David C. Auth
32Patents
25h-index
42Co-inventors
85Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 9, 1976 → Oct 29, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4691703A | Thermal cautery system | Human Necessities | 1,339 | Expired |
| US4492231A | Non-sticking electrocautery system and forceps | Human Necessities | 1,016 | Expired |
| US4445509A | Method and apparatus for removal of enclosed abnormal deposits | Human Necessities | 838 | Expired |
| US4532924A | Multipolar electrosurgical device and method | Human Necessities | 706 | Expired |
| US5681336A | Therapeutic device for treating vien graft lesions | Human Necessities | 629 | Expired |
| US6818001B2 | Intralumenal material removal systems and methods | Human Necessities | 573 | Expired |
| US4990134A | Transluminal microdissection device | Human Necessities | 502 | Expired |
| US5769880A | Moisture transport system for contact electrocoagulation | Human Necessities | 471 | Expired |
| US5827229A | Percutaneous aspiration thrombectomy catheter system | Human Necessities | 466 | Expired |
| US5695507A | Transluminal thrombectomy apparatus | Human Necessities | 463 | Expired |
| US4646736A | Transluminal thrombectomy apparatus | Human Necessities | 463 | Expired |
| US5314407A | Clinically practical rotational angioplasty system | Human Necessities | 276 | Expired |
| US5364393A | Tissue dissipative recanalization catheter | Human Necessities | 257 | Expired |
| US4582057A | Fast pulse thermal cautery probe | Human Necessities | 215 | Expired |
| US4449528A | Fast pulse thermal cautery probe and method | Human Necessities | 188 | Expired |
| US7713235B2 | Interventional catheters incorporating an active aspiration system | Human Necessities | 152 | Active |
| US4829999A | Side mount guidewire gripping device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 140 | Expired |
| US4273127A | Method for cutting and coagulating tissue | Human Necessities | 128 | Expired |
| US7257450B2 | Systems and methods for securing cardiovascular tissue | Human Necessities | 99 | Expired |
| US8235986B2 | Systems and methods for transeptal cardiac procedures, including tissue penetrating members and associated methods | Human Necessities | 84 | Active |
| US4126136A | Photocoagulating scalpel system | Human Necessities | 65 | Expired |
| US6030380A | Radio frequency transmyocardial revascularization | Human Necessities | 58 | Expired |
| US7906124B2 | Inactivation of smooth muscle tissue | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 53 | Active |
| US8021359B2 | Transseptal closure of a patent foramen ovale and other cardiac defects | Human Necessities | 51 | Active |
| US8439907B2 | Hemostatic tissue tunnel generator for inserting treatment apparatus into tissue of a patient | Human Necessities | 42 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.