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Allen J. Tower
Also filed as: TOWER ALLEN · TOWER ALLEN J
18 granted patents·5 pending applications·5,762 citations·filing 1988–2022
97Inventor score
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23 records- 0198US5161773AMethod and apparatus for controlling fluid flowNUMED INC·Filed 1990·Granted Nov 10, 1992·208 cites·8 claims
- 0297US5389106AImpermeable expandable intravascular stentNUMED INC·Filed 1993·Granted Feb 14, 1995·1.1k cites·5 claims
- 0395US5868783AIntravascular stent with limited axial shrinkageNUMED INC·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 9, 1999·734 cites·7 claims
- 0495US4913701ABalloon catheter and method of manufacturing the sameNUMED INC·Filed 1988·Granted Apr 3, 1990·99 cites·7 claims
- 0594US5217483AIntravascular radially expandable stentNUMED INC·Filed 1992·Granted Jun 8, 1993·588 cites·5 claims
- 0694US5161547AMethod of forming an intravascular radially expandable stentNUMED INC·Filed 1990·Granted Nov 10, 1992·592 cites·5 claims
- 0794US5002559APTCA catheterNUMED·Filed 1989·Granted Mar 26, 1991·465 cites·15 claims
- 0893US6022370AExpandable stentNUMED INC·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 8, 2000·507 cites·3 claims
- 0991US5695498AStent implantation systemNUMED INC·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 9, 1997·442 cites·9 claims
- 1090US5860966AMethod of securing a stent on a balloon catheterNUMED INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 19, 1999·394 cites·13 claims
- 1186US5352199ABalloon catheterNUMED INC·Filed 1993·Granted Oct 4, 1994·253 cites·6 claims
- 1282US9510943B2Stented heart valve devices and methods for atrioventricular valve replacementMESANA THIERRY·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 6, 2016·27 cites·14 claims
- 1377US12350148B2Stented heart valve devices and methods for atrioventricular valve replacementMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 8, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 1477US8721713B2System for implanting a replacement valveTOWER ALLEN J·Filed 2002·Granted May 13, 2014·71 cites·10 claims
- 1576US7524302B2Prenatal balloon catheterNUMED INC·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 28, 2009·82 cites·5 claims
- 1674US5087247ABalloon perfusion catheterCARDIOVASCULAR DESIGNS INC·Filed 1990·Granted Feb 11, 1992·172 cites·17 claims
- 1768US11534295B2Stented heart valve devices and methods for atrioventricular valve replacementMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 27, 2022·0 cites·14 claims
- 1865US8858619B2System and method for implanting a replacement valveTOWER ALLEN J·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 14, 2014·3 cites·17 claims
- 1950US2009149943A1Flexible stentNUMED INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 2048US2009143728A1Balloon catheter with safety featureNUMED INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 2143US2006178731A1Apparatus for aiding the flow of blood through patient's circulatory systemNUMED INC·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 2241US2003199971A1Biological replacement valve assemblyNUMED INC·Filed 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 2338US2011282198A1Rapid response angiographic catheterTOWER ALLEN J·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
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