
- 1285US12276053B2Atraumatic stent and method and apparatus for making the sameBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2023·Granted Apr 15, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1385US11840780B2Atraumatic stent and method and apparatus for making the sameBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 12, 2023·0 cites·19 claims
- 1485US7993387B2Stent with reduced weld profiles and a closed-end wire configurationBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 9, 2011·15 cites·38 claims
- 1578US12357745B2Tissue closureBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 15, 2025·0 cites·16 claims
- 1678US8109988B2Stents with attached looped endsLEANNA GARY J·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 7, 2012·3 cites·7 claims
- 1774US9301862B2Stent retrieval member and devices and methods for retrieving or repositioning a stentJORDAN GARY A·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 5, 2016·10 cites·40 claims
- 1873US10201444B2Method for loading a stent into a delivery systemBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 12, 2019·2 cites·20 claims
- 1971US2025366704A1Medical device control mechanism and methods of useBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2067US10426643B2Stents with attached looped endsBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 1, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 2167US9788979B2Stents with attached looped endsBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 17, 2017·2 cites·16 claims
- 2266US11471166B2Tissue closureBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 18, 2022·0 cites·11 claims
- 2366US10265203B2Stent retrieval member and devices and methods for retrieving or repositioning a stentBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 23, 2019·1 cites·20 claims
- 2464US12414678B2Medical device control mechanism and methods of useBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 16, 2025·0 cites·15 claims
- 2564US9743977B2Medical devices with multiple degrees of freedom and related methods of useSMITH PAUL·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 29, 2017·2 cites·15 claims
- 2662US2014074220A1Stent With Reduced Weld Profiles and a Closed-End Wire ConfigurationBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 2759US10278842B2Atraumatic stent and method and apparatus for making the sameBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2016·Granted May 7, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 2858US10470776B2Tissue closureBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 12, 2019·0 cites·12 claims
- 2957US9393137B2Method for loading a stent into a delivery systemRUSK EMILY E·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 19, 2016·2 cites·22 claims
- 3054US2011295359A1Stent With Reduced Weld Profiles and a Closed-End Wire ConfigurationCLERC CLAUDE O·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 3153US2021038204A1Pulmonary biopsy devicesBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 3253US2012101564A1Stents with attached looped endsLEANNA GARY J·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 3351US2011079315A1Atraumatic stent with reduced deployment force, method for making the same and method and apparatus for deploying and positioning the stentBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 3451US2010160812A1Fine Needle Aspiration Handle AttachmentJORDAN GARY·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 3549US11896228B2Devices, systems, and methods for tissue resectionBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 13, 2024·0 cites·9 claims
- 3643US2016287223A1Pulmonary biopsy devicesBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 3741US10166126B2Inflatable balloon stentBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 1, 2019·0 cites·15 claims
- 3835US9943394B2Hemostasis and closure methods utilizing meshBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 17, 2018·0 cites·22 claims
- 3933US2016178519A1Marker For Detection And Confirmation Of Peripheral Lung NodulesBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 4032US9936958B2Zip clipBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 10, 2018·0 cites·18 claims
- 4129US2015282790A1Endoscopic closure deviceBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
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