James Flom
65Patents
22h-index
56Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 11, 1991 → May 7, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5810721A | Soft tissue retractor and method for providing surgical access | Human Necessities | 1,783 | Expired |
| US7326236B2 | Devices and methods for controlling and indicating the length of an interventional element | Human Necessities | 719 | Expired |
| US5904711A | Expandable thoracoscopic defibrillation catheter system and method | Human Necessities | 477 | Expired |
| US6048309A | Soft tissue retractor and delivery device therefor | Human Necessities | 408 | Expired |
| US6299622A | Atherectomy catheter with aligned imager | Human Necessities | 314 | Expired |
| US5817062A | Trocar | Human Necessities | 276 | Expired |
| US6142935A | Illuminating soft tissue retractor | Human Necessities | 237 | Expired |
| US5830214A | Fluid-evacuating electrosurgical device | Human Necessities | 225 | Expired |
| US6814700B1 | Soft tissue retractor and method for providing surgical access | Human Necessities | 215 | Expired |
| US7758500B2 | Soft tissue retractor and method for providing surgical access | Human Necessities | 185 | Expired |
| US6997934B2 | Atherectomy catheter with aligned imager | Human Necessities | 151 | Expired |
| US5971960A | Trocar with expandable members for retaining the trocar | Human Necessities | 126 | Expired |
| US8657790B2 | Access device with blunting device | Human Necessities | 120 | Active |
| US5168426A | Hinge mechanism for cover panel of portable computer including slide mechanism | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 110 | Expired |
| US6623496B2 | Atherectomy catheter with aligned imager | Human Necessities | 86 | Expired |
| US5206790A | Pivot and swivel mechanism for lap top display | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 82 | Expired |
| US8585747B2 | Devices and methods for controlling and indicating the length of an interventional element | Human Necessities | 61 | Active |
| US7758599B2 | Atherectomy catheter with aligned imager | Human Necessities | 49 | Active |
| US8425532B2 | Method and apparatus for accessing the interior of a hip joint, including the provision and use of a novel telescoping access cannula and a novel telescoping obturator | Human Necessities | 41 | Active |
| US8597315B2 | Atherectomy catheter with first and second imaging devices | Human Necessities | 40 | Active |
| US9149268B2 | Method and apparatus for attaching tissue to bone, including the provision and use of a novel knotless suture anchor system | Human Necessities | 37 | Active |
| US9566179B2 | Devices and methods for controlling and indicating the length of an interventional element | Human Necessities | 27 | Active |
| US9826991B2 | Method and apparatus for reconstructing a hip joint, including the provision and use of a novel arthroscopic debridement template for assisting in the treatment of cam-type femoroacetabular impingement | Human Necessities | 15 | Active |
| US8617167B2 | Methods and devices for accessing and retracting a capsule of a joint | Human Necessities | 14 | Active |
| US9931114B2 | Method and apparatus for passing suture through tissue | Human Necessities | 11 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.