James D. Passafaro
11Patents
11h-index
23Co-inventors
68Inventor score
Filing activity: May 30, 1985 → Oct 13, 1999
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5324255A | Angioplasty and ablative devices having onboard ultrasound components and devices and methods for utilizing ultrasound to treat or prevent vasopasm | Human Necessities | 685 | Expired |
| US6156046A | Methods and systems for treating obstructions in a body lumen | Human Necessities | 452 | Expired |
| US5474530A | Angioplasty and ablative devices having onboard ultrasound components and devices and methods for utilizing ultrasound to treat or prevent vasospasm | Human Necessities | 383 | Expired |
| US5115814A | Intravascular ultrasonic imaging probe and methods of using same | Physics | 328 | Expired |
| US5312328A | Ultra-sound catheter for removing obstructions from tubular anatomical structures such as blood vessels | Human Necessities | 234 | Expired |
| US6406442B1 | Guidewire for precision catheter positioning | Human Necessities | 169 | Expired |
| US6248092A | Catheters having a reusable proximal body | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 109 | Expired |
| US6371928B1 | Guidewire for positioning a catheter against a lumen wall | Human Necessities | 105 | Expired |
| US5010886A | Medical probe assembly having combined ultrasonic imaging and laser ablation capabilities | Human Necessities | 100 | Expired |
| US6139557A | Apparatus for making wire with radial expansible guide section and methods of manufacturing the same | Human Necessities | 88 | Expired |
| US4651741A | Method and apparatus for determining oxygen saturation in vivo | Human Necessities | 71 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.