Inventor

William R. Kanz

Inventor

Sacramento, CA, US

Overview

2000–2020

Patent span

Human necessities

Primary field (CPC A)

Patents· 48 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

A61Mprimary

A61MDevices for introducing media into, or onto, the body45%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests22%

A61BDiagnosis19%

A61FFilters implantable into blood vessels3%

LOC143%

LOC243%

A61NElectrotherapy1%

F04DNon-positive-displacement pumps1%

G01KMeasuring temperature1%

H02KDynamo-electric machines1%

PatentTitleYear

10,656,025Ultrasound catheter2020 10,495,520Ultrasound catheter2019 10,357,598Guidable intravascular blood pump and related methods2019 10,328,191Guidable intravascular blood pump and related methods2019 10,322,218Guidable intravascular blood pump and related methods2019 10,300,185Guidable intravascular blood pump and related methods2019 10,300,186Guidable intravascular blood pump and related methods2019 10,279,095Guidable intravascular blood pump and related methods2019 10,238,783Guidable intravascular blood pump and related methods2019 D0831058Medical device control unit display screen with graphical user interface2018 D0819807Medical device interface connector2018 9,789,238'Guidable intravascular blood pump and related methods'2017 RE046562'Vascular image co-registration'2017 D0797918'Medical device control unit'2017 D0794662'Medical device control unit display screen with graphical user interface'2017 9,597,437'Guidable intravascular blood pump and related methods'2017 9,561,314'Guidable intravascular blood pump and related methods'2017 9,545,468'Guidable intravascular blood pump and related methods'2017 9,327,068'Guidable intravascular blood pump and related methods'2016 9,144,665'Flexible sheath assemblies and interventional catheter systems incorporating them'2015 RE045534'Vascular image co-registration'2015 8,888,728'Guidable intravascular blood pump and related methods'2014 8,834,344'Left and right side heart support'2014 8,540,615'Left and right side heart support'2013 8,029,491'Method and apparatus for preventing air embolisms'2011 8,029,447'Multipurpose host system for invasive cardiovascular diagnostic measurement acquisition including an enhanced dynamically configured graphical display'2011 7,930,014'Vascular image co-registration'2011 7,785,246'Left and right side heart support'2010 7,731,675'Guidable intravascular blood pump and related methods'2010 7,381,179'Pulmonary and circulatory blood flow support devices and methods for heart surgery procedures'2008 7,090,659'Apparatus and methods for entering cavities of the body'2006 7,022,100'Guidable intravascular blood pump and related methods'2006 6,974,436'Integrated pump and cannula system and related methods'2005 6,969,379'Intravascular cannulation apparatus and methods of use'2005 6,935,344'Methods and systems for providing right and/or left heart support during cardiac surgery'2005 6,926,662'Left and right side heart support'2005 6,814,713'Systems for performing minimally invasive cardiac medical procedures'2004 6,709,418'Apparatus and methods for entering cavities of the body'2004 6,641,558'Method and apparatus for preventing air embolisms'2003 6,558,319'Heart stabilizer apparatus'2003 6,532,964'Pulmonary and circulatory blood flow support devices and methods for heart surgery procedures'2003 6,395,026'Apparatus and methods for beating heart bypass surgery'2002 6,295,877'Pressure sensing cannula'2001 6,287,319'Cannula with balloon tip'2001 6,234,960'Heart stabilizer apparatus'2001 6,210,133'Blood pump with sterile motor housing'2001 6,210,397'Sealing cannula device'2001 6,113,536'Device and method of attaching a blood pump and tubes to a surgical retractor'2000

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2000–2008Patents assigned to A MED SYSTEMS INC (18)· patent assignee history

2000–2017Based in Sacramento, CA, US· patent location history

2010–2019Patents assigned to MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR LLC (18)· patent assignee history

2011–2017Patents assigned to VOLCANO CORP (4)· patent assignee history

2011–2020Based in Woodinville, WA, US· patent location history

2013–2014Patents assigned to KANZ WILLIAM R (2)· patent assignee history

2017–2020Patents assigned to EKOS CORP (5)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
A MED SYSTEMS INC	18	2000–2008
MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR LLC	18	2010–2019
EKOS CORP	5	2017–2020
VOLCANO CORP	4	2011–2017
KANZ WILLIAM Rself	2	2013–2014

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Sacramento, California, US	29	2000–2017
Woodinville, Washington, US	19	2011–2020