Jefferey Bleam
30Patents
21h-index
30Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 15, 1996 → Nov 15, 2013
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7857813B2 | Tissue access guidewire system and method | Human Necessities | 1,524 | Active |
| US8257356B2 | Guidewire exchange systems to treat spinal stenosis | Human Necessities | 1,423 | Active |
| US8568416B2 | Access and tissue modification systems and methods | Human Necessities | 1,048 | Active |
| US5833644A | Method for emboli containment | Human Necessities | 305 | Expired |
| US6143016A | Sheath and method of use for a stent delivery system | Human Necessities | 300 | Expired |
| US7578819B2 | Spinal access and neural localization | Human Necessities | 247 | Active |
| US5797878A | Catheter having optimized balloon taper angle | Human Necessities | 245 | Expired |
| US6569148B2 | Methods for emboli containment | Human Necessities | 182 | Expired |
| US6887263B2 | Valved connector assembly and sterility barriers for heat exchange catheters and other closed loop catheters | Human Necessities | 122 | Expired |
| US6050972A | Guidewire inflation system | Human Necessities | 121 | Expired |
| US6325777A | Low profile catheter valve and inflation adaptor | Human Necessities | 118 | Expired |
| US6500147B2 | Flexible catheter | Human Necessities | 114 | Expired |
| US6325778A | Low profile catheter valve and inflation adaptor | Human Necessities | 108 | Expired |
| US6355016B1 | Catheter core wire | Human Necessities | 74 | Expired |
| US6500166B1 | Method of emboli protection using a low profile catheter | Human Necessities | 68 | Expired |
| US8062298B2 | Flexible tissue removal devices and methods | Human Necessities | 66 | Active |
| US8062300B2 | Tissue removal with at least partially flexible devices | Human Necessities | 53 | Active |
| US6786888B1 | Low profile catheter for emboli protection | Human Necessities | 48 | Expired |
| US7806856B2 | Apparatus and method for temporary hemostasis | Human Necessities | 44 | Active |
| US9320618B2 | Access and tissue modification systems and methods | Human Necessities | 36 | Active |
| US8585704B2 | Flexible tissue removal devices and methods | Human Necessities | 24 | Active |
| US8419653B2 | Spinal access and neural localization | Human Necessities | 20 | Active |
| US8430881B2 | Mechanical tissue modification devices and methods | Human Necessities | 19 | Active |
| US9351741B2 | Flexible tissue removal devices and methods | Human Necessities | 18 | Active |
| US8551097B2 | Tissue access guidewire system and method | Human Necessities | 17 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.