Inventor

Anthony C. Vrba

Inventor

Maple Grove, MN, US

Overview

1996–2020

Patent span

Human necessities

Primary field (CPC A)

Patents· 52 as inventor

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

A61Fprimary

A61FFilters implantable into blood vessels47%

A61MDevices for introducing media into, or onto, the body27%

A61BDiagnosis18%

A61LMethods or apparatus for sterilising materials or objects in general4%

A61NElectrotherapy4%

PatentTitleYear

10,524,859Therapeutic tissue modulation devices and methods2020 9,375,234'Medical device including structure for crossing an occlusion in a vessel'2016 9,320,525'Occlusion stent'2016 8,880,185'Renal denervation and stimulation employing wireless vascular energy transfer arrangement'2014 8,758,422'Edge protection via tapered balloon wrap'2014 8,556,914'Medical device including structure for crossing an occlusion in a vessel'2013 8,473,067'Renal denervation and stimulation employing wireless vascular energy transfer arrangement'2013 8,377,109'Rolling membrane stent delivery system'2013 8,287,564'Embolic protection filtering device that can be adapted to be advanced over a guidewire'2012 8,221,491'Tissue supporting devices'2012 8,162,974'Occlusion apparatus, system, and method'2012 8,152,832'Apparatus for anchoring an intravascular device along a guidewire'2012 8,083,689'Distal protection guidewire with nitinol core'2011 8,007,510'Embolic protection filtering device that can be adapted to be advanced over a guidewire'2011 7,998,088'Guidewire tip construction'2011 7,824,345'Medical device with push force limiter'2010 7,794,488'Rolling membrane stent delivery system'2010 7,740,644'Embolic protection filtering device that can be adapted to be advanced over a guidewire'2010 7,481,823'Multiple membrane embolic protection filter'2009 7,147,658'Medical device delivery system'2006 7,118,539'Articulating guide wire for embolic protection and methods of use'2006 7,077,811'Guidewire tip construction'2006 6,942,682'Rolling membrane stent delivery system'2005 6,911,016'Guidewire extension system'2005 6,740,113'Balloon expandable stent with a self-expanding portion'2004 6,702,843'Stent delivery means with balloon retraction means'2004 6,676,666'Medical device delivery system with two sheaths'2004 6,623,504'Balloon catheter with radiopaque distal tip'2003 6,620,114'Guidewire having a marker segment for length assessment'2003 6,582,461'Tissue supporting devices'2003 6,579,297'Stent delivery system using shape memory retraction'2003 6,544,278'Rolling membrane stent delivery system'2003 6,530,948'Segmented balloon delivery system'2003 6,451,052'Tissue supporting devices'2002 6,409,755'Balloon expandable stent with a self-expanding portion'2002 6,280,412'Stent securement by balloon modification'2001 6,254,611'Stent deployment catheter with midshaft seal'2001 6,254,609'Self-expanding stent delivery system with two sheaths'2001 6,238,410'Pulling membrane stent delivery system'2001 6,206,888'Stent delivery system using shape memory retraction'2001 6,168,621'Balloon expandable stent with a self-expanding portion'2001 6,120,522'Self-expanding stent delivery catheter'2000 6,113,608'Stent delivery device'2000 6,059,813'Rolling membrane stent delivery system'2000 6,048,350'Segmented balloon delivery system'2000 5,957,930'Stent deployment catheter with midshaft seal'1999 5,897,567'Expandable intravascular occlusion material removal devices and methods of use'1999 5,836,868'Expandable intravascular occlusion material removal devices and methods of use'1998 5,772,669'Stent deployment catheter with retractable sheath'1998 5,540,707'Expandable intravascular occlusion material removal devices and methods of use'1996 5,501,694'Expandable intravascular occlusion material removal devices and methods of use'1996 5,490,859'Expandable intravascular occlusion material removal devices and methods of use'1996

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1996–2006Patents assigned to SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC (31)· patent assignee history

1996–2020Based in Maple Grove, MN, US· patent location history

2005–2016Patents assigned to BOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC (19)· patent assignee history

2011–2016Patents assigned to VRBA ANTHONY C (9)· patent assignee history

2012Patents assigned to BEULKE MEL R (2)· patent assignee history

2012Patents assigned to BROOME THOMAS E (2)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC	31	1996–2006
BOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC	19	2005–2016
VRBA ANTHONY Cself	9	2011–2016
BEULKE MEL R	2	2012
BROOME THOMAS E	2	2012

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Maple Grove, Minnesota, US	52	1996–2020