Florencia Lim
45Patents
14h-index
51Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 21, 1998 → Jun 8, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7532920B1 | Guidewire with optical fiber | Human Necessities | 267 | Expired |
| US7172575B2 | Catheter balloon having a lubricious coating | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 60 | Expired |
| US6946173B2 | Catheter balloon formed of ePTFE and a diene polymer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 57 | Expired |
| US6287314A | Stent deploying catheter system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 45 | Expired |
| US6344045B1 | Sizing and therapeutic catheter with sheath | Performing Operations; Transporting | 44 | Expired |
| US7147817B1 | Method of making a low profile balloon | Performing Operations; Transporting | 43 | Expired |
| US7175607B2 | Catheter balloon liner with variable thickness and method for making same | Human Necessities | 42 | Expired |
| US6488688B2 | Stent deploying catheter system and balloon catheter | Performing Operations; Transporting | 27 | Expired |
| US6841029B2 | Surface modification of expanded ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (eUHMWPE) for improved bondability | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 23 | Expired |
| US7892469B2 | Method of making a non-compliant balloon for a catheter | Performing Operations; Transporting | 22 | Active |
| US7273471B1 | Catheter balloon having a porous layer with ridges | Human Necessities | 20 | Expired |
| US6527741B1 | Angioplasty catheter system with adjustable balloon length | Performing Operations; Transporting | 17 | Expired |
| US6939321B2 | Catheter balloon having improved balloon bonding | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 16 | Expired |
| US6319259A | Stent deploying catheter system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 14 | Expired |
| US7025745B2 | Method of making a catheter balloon using a tapered mandrel | Performing Operations; Transporting | 13 | Expired |
| US6902571B2 | Compacted catheter balloon and method of incremental compaction | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US7951413B2 | Catheter balloon having a lubricious coating | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Active |
| US9820728B2 | Apparatus and methods for sealing a vascular puncture | Human Necessities | 7 | Active |
| US9173733B1 | Tracheobronchial implantable medical device and methods of use | Human Necessities | 5 | Active |
| US8323676B2 | Poly(ester-amide) and poly(amide) coatings for implantable medical devices for controlled release of a protein or peptide and a hydrophobic drug | Human Necessities | 5 | Active |
| US8287840B2 | Method of treating malignant solid tumors using transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) | Human Necessities | 4 | Active |
| US8785382B2 | Lipid therapy | Human Necessities | 4 | Active |
| US7147619B2 | Catheter balloon having impregnated balloon skirt sections | Human Necessities | 3 | Expired |
| US9814553B1 | Bioabsorbable semi-crystalline polymer for controlling release of drug from a coating | Human Necessities | 3 | Active |
| US8661630B2 | Coating comprising an amorphous primer layer and a semi-crystalline reservoir layer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.