Inventor · Grantsville, UT, US

Bret Hamatake

29Patents
14h-index
43Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 19, 1995 → Sep 27, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9554716B2 Insertion guidance system for needles and medical components Human Necessities 118 Active
US8147455B2 Infusion apparatuses and methods of use Human Necessities 100 Active
US8641676B2 Infusion apparatuses and methods of use Human Necessities 70 Active
US10231753B2 Insertion guidance system for needles and medical components Human Necessities 67 Active
US8323227B2 Tip configurations for a multi-lumen catheter Human Necessities 59 Active
US8932271B2 Implantable medical devices including septum-based indicators Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 58 Active
US8784336B2 Stylet apparatuses and methods of manufacture Human Necessities 56 Active
US8998860B2 Systems and methods for identifying an access port Human Necessities 44 Active
US7819840B2 Feeding device including balloon tip and method of manufacture Human Necessities 41 Active
US7094218B2 Valved catheter Human Necessities 36 Expired
US10052471B2 Implantable medical devices including septum-based indicators Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Active
US10004875B2 Stylet apparatuses and methods of manufacture Human Necessities 30 Active
US7854731B2 Valved catheter Human Necessities 28 Active
US5788642A In vivo rezero apparatus for a pressure transducer Human Necessities 23 Expired
US8206347B2 Feeding device including balloon tip and method of manufacture Human Necessities 12 Active
US10433790B2 Catheter assembly including monitoring capabilities Human Necessities 8 Active
US9656041B2 Tip configurations for multi-lumen catheter Human Necessities 7 Active
US10773066B2 Implantable medical devices including septum-based indicators Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US10463845B2 Low-profile access port Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US9456760B2 Closed catheter tip including electrically conductive pathway Human Necessities 4 Active
US10322230B2 Systems and methods for correcting and preventing occlusion in a catheter Human Necessities 2 Active
US11129573B2 Catheter assembly including monitoring capabilities Human Necessities 2 Active
US11207496B2 Stylet apparatuses and methods of manufacture Human Necessities 1 Active
US9839763B2 Tip configurations for multi-lumen catheter Human Necessities 0 Active
US11826171B2 Catheter assembly including monitoring capabilities Human Necessities 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.