Inventor · Woodinville, WA, US

Hugo X. Gonzalez

50Patents
18h-index
41Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 2, 1996 → Sep 26, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6328689A Lung constriction apparatus and method Human Necessities 289 Expired
US6929637B2 Device and method for intra-bronchial provision of a therapeutic agent Human Necessities 251 Expired
US6860847B2 Constriction device viewable under X ray fluoroscopy Human Necessities 241 Expired
US6485407B2 Tissue resection device, system and method Human Necessities 206 Expired
US6402754B1 Apparatus for expanding the thorax Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 126 Expired
US7232414B2 System and method for capturing body tissue samples Human Necessities 122 Expired
US6569166B2 Method for expanding the thorax Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 104 Expired
US7533671B2 Bronchoscopic repair of air leaks in a lung Human Necessities 98 Expired
US7434578B2 Methods of achieving lung volume reduction with removable anchored devices Human Necessities 97 Expired
US6695791B2 System and method for capturing body tissue samples Human Necessities 92 Expired
US6790172B2 Tissue resection device, system and method Human Necessities 87 Expired
US7238522B2 Devices and methods for biomaterial production Performing Operations; Transporting 40 Expired
US7942931B2 Device and method for intra-bronchial provision of a therapeutic agent Human Necessities 34 Active
US7110811B2 Method and apparatus for atrial tachyarrhythmia cardioversion Human Necessities 28 Expired
US7757692B2 Removable lung reduction devices, systems, and methods Human Necessities 26 Active
US7842061B2 Methods of achieving lung volume reduction with removable anchored devices Human Necessities 24 Expired
US7875048B2 One-way valve devices for anchored implantation in a lung Human Necessities 23 Active
US7887585B2 Bronchoscopic repair of air leaks in a lung Human Necessities 18 Active
US8795241B2 Deployment catheter Human Necessities 17 Active
US8257381B2 One-way valve devices for anchored implantation in a lung Human Necessities 13 Active
US8414655B2 Removable lung reduction devices, systems, and methods Human Necessities 10 Active
US5766224A Temporary, post-heart surgery cardioverting and pacing system and lead systems for use therein Human Necessities 9 Expired
US8444690B2 Bronchoscopic repair of air leaks in a lung Human Necessities 7 Active
US6374422B1 Head guard for soccer players Human Necessities 7 Expired
US8974527B2 Bronchoscopic repair of air leaks in a lung Human Necessities 5 Active

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