Inventor · Redmond, WA, US

David H. Dillard

30Patents
13h-index
43Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 23, 1997 → Sep 26, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6569146B1 Method and apparatus for treating saphenous vein graft lesions Human Necessities 211 Expired
US6569177B1 Ablation atherectomy burr Human Necessities 195 Expired
US6503261B1 Bi-directional atherectomy burr Human Necessities 128 Expired
US6015420A Atherectomy device for reducing damage to vessels and/or in-vivo stents Human Necessities 109 Expired
US7434578B2 Methods of achieving lung volume reduction with removable anchored devices Human Necessities 97 Expired
US6156048A Atherectomy device for reducing damage to vessels and/or in-vivo stents Human Necessities 92 Expired
US7476203B2 Device and method for measuring the diameter of an air passageway Human Necessities 78 Expired
US6391832B2 Medical emulsion for lubrication and delivery of drugs Human Necessities 37 Expired
US7757692B2 Removable lung reduction devices, systems, and methods Human Necessities 26 Active
US7842061B2 Methods of achieving lung volume reduction with removable anchored devices Human Necessities 24 Expired
US7875048B2 One-way valve devices for anchored implantation in a lung Human Necessities 23 Active
US8795241B2 Deployment catheter Human Necessities 17 Active
US8257381B2 One-way valve devices for anchored implantation in a lung Human Necessities 13 Active
US6281175A Medical emulsion for lubrication and delivery of drugs Human Necessities 13 Expired
US8414655B2 Removable lung reduction devices, systems, and methods Human Necessities 10 Active
US6054421A Medical emulsion lubricant Human Necessities 8 Expired
US10987161B2 User interface and lock features for positioning multiple components within a body Human Necessities 7 Active
US10542872B2 User interface and lock features for positioning multiple components within a body Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US8956319B2 One-way valve devices for anchored implantation in a lung Human Necessities 4 Active
US8974484B2 Removable lung reduction devices, systems, and methods Human Necessities 4 Active
US10258376B2 Medical devices and systems for manipulating foreign bodies and methods of using the same Human Necessities 2 Active
US10595832B2 Device for visualizing real-time sampling Human Necessities 2 Active
US11478296B2 System and method for predictable deployment of a medical device Human Necessities 1 Active
US12171483B2 System and method for predictable deployment of a medical device Human Necessities 0 Active
US10123788B2 Deployment catheter Human Necessities 0 Active

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