Cardiovascular Imaging Systems, Inc.
🏢 View company profile →74Patents
0Active
74Granted
39Portfolio score
Filing activity: Feb 28, 1986 → Nov 27, 2002
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5383460A | Method and apparatus for ultrasound imaging and atherectomy | Human Necessities | 1,095 | Expired |
| US4794931A | Catheter apparatus, system and method for intravascular two-dimensional ultrasonography | Human Necessities | 684 | Expired |
| US5000185A | Method for intravascular two-dimensional ultrasonography and recanalization | Human Necessities | 647 | Expired |
| US5054492A | Ultrasonic imaging catheter having rotational image correlation | Human Necessities | 523 | Expired |
| US5100424A | Intravascular catheter having combined imaging abrasion head | Human Necessities | 433 | Expired |
| US5024234A | Ultrasonic imaging catheter with guidewire channel | Human Necessities | 307 | Expired |
| US5029588A | Laser catheter with imaging capability | Human Necessities | 307 | Expired |
| US5201316A | Guide wire receptacle for catheters having rigid housings | Human Necessities | 291 | Expired |
| US5749848A | Catheter system having imaging, balloon angioplasty, and stent deployment capabilities, and method of use for guided stent deployment | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 290 | Expired |
| US5095911A | Guidewire with imaging capability | Human Necessities | 287 | Expired |
| US5830145A | Enhanced accuracy of three-dimensional intraluminal ultrasound (ILUS) image reconstruction | Human Necessities | 278 | Expired |
| US5313949A | Method and apparatus for intravascular two-dimensional ultrasonography | Human Necessities | 264 | Expired |
| US5373849A | Forward viewing imaging catheter | Human Necessities | 235 | Expired |
| US5531700A | Convertible tip catheters and sheaths | Human Necessities | 234 | Expired |
| US5108411A | Flexible catheter drive cable | Human Necessities | 206 | Expired |
| US5558093A | Guidewire with imaging capability | Human Necessities | 182 | Expired |
| US5443457A | Tracking tip for a short lumen rapid exchange catheter | Human Necessities | 175 | Expired |
| US5724977A | Rotational correlation of intravascular ultrasound image with guide catheter position | Human Necessities | 173 | Expired |
| US5203338A | Vascular catheter having low-profile distal end | Human Necessities | 169 | Expired |
| US5620417A | Rapid exchange delivery catheter | Human Necessities | 149 | Expired |
| US5682897A | Guidewire with imaging capability | Human Necessities | 141 | Expired |
| US5314408A | Expandable member for a catheter system | Human Necessities | 134 | Expired |
| US5402790A | Intravascular catheter having combined imaging abrasion head | Human Necessities | 131 | Expired |
| US7044964B2 | Catheter system having imaging, balloon angioplasty, and stent deployment capabilities, and method of use for guided stent deployment | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 130 | Expired |
| US5997523A | Vascular catheter having low-profile distal end | Human Necessities | 128 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.