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Sean Ward
Also filed as: WARD SEAN · WARD SEAN MICHAEL
32 granted patents·18 pending applications·1,452 citations·filing 2000–2025
97Inventor score
Files withMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC14MEDTRONIC INC13WARD SEAN5SYNTHACE LTD4MEDTRONIC ARDIAN LUXEMBOURG3
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50 records- 0198US6526411B1System and method for creating dynamic playlistsFiled 2000·Granted Feb 25, 2003·924 cites·24 claims
- 0296US12214206B2Tools and assemblies thereof for implantable medical devicesMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 4, 2025·4 cites·24 claims
- 0394US9526522B2Interventional medical systems, tools, and assembliesMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 27, 2016·129 cites·29 claims
- 0493US10080888B2Interventional medical systems and associated methodsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 25, 2018·44 cites·14 claims
- 0592US8206374B2Catheter having improved traceabilityDUANE VERONA·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 26, 2012·61 cites·8 claims
- 0691US9993648B2Medical device delivery systemMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 12, 2018·18 cites·14 claims
- 0791US9220906B2Tethered implantable medical device deploymentGRISWOLD ERIK C·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 29, 2015·53 cites·30 claims
- 0890US9750931B2Interventional medical systems, assemblies and methodsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 5, 2017·17 cites·10 claims
- 0989US9844664B2Interventional medical systems, catheters, and subassembliesMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 19, 2017·21 cites·19 claims
- 1089US9414857B2Delivery system assemblies for implantable medical devicesMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 16, 2016·35 cites·5 claims
- 1188US9724507B2Interventional medical systems and associated tethering assemblies and methodsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 8, 2017·17 cites·17 claims
- 1288US9327123B2Endovascular nerve monitoring devices and associated systems and methodsMEDTRONIC ARDIAN LUXEMBOURG·Filed 2012·Granted May 3, 2016·35 cites·10 claims
- 1386US9977862B2Bioprocess method and systemSYNTHACE LTD·Filed 2016·Granted May 22, 2018·8 cites·13 claims
- 1484US11701012B2Microcatheter sensor design for minimizing profile and impact of wire strain on sensorMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 18, 2023·1 cites·8 claims
- 1583US10688277B2Guide extension catheter with perfusion openingsMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 23, 2020·7 cites·23 claims
- 1683US8241311B2Methods and systems for bypassing an occlusion in a blood vesselWARD SEAN·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 14, 2012·33 cites·13 claims
- 1782US10300286B2Tools and assemblies thereof for implantable medical devicesMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2013·Granted May 28, 2019·14 cites·15 claims
- 1879US10646122B2FFR catheter with covered distal pressure sensor and method of manufactureMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2017·Granted May 12, 2020·3 cites·25 claims
- 1978US11110278B2Tools and assemblies thereof for implantable medical devicesMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 7, 2021·2 cites·18 claims
- 2075US2025177753A1Tools and assemblies thereof for implantable medical devicesMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2174US9056171B2Arteriovenous shunt having eccentric anchor stentWARD SEAN·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 16, 2015·8 cites·9 claims
- 2273US9152945B2Systems and methods for automated rental managementWARD SEAN·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 6, 2015·1 cites·15 claims
- 2370US9061115B2Methods and apparatus for providing an arteriovenous fistulaMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 23, 2015·4 cites·11 claims
- 2470US8916226B2Method of forming hollow tubular drug eluting medical devicesMAUCH KEVIN·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 23, 2014·4 cites·13 claims
- 2567US10973418B2Microcatheter sensor design for minimizing profile and impact of wire strain on sensorMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 13, 2021·1 cites·5 claims
- 2666US10590494B2Multifactorial process optimisation method and systemSYNTHACE LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 17, 2020·1 cites·14 claims
- 2765US12369895B2Guide extension catheter assemblies, systems and methods of useMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 29, 2025·0 cites·14 claims
- 2865US11330994B2Reduced profile FFR catheterMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2017·Granted May 17, 2022·1 cites·16 claims
- 2965US2024277352A1Medical aspiration systemCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3063US2024277353A1Medical aspiration systemCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3159US10758729B2Interventional medical systems, catheters, and methodsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 1, 2020·1 cites·8 claims
- 3257US11298154B2Guide extension catheter assemblies, systems and methods of useMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 12, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 3356US2019022310A1Pressure measuring catheter with adenosine infusionMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 3454US2017319853A1Endovascular Nerve Monitoring Devices and Associated Systems and MethodsMEDTRONIC ARDIAN LUXEMBOURG·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 3554US2018101821A1Systems and methods for automated rental managementWARD SEAN·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 3652US2016287325A1Endovascular Nerve Monitoring Devices and Associated Systems and MethodsMEDTRONIC ARDIAN LUXEMBOURG·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 3752US2011066226A1Implantable Venous Valve for Treatment of Erectile DysfunctionMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 3850US2018085519A1Pressure measuring catheter with adenosine infusionMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 3948US2018196918A1Bioprocess method and systemSYNTHACE LTD·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 4047US10100375B2Multifactorial scoring method and systemSYNTHACE LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 16, 2018·0 cites·23 claims
- 4146US2015305633A1Catheter With Inner Surface Pressure Sensor for Providing a Vascular Pressure Measurement for Determining Fractional Flow ReserveMEDTRONIC VASCULAR GALWAY LTD·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 4246US2011070358A1Method of forming hollow tubular drug eluting medical devicesMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 4345US10369326B2Catheter with a lumen shaped as an identification symbolMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 6, 2019·0 cites·12 claims
- 4445USD514061SDesktop chargerMOTOROLA INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 31, 2006·5 cites·1 claims
- 4545US2011184504A1Methods and Apparatus for Providing an Arteriovenous FistulaMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 4644US2006155399A1Method and system for generating acoustic fingerprintsWARD SEAN·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 4742US2015065945A1Spinal neuromodulation and associated systems and methodsZARINS DENISE·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4842US2004249859A1System and method for fingerprint based media recognitionRELATABLE LLC·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 4941US2002133499A1System and method for acoustic fingerprintingFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 5035US2016206872A1Interventional medical tools and assembliesMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
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