Inventor · Union City, CA, US

Florencia Lim

45Patents
14h-index
51Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 21, 1998 → Jun 8, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.