Inventor · Dublin, IE

David Vale

125Patents
35h-index
51Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 9, 1998 → Aug 10, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6336934B1 Embolic protection device Human Necessities 684 Expired
US6432122B1 Embolic protection device Human Necessities 346 Expired
US6645224B2 Embolic protection device Human Necessities 193 Expired
US9445829B2 Clot retrieval device for removing clot from a blood vessel Human Necessities 168 Active
US6887256B2 Embolic protection system Human Necessities 160 Expired
US9301769B2 Clot retrieval device for removing clot from a blood vessel Human Necessities 148 Active
US6752819B1 Delivery catheter Human Necessities 148 Expired
US8852205B2 Clot retrieval device for removing occlusive clot from a blood vessel Human Necessities 138 Active
US6964672B2 Support frame for an embolic protection device Human Necessities 129 Expired
US9642635B2 Clot removal device Human Necessities 119 Active
US7901426B2 Embolic protection device Human Necessities 112 Active
US7662165B2 Embolic protection device Human Necessities 110 Expired
US7837692B2 Catheter with an expandable end portion Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 109 Active
US7510565B2 Embolic protection device Human Necessities 105 Expired
US7037320B2 Support frame for an embolic protection device Human Necessities 105 Expired
US6918921B2 Support frame for an embolic protection device Human Necessities 103 Expired
US8777976B2 Clot capture systems and associated methods Human Necessities 100 Active
US8852226B2 Vascular device for use during an interventional procedure Human Necessities 99 Active
US9463036B2 Clot engagement and removal system Human Necessities 96 Active
US7491215B2 Filter element for embolic protection device Human Necessities 94 Expired
US7094243B2 Catheter with an expandable end portion Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 93 Expired
US7846176B2 Embolic protection system Human Necessities 88 Active
US7014647B2 Support frame for an embolic protection device Human Necessities 73 Expired
US7144408B2 Embolic protection system Human Necessities 70 Expired
US9642639B2 Clot retrieval device for removing clot from a blood vessel Human Necessities 63 Active

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