John E. Nash
172Patents
71h-index
49Co-inventors
90Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 12, 1974 → Dec 19, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7674253B2 | Catheter for conducting a procedure within a lumen, duct or organ of a living being | Human Necessities | 1,460 | Active |
| US5242456A | Apparatus and methods for clamping tissue and reflecting the same | Human Necessities | 1,306 | Expired |
| US5021059A | Plug device with pulley for sealing punctures in tissue and methods of use | Human Necessities | 1,108 | Expired |
| US5545178A | System for closing a percutaneous puncture formed by a trocar to prevent tissue at the puncture from herniating | Human Necessities | 1,017 | Expired |
| US5531759A | System for closing a percutaneous puncture formed by a trocar to prevent tissue at the puncture from herniating | Human Necessities | 851 | Expired |
| US5282827A | Hemostatic puncture closure system and method of use | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 794 | Expired |
| US5222974A | Hemostatic puncture closure system and method of use | Human Necessities | 757 | Expired |
| US5411520A | Hemostatic vessel puncture closure system utilizing a plug located within the puncture tract spaced from the vessel, and method of use | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 736 | Expired |
| US5192302A | Plug devices for sealing punctures and methods of use | Human Necessities | 578 | Expired |
| US4753221A | Blood pumping catheter and method of use | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 529 | Expired |
| US5662681A | Self locking closure for sealing percutaneous punctures | Human Necessities | 520 | Expired |
| US4686982A | Spiral wire bearing for rotating wire drive catheter | Human Necessities | 517 | Expired |
| US5676689A | Hemostatic puncture closure system including vessel location device and method of use | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 506 | Expired |
| US5441517A | Hemostatic puncture closure system and method of use | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 489 | Expired |
| US4919647A | Aortically located blood pumping catheter and method of use | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 483 | Expired |
| US4747821A | Catheter with high speed moving working head | Human Necessities | 463 | Expired |
| US5312435A | Fail predictable, reinforced anchor for hemostatic puncture closure | Human Necessities | 462 | Expired |
| US5728114A | Apparatus and methods of use for preventing blood seepage at a percutaneous puncture site | Human Necessities | 422 | Expired |
| US6080170A | System and method of use for revascularizing stenotic bypass grafts and other occluded blood vessels | Human Necessities | 407 | Expired |
| US5306254A | Vessel position locating device and method of use | Human Necessities | 400 | Expired |
| US5935147A | Hemostatic puncture closure system and method of use | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 380 | Expired |
| US6007563A | Method of deploying percutaneous puncture closure | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 369 | Expired |
| US5980548A | Transmyocardial revascularization system | Human Necessities | 356 | Expired |
| US4749376A | Reciprocating working head catheter | Human Necessities | 355 | Expired |
| US5681334A | Apparatus and methods of use for preventing blood seepage at a percutaneous puncture site | Human Necessities | 342 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.