Inventor · disambiguated record
Stephen A. Leeflang
Also filed as: LEEFLANG STEPHEN · LEEFLANG STEPHEN A · LEEFLANG STEPHEN ARIE
111 granted patents·32 pending applications·5,856 citations·filing 1999–2024
99Inventor score
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143 records- 0198US10507302B2Systems, apparatuses, and methods for guide wire deliveryFARAPULSE INC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 17, 2019·48 cites·29 claims
- 0298US8277470B2Mechanical pump for removal of fragmented matter and methods of manufacture and useDEMARAIS DENISE M·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 2, 2012·171 cites·8 claims
- 0398US6454775B1Systems and methods for clot disruption and retrievalBACCHUS VASCULAR INC·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 24, 2002·738 cites·18 claims
- 0497US6660014B2Systems and methods for clot disruption and retrievalBACCHUS VASCULAR INC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 9, 2003·292 cites·9 claims
- 0597US6652548B2Expansible shearing catheters for thrombus removalBACCHUS VASCULAR INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 25, 2003·684 cites·18 claims
- 0697US6635070B2Apparatus and methods for capturing particulate material within blood vesselsBACCHUS VASCULAR INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 21, 2003·591 cites·10 claims
- 0796US9427551B2Steerable catheters and methods for making themCLPH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 30, 2016·65 cites·19 claims
- 0896US8545447B2Mechanical pump for removal of fragmented matter and methods of manufacture and useDEMARAIS DENISE M·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 1, 2013·58 cites·22 claims
- 0995US8252015B2Expandable guide sheath and apparatus and methods for making themLEEFLANG STEPHEN A·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 28, 2012·80 cites·9 claims
- 1095US7556710B2Catheters with lubricious linings and methods for making and using themILH LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 7, 2009·35 cites·22 claims
- 1195US7553387B2Catheters with lubricious linings and methods for making and using themILH LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 30, 2009·33 cites·34 claims
- 1295US6979290B2Apparatus and methods for coronary sinus accessUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 27, 2005·403 cites·57 claims
- 1395US6945977B2Systems and methods for clot disruption and retrievalBACCHUS VASCULAR INC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 20, 2005·394 cites·12 claims
- 1494US8956280B2Apparatus and methods for placing leads using direct visualizationEVERSULL CHRISTIAN S·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 17, 2015·92 cites·22 claims
- 1594US8454578B2Apparatus and methods for making coated liners and tubular devices including such linersLEEFLANG STEPHEN ARIE·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 4, 2013·16 cites·20 claims
- 1694US8016748B2Apparatus and methods for coronary sinus accessUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 13, 2011·93 cites·40 claims
- 1794US7875049B2Expandable guide sheath with steerable backbone and methods for making and using themMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 25, 2011·100 cites·22 claims
- 1894US7837671B2Slittable and peelable sheaths and methods for making and using themMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 23, 2010·74 cites·3 claims
- 1993US10856902B2Catheters and dilators for trans-septal procedures and methods for making and using themCLPH LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 8, 2020·6 cites·17 claims
- 2093US9974887B2Catheters with lubricious linings and methods for making and using themEVERSULL CHRISTIAN S·Filed 2011·Granted May 22, 2018·8 cites·17 claims
- 2193US7762995B2Expandable guide sheath and apparatus and methods using such sheathsUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 27, 2010·193 cites·59 claims
- 2292US10065015B2Catheter devices and methods for making themCLPH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 4, 2018·15 cites·20 claims
- 2392US9950142B2Steerable catheters and methods for making themCLPH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 24, 2018·13 cites·22 claims
- 2492US8927048B2Apparatus and methods for making coated liners and tubular devices including such linersLEEFLANG STEPHEN A·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 6, 2015·12 cites·23 claims
- 2592US8048034B2Slittable and peelable sheaths and methods for making and using themMEDRONIC INC·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 1, 2011·35 cites·5 claims
- 2692US7993350B2Shapeable or steerable guide sheaths and methods for making and using themMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 9, 2011·94 cites·13 claims
- 2792US7765014B2Apparatus and methods for delivering transvenous leadsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 27, 2010·97 cites·12 claims
- 2891US9642991B2Apparatus and methods for accessing the lymphatic systemEVERSULL CHRISTIAN S·Filed 2013·Granted May 9, 2017·38 cites·19 claims
- 2991US9421316B2Apparatus and methods for accessing the lymphatic systemLEEFLANG STEPHEN A·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 23, 2016·39 cites·27 claims
- 3091US6702830B1Mechanical pump for removal of fragmented matter and methods of manufacture and useBACCHUS VASCULAR INC·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 9, 2004·281 cites·39 claims
- 3191US6663613B1System and methods for clot dissolutionBACCHUS VASCULAR INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 16, 2003·199 cites·26 claims
- 3289US7655016B2Mechanical pump for removal of fragmented matter and methods of manufacture and useCOVIDIEN·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 2, 2010·125 cites·11 claims
- 3388US10368910B2Apparatus and methods for placing leads using direct visualizationINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 6, 2019·5 cites·17 claims
- 3488US9937319B1Slittable catheters and methods for making and using themLEEFLANG STEPHEN A·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 10, 2018·24 cites·13 claims
- 3588US9192752B2Serial valves and hubs for tubular devices and methods for making and using themLEEFLANG STEPHEN A·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 24, 2015·25 cites·18 claims
- 3687US11524152B1Valves and hubs for tubular devices and methods for making and using themLEEFLANG STEPHEN ARIE·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 13, 2022·9 cites·25 claims
- 3786US10124145B2Catheter devices and methods for making themCLPH LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 13, 2018·4 cites·19 claims
- 3886US8070898B2Catheters with lubricious linings and methods for making and using themEVERSULL CHRISTIAN S·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 6, 2011·7 cites·29 claims
- 3986US8062258B2Mechanical pump for removal of fragmented matter and methods of manufacture and useDEMARAIS DENISE M·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 22, 2011·29 cites·6 claims
- 4086US7517352B2Devices for percutaneous remote endarterectomyBACCHUS VASCULAR INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 14, 2009·188 cites·40 claims
- 4185US12246143B2Systems, apparatuses, and methods for guide wire deliveryBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 11, 2025·4 cites·16 claims
- 4285US6929633B2Apparatus and methods for clot dissolutionBACCHUS VASCULAR INC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 16, 2005·189 cites·17 claims
- 4384US11850375B2Catheter devices and methods for making themCLPH LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 26, 2023·1 cites·18 claims
- 4482US10500332B2Injection devices and systems and methods for using themCLPH LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 10, 2019·3 cites·22 claims
- 4582US7637902B2Slittable and peelable sheaths and methods for making and using themMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 29, 2009·22 cites·10 claims
- 4682US2025001130A1Catheter devices and methods for making themCLPH LLC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4781US11517662B2Injection devices and systems and methods for using themCLPH LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 6, 2022·2 cites·20 claims
- 4881US10946171B2Catheter devices and methods for making themCLPH LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 16, 2021·2 cites·20 claims
- 4981US7550053B2Catheters with lubricious linings and methods for making and using themILH LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 23, 2009·21 cites·24 claims
- 5081US2024238557A1Catheter devices and methods for making themCLPH LLC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
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