Inventor · Palo Alto, CA, US

Dirk Boecker

120Patents
46h-index
50Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 6, 1994 → Dec 8, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7025774B2 Tissue penetration device Physics 1,159 Expired
US7547287B2 Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue Physics 933 Expired
US7198606B2 Method and apparatus for a multi-use body fluid sampling device with analyte sensing Human Necessities 759 Expired
US7041068B2 Sampling module device and method Physics 720 Expired
US5710630A Method and apparatus for determining glucose concentration in a biological sample Physics 427 Expired
US6584335B1 Analytical device for in vivo analysis in the body of a patient Physics 418 Expired
US7297151B2 Method and apparatus for body fluid sampling with improved sensing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 300 Expired
US7604592B2 Method and apparatus for a point of care device Human Necessities 265 Expired
US5676143A Apparatus for analytical determination of glucose in a biological matrix Human Necessities 260 Expired
US5825488A Method and apparatus for determining analytical data concerning the inside of a scattering matrix Physics 246 Expired
US7344507B2 Method and apparatus for lancet actuation Physics 242 Expired
US7374544B2 Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue Physics 236 Expired
US7229458B2 Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue Physics 231 Expired
US6966880B2 Universal diagnostic platform Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 217 Expired
US5551422A Method and apparatus for analytical determination of glucose in a biological matrix Human Necessities 206 Expired
US7563232B2 Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue Physics 167 Expired
US7175642B2 Methods and apparatus for lancet actuation Physics 167 Expired
US7226461B2 Method and apparatus for a multi-use body fluid sampling device with sterility barrier release Human Necessities 162 Expired
US7682318B2 Blood sampling apparatus and method Human Necessities 159 Expired
US7537571B2 Integrated blood sampling analysis system with multi-use sampling module Physics 148 Expired
US7291117B2 Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue Physics 148 Expired
US7491178B2 Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue Physics 137 Expired
US7371247B2 Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue Physics 135 Expired
USD531725S1 Lancing device General 134 Expired
US7481776B2 Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue Physics 131 Expired

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