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Inventor

James W. Vetter

Inventor
Portola Valley, CA, US

Overview

79→
Patents
1993–2020
Patent span
Human necessities
Primary field (CPC A)

Patents· 79 as inventor

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

A61Bprimary
A61BDiagnosis52%
A61MDevices for introducing media into, or onto, the body9%
A61FFilters implantable into blood vessels6%
Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests4%
Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification4%
A61KPreparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes4%
A61LMethods or apparatus for sterilising materials or objects in general4%
B64CAeroplanes4%
A61PSpecific therapeutic activity of chemical compounds or medicinal preparations3%
B23PMetal-working not otherwise provided for3%
PatentTitleYear
10,835,312Methods, devices and therapeutic platform for automated, selectable, soft tissue resection202010,806,434Soft tissue coring biopsy devices and methods202010,736,651Excisional devices and methods202010,695,037Automated, selectable, soft tissue excision biopsy devices and methods202010,555,751Soft tissue coring biopsy devices and methods202010,485,522Excisional coring devices and methods for image guided hard and soft tissue biopsy201910,456,159Thrombo-embolic protection and embolectomy/thrombectomy devices and methods201910,456,563Steerable, conformable, drug eluting balloon catheter201910,293,928Devices and methods for in flight transition VTOL/fixed wing hybrid aircraft structures and flight modes201910,231,750Excisional device distal working end actuation mechanism and method201910,219,821Devices and methods for soft tissue and endovascular material removal201910,076,315Soft tissue biopsy or excisional devices and methods201810,070,884Soft tissue coring biopsy devices and methods201810,070,885Soft tissue coring biospy devices and methods201810,064,610Devices and methods for soft tissue biopsy and tissue sample collection20189,999,758In-situ material delivery devices and methods20189,896,197'Devices and methods for in flight transition VTOL/fixed wing hybrid aircraft structures and flight modes'20189,808,226'Soft tissue coring biopsy devices and methods'20179,693,757'Methods and devices for removing tissue from a patient'20179,603,586'Methods and devices for cutting and collecting soft tissue'20179,592,035'Stereotactic soft tissue coring biopsy devices and methods'20179,580,171'Multi-orientation, advanced vertical agility, variable-environment vehicle'20179,521,992'Devices and methods for performing procedures on a breast'20169,463,001'Soft tissue coring biopsy devices and methods'20169,456,807'Soft tissue coring biopsy devices and methods'20169,315,266'Multi-orientation, advanced vertical agility, variable-environment vehicle'20169,259,211'Automated, selectable, soft tissue excision biopsy devices and methods'20169,241,691'Methods and devices for removing tissue from a patient and placing a marker in the patient'20169,155,527'Soft tissue coring biopsy devices and methods'20159,061,762'Multi-orientation, advanced vertical agility, variable-environment vehicle'20159,039,633'Automated, selectable, soft tissue excision biopsy devices and methods'20158,992,441'Automated, selectable, soft tissue excision biopsy devices and methods'20158,491,630'Post-biopsy cavity treatment implants and methods'20138,337,414'Methods and devices for removing tissue from a patient'20128,167,817'Methods and devices for removing tissue from a patient and placing a marker in the patient'20128,105,243'Methods and devices for removing tissue from a patient and placing a marker in the patient'20128,092,779'Post-biopsy cavity treatment implants and methods'20128,066,727'Methods and devices for cutting and collecting soft tissue'20117,780,948'Post biopsy cavity treatment implants and methods'20107,744,852'Methods and systems for marking post biopsy cavity sites'20107,635,340'Methods and devices for removing tissue from a patient'20097,615,013'Methods and devices for cutting and collecting soft tissue'20097,553,310'Methods and systems for in situ tissue marking and orientation stabilization'20097,537,788'Post-biopsy cavity treatment implants and methods'20097,534,452'Post-biopsy cavity treatment implants and methods'20097,517,348'Devices and methods for performing procedures on a breast'20097,445,626'Device and method for suturing tissue'20087,438,693'Devices and methods for performing procedures on a breast'20087,329,253'Suction sleeve and interventional devices having such a suction sleeve'20087,303,531'Excisional biopsy devices and methods'20077,122,011'Methods and devices for cutting and collecting soft tissue'20067,044,956'Methods and devices for cutting and collecting soft tissue'20067,029,451'Excisional devices having selective cutting and atraumatic configurations and methods of using same'20066,936,014'Devices and methods for performing procedures on a breast'20056,863,676'Excisional biopsy devices and methods'20056,849,080'Excisional biopsy device and methods'20056,780,179'Methods and systems for in situ tissue marking and orientation stabilization'20046,764,495'Excisional biopsy devices and methods'20046,702,831'Excisional biopsy devices and methods'20046,689,145'Excisional biopsy devices and methods'20046,440,147'Excisional biopsy devices and methods'20026,423,081'Excisional biopsy devices and methods'20026,355,050'Device and method for suturing tissue'20026,304,770'Breast stabilization devices and imaging and interventional methods using same'20016,266,550'Catheter apparatus for treating arterial occlusions'20016,241,667'Catheter apparatus for guided transvascular treatment of arterial occlusions'20016,157,852'Catheter apparatus for treating arterial occlusions'20006,146,377'Breast stabilization devices and methods'20006,122,542'Breast stabilization devices and imaging and interventional methods using the same'20006,086,543'Fine needle and core biopsy devices and methods'20006,081,738'Method and apparatus for the guided bypass of coronary occlusions'20006,036,699'Device and method for suturing tissue'20006,022,362'Excisional biopsy devices and methods'20005,860,991'Method for the percutaneous suturing of a vascular puncture site'19995,779,719'Device and method for the percutaneous suturing of a vascular puncture site'19985,613,974'Apparatus and method for vascular closure'19975,465,733'Guide wire for catheters and method for its use'19955,417,699'Device and method for the percutaneous suturing of a vascular puncture site'19955,269,764'Hemostatic gasket and valve assembly'1993

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1993–1995Based in Palo Alto, CA, US· patent location history
1995–1998Based in Redwood City, CA, US· patent location history
1997–2020Based in Portola Valley, CA, US· patent location history
2000–2009Patents assigned to RUBICOR MEDICAL INC (26)· patent assignee history
2011–2019Patents assigned to VETTER JAMES W (15)· patent assignee history
2011–2017Patents assigned to CHERNOMORSKY ARY S (7)· patent assignee history
2011–2017Patents assigned to ANDERSON SCOTT C (6)· patent assignee history
2015–2020Patents assigned to TRANSMED7 LLC (23)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees
AssigneePatentsSpan
RUBICOR MEDICAL INC262000–2009
TRANSMED7 LLC232015–2020
VETTER JAMES Wself152011–2019
CHERNOMORSKY ARY S72011–2017
ANDERSON SCOTT C62011–2017
Locations
LocationPatentsSpan
Portola Valley, California, US751997–2020
Redwood City, California, US21995–1998
Palo Alto, California, US21993–1995