Bruce D. Wigness
15Patents
14h-index
10Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 12, 1982 → Jul 25, 2003
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6620151B2 | Non-constant pressure infusion pump | Human Necessities | 288 | Expired |
| US6666845B2 | Implantable infusion pump | Human Necessities | 230 | Expired |
| US5290263A | Bidirectional check valve catheter | Human Necessities | 183 | Expired |
| US4705503A | Metabolite sensor including a chemical concentration sensitive flow controller for a drug delivery system | Human Necessities | 162 | Expired |
| US7338464B2 | Non-constant pressure infusion pump | Human Necessities | 152 | Expired |
| US4610658A | Automated peritoneovenous shunt | Human Necessities | 113 | Expired |
| US5120312A | Method and apparatus for catheterization | Human Necessities | 99 | Expired |
| US4705501A | Bi-directional, anti-reflux vascular access system | Human Necessities | 97 | Expired |
| US4536179A | Implantable catheters with non-adherent contacting polymer surfaces | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 75 | Expired |
| US4725207A | Automated peritoneovenous shunt | Human Necessities | 50 | Expired |
| US4657530A | Compression pump-catheter | Human Necessities | 46 | Expired |
| US4846806A | Implantable intravascular access system | Human Necessities | 44 | Expired |
| US5073094A | Zero net external displacement implantable pump and driver | Human Necessities | 30 | Expired |
| US5203770A | Method and apparatus for catheterization | Human Necessities | 25 | Expired |
| US4943560A | Solvent system for chronic vascular infusion of hydrophobic drugs | Human Necessities | 11 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.