Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

Cathco, Inc.

19Patents
0Active
19Granted
36Portfolio score

Filing activity: May 1, 1990 → Aug 15, 2000

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6272379A Implantable electronic system with acute myocardial infarction detection and patient warning capabilities Human Necessities 355 Expired
US6112116A Implantable responsive system for sensing and treating acute myocardial infarction Human Necessities 312 Expired
US5334187A Balloon catheter system with slit opening handle Human Necessities 292 Expired
US5735859A Distally attachable and releasable sheath for a stent delivery system Human Necessities 239 Expired
US5792144A Stent delivery catheter system Human Necessities 225 Expired
US5180376A Non-buckling thin-walled sheath for the percutaneous insertion of intraluminal catheters Human Necessities 209 Expired
US5423846A Dottering auger catheter system Human Necessities 187 Expired
US5492530A Method for accessing the coronary arteries from the radial or brachial artery in the arm Human Necessities 183 Expired
US5389090A Guiding catheter with straightening dilator Human Necessities 174 Expired
US5295969A Vascular access device with air-tight blood containment capability Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 172 Expired
US5759174A Angioplasty balloon with an expandable external radiopaque marker band Human Necessities 150 Expired
US5413561A Guiding catheter with sealing cap system for reducing blood loss when inserting guiding catheters Human Necessities 122 Expired
US5263959A Dottering auger catheter system and method Human Necessities 115 Expired
US5484425A Radiopaque non-kinking thin-walled introducer sheath Human Necessities 99 Expired
US5324262A Introducer sheath with expandable outer tube and method of use Human Necessities 97 Expired
US5795286A Radioisotope impregnated sheet of biocompatible material for preventing scar tissue formation Human Necessities 48 Expired
US5306259A Vascular access needle having an extended length body Human Necessities 37 Expired
US6350226B1 Radioisotope bandage for reducing scar tissue formation Human Necessities 10 Expired
US5219329A Two-piece percutaneous introducer sheath and method for removing a thrombus Human Necessities 9 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.