Inventor · Chelmsford, MA, US

Edward McNamara

53Patents
30h-index
45Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: May 24, 1989 → Feb 24, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9474506B2 Apparatus and methods for low-cost intravascular ultrasound imaging and for crossing severe vascular occlusions Human Necessities 1,000 Active
US6445939B1 Ultra-small optical probes, imaging optics, and methods for using same Physics 757 Expired
US6564087B1 Fiber optic needle probes for optical coherence tomography imaging Electricity 697 Expired
US5100429A Endovascular stent and delivery system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 558 Expired
US6004347A Non-migrating vascular prosthesis and minimally invasive placement system therefor Human Necessities 334 Expired
US8172896B2 Devices, systems and methods to treat heart failure Human Necessities 282 Active
US6891984B2 Scanning miniature optical probes with optical distortion correction and rotational control Physics 258 Expired
US8864822B2 Devices and methods for introducing elements into tissue Human Necessities 246 Active
US8043360B2 Devices, systems and methods to treat heart failure Human Necessities 241 Active
US8845723B2 Systems and methods for introducing elements into tissue Human Necessities 227 Active
US5215105A Method of treating epidural lesions Human Necessities 225 Expired
US6879851B2 Fiber optic endoscopic gastrointestinal probe Human Necessities 223 Expired
US8157860B2 Devices, systems and methods to treat heart failure Human Necessities 218 Active
US8911461B2 Suture cutter and method of cutting suture Human Necessities 170 Active
US5009655A Hot tip device with optical diagnostic capability Human Necessities 164 Expired
US8252042B2 Devices, systems and methods to treat heart failure Human Necessities 159 Active
US8007440B2 Apparatus and methods for low-cost intravascular ultrasound imaging and for crossing severe vascular occlusions Human Necessities 144 Active
US8882697B2 Apparatus and methods to create and maintain an intra-atrial pressure relief opening Human Necessities 108 Active
US9358371B2 Intra-atrial implants made of non-braided material Human Necessities 75 Active
US8740962B2 Prosthesis for retrieval and deployment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 67 Active
US9456812B2 Devices for retrieving a prosthesis Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 65 Active
US8460372B2 Prosthesis for reducing intra-cardiac pressure having an embolic filter Human Necessities 61 Active
US9757107B2 Methods and devices for intra-atrial shunts having adjustable sizes Human Necessities 59 Active
US9205236B2 Methods, systems, and devices for resizable intra-atrial shunts Human Necessities 58 Active
US10045766B2 Intra-atrial implants to directionally shunt blood Human Necessities 51 Active

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