Inventor · Kirkland, WA, US

David C. Auth

32Patents
25h-index
42Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 9, 1976 → Oct 29, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.