Inventor · Blaine, MN, US

Douglas J. Ball

17Patents
9h-index
26Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 28, 2005 → Oct 10, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7935077B2 Thrombectomy catheter deployment system Human Necessities 70 Active
US8647294B2 Direct stream hydrodynamic catheter system Human Necessities 44 Active
US8491523B2 Methods of conducting thrombectomy procedures and deploying a thrombectomy catheter Human Necessities 42 Active
US8353858B2 Rapid exchange fluid jet catheter and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Active
US8608703B2 Infusion flow guidewire system Human Necessities 33 Active
US8657777B2 Rapid exchange fluid jet catheter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Active
US8162878B2 Exhaust-pressure-operated balloon catheter system Human Necessities 27 Active
US8012117B2 Miniature flexible thrombectomy catheter Human Necessities 21 Active
US9586023B2 Direct stream hydrodynamic catheter system Human Necessities 21 Active
US9801642B2 Thrombectomy catheter deployment system Human Necessities 9 Active
US7996974B2 Method of manufacturing a miniature flexible thrombectomy catheter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US9161765B2 Thrombectomy catheter deployment system Human Necessities 5 Active
US9238119B2 Infusion flow system and fluid coupling Human Necessities 2 Active
US9585686B2 Infusion flow guidewire system Human Necessities 1 Active
US10321932B2 Direct stream hydrodynamic catheter system Human Necessities 1 Active
US12420060B2 Direct stream hydrodynamic catheter system Human Necessities 0 Active
US11464941B2 Direct stream hydrodynamic catheter system Human Necessities 0 Active

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