Inventor · Minnetonka, MN, US

Bruce Asmus

22Patents
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18Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 28, 2001 → Jun 30, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7074197B2 Composite guidewire Human Necessities 228 Expired
US7618379B2 Composite guidewire Human Necessities 60 Active
US7316147B2 Apparatuses for crimping and loading of intraluminal medical devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US7316148B2 Protective sheet loader Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Expired
US8414506B2 Composite guidewire Human Necessities 26 Active
US6685653B2 Extension system for pressure-sensing guidewires Human Necessities 26 Expired
US7044921B2 Medical device with changeable tip flexibility Human Necessities 26 Expired
US7993286B2 Composite guidewire Human Necessities 22 Active
US8042251B2 Systems and methods for heating and cooling during stent crimping Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US7636997B2 Method for crimping and loading of intraluminal medical devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US10806905B2 Reformable guidewire tip Human Necessities 5 Active
US8104321B2 Stent crimping mechanisms Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US8438895B2 Apparatuses for crimping and loading of intraluminal medical devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US6652471B2 Pressure-sensing guidewire having improved torque Human Necessities 3 Expired
US7926320B2 Apparatuses for crimping and loading of intraluminal medical devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US10449335B2 Peelable protective sheath Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US8668650B2 Pressure-sensing guidewire and sheath Human Necessities 1 Active
US7793532B2 Protective sheet loader Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9113790B2 Pressure-sensing guidewire and sheath Human Necessities 1 Active
US7748248B2 Stent crimping mechanisms Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
USD1071208S1 Guide extension catheter General 0 Active
USD1071209S1 Partial flared guide extension catheter General 0 Active

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