Inventor · Fremont, CA, US

Elaine Lim

24Patents
14h-index
14Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 27, 2003 → Apr 25, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7850623B2 Elongate medical device with continuous reinforcement member Human Necessities 1,173 Active
US7540865B2 Medical device Human Necessities 195 Active
US7632242B2 Catheter including a compliant balloon Human Necessities 140 Active
US7001369B2 Medical device Human Necessities 131 Expired
US7198632B2 Occlusion balloon catheter with longitudinally expandable balloon Human Necessities 106 Expired
US8048060B2 Medical device Human Necessities 67 Active
US8231551B2 Elongate medical device with continuous reinforcement member Human Necessities 50 Active
US7815600B2 Rapid-exchange balloon catheter shaft and method Human Necessities 37 Active
US8636716B2 Medical device Human Necessities 37 Active
US8182465B2 Medical device Human Necessities 35 Active
US8540668B2 Catheter including a compliant balloon Human Necessities 34 Active
US10207077B2 Medical device Human Necessities 21 Active
US9023011B2 Medical device Human Necessities 16 Active
US7815599B2 Catheter having an ultra soft tip and methods for making the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US9433762B2 Catheter including a compliant balloon Human Necessities 6 Active
US9592363B2 Medical device Human Necessities 4 Active
US7468051B2 Occlusion balloon catheter with external inflation lumen Human Necessities 3 Expired
US8021329B2 Catheter including a compliant balloon Human Necessities 3 Active
US11464671B2 Therapeutic organ cooling Human Necessities 1 Active
US8454673B2 Rapid-exchange balloon catheter shaft and method Human Necessities 1 Active
US11819631B2 Catheter shaft and associated devices, systems, and methods Human Necessities 0 Active
US12310884B2 Therapeutic organ cooling Human Necessities 0 Active
US12070558B2 Catheter shaft and associated devices, systems, and methods Human Necessities 0 Active
US8973239B2 Catheter having an ultra soft tip and methods for making the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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