Inventor · Los Gatos, CA, US

James D. Passafaro

11Patents
11h-index
23Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: May 30, 1985 → Oct 13, 1999

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.