Cathco, Inc.
19Patents
0Active
19Granted
36Portfolio score
Filing activity: May 1, 1990 → Aug 15, 2000
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.