Inventor · San Francisco, CA, US

David R. Tholfsen

14Patents
13h-index
16Co-inventors
71Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 31, 1999 → Jun 26, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6544230B1 Catheters, systems and methods for percutaneous in situ arterio-venous bypass Human Necessities 713 Expired
US6375615B1 Tissue penetrating catheters having integral imaging transducers and their methods of use Human Necessities 600 Expired
US6660024B1 Tissue penetrating catheters having integral imaging transducers and their methods of use Human Necessities 374 Expired
US6602241B2 Methods and apparatus for acute or chronic delivery of substances or apparatus to extravascular treatment sites Human Necessities 348 Expired
US7606615B2 Methods and apparatus for acute or chronic delivery of substances or apparatus to extravascular treatment sites Human Necessities 200 Expired
US8090430B2 Methods and apparatus for acute or chronic delivery or substances or apparatus to extravascular treatment sites Human Necessities 160 Active
US7357794B2 Devices, systems and methods for acute or chronic delivery of substances or apparatus to extravascular treatment sites Human Necessities 150 Expired
US8727988B2 Tissue penetrating catheters having integral imaging transducers and their methods of use Human Necessities 103 Active
US7637870B2 Tissue penetrating catheters having integral imaging transducers and their methods of use Human Necessities 88 Expired
US8585596B1 Catheters, systems and methods for percutaneous in situ arterio-venous bypass Human Necessities 38 Active
US8672920B2 Devices, systems and methods for acute or chronic delivery of substances or apparatus to extravascular treatment sites Human Necessities 30 Active
US9345858B2 Catheters, systems and methods for percutaneous in situ arterio-venous bypass Human Necessities 22 Active
US9597184B2 Devices, systems, and methods for reshaping a heart valve annulus, including the use of a bridge implant having an adjustable bridge stop Human Necessities 17 Active
US9907932B2 Devices, systems and methods for acute or chronic delivery of substances or apparatus to extravascular treatment sites Human Necessities 0 Active

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