Inventor · Rochester, MN, US

David Holmes

51Patents
31h-index
37Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 26, 1994 → Nov 3, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5573520A Flexible tubular device for use in medical applications Performing Operations; Transporting 868 Expired
US6652556B1 Filter apparatus for ostium of left atrial appendage Human Necessities 786 Expired
US5741429A Flexible tubular device for use in medical applications Performing Operations; Transporting 556 Expired
US6652555B1 Barrier device for covering the ostium of left atrial appendage Human Necessities 529 Expired
US6283983A Percutaneous in-situ coronary bypass method and apparatus Human Necessities 479 Expired
US6126649A Steerable catheter with external guidewire as catheter tip deflector Human Necessities 349 Expired
US6689150B1 Filter apparatus for ostium of left atrial appendage Human Necessities 331 Expired
US6258117A Multi-section stent Human Necessities 299 Expired
US5728132A Self-sealing vascular access device Human Necessities 286 Expired
US6645143B2 Pressure/temperature/flow monitor device for vascular implantation Human Necessities 223 Expired
US6309350A Pressure/temperature/monitor device for heart implantation Human Necessities 219 Expired
US6485510B1 Multi-section stent Human Necessities 209 Expired
US6015387A Implantation devices for monitoring and regulating blood flow Human Necessities 189 Expired
US7235096B1 Implantable device for promoting repair of a body lumen Human Necessities 182 Expired
US7727189B2 Filter apparatus for ostium of left atrial appendage Human Necessities 151 Active
US6969373B2 Syringe system Human Necessities 136 Expired
US6015405A Device for forming holes in tissue Human Necessities 120 Expired
US6293958A Catheter having flow diffusing tip Human Necessities 118 Expired
US6699280B2 Multi-section stent Human Necessities 114 Expired
US8685055B2 Filter apparatus for ostium of left atrial appendage Human Necessities 87 Active
US6241710A Hypodermic needle with weeping tip and method of use Human Necessities 77 Expired
US6605061B2 Catheter for drug injection in cardiovascular system Human Necessities 69 Expired
US6193670A Hemostatic agent delivery device having built-in pressure sensor Human Necessities 58 Expired
US5895376A Hemostasis valve, system and assembly Human Necessities 56 Expired
US6547769B2 Catheter apparatus with weeping tip and method of use Human Necessities 54 Expired

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