John Wardle
80Patents
40h-index
44Co-inventors
88Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 5, 1986 → Oct 16, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4688555A | Endoscope with cable compensating mechanism | Human Necessities | 1,294 | Expired |
| US5902310A | Apparatus and method for marking tissue | Human Necessities | 392 | Expired |
| US6017316A | Vacuum control system and method for automated biopsy device | Human Necessities | 357 | Expired |
| US7149587B2 | Cardiovascular anchoring device and method of deploying same | Human Necessities | 321 | Expired |
| US4748969A | Multi-lumen core deflecting endoscope | Human Necessities | 310 | Expired |
| US4745908A | Inspection instrument fexible shaft having deflection compensation means | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 249 | Expired |
| US6394976B1 | Catheter for controlling the advancement of a guide wire | Human Necessities | 242 | Expired |
| US8267882B2 | Methods and apparatus for treating glaucoma | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 174 | Active |
| US4686963A | Torsion resistant vertebrated probe of simple construction | Human Necessities | 167 | Expired |
| US5470330A | Guidance and delivery system for high-energy pulsed laser light | Physics | 159 | Expired |
| US8337509B2 | Methods and apparatus for delivering ocular implants into the eye | Human Necessities | 155 | Active |
| US6432039B1 | Methods and apparatus for reinforcement of the heart ventricles | Human Necessities | 145 | Expired |
| US6752800B1 | Catheter handle for controlling the advancement of a guide wire | Human Necessities | 139 | Expired |
| US6679851B2 | Tissue accessing and anchoring device and method | Human Necessities | 138 | Expired |
| US8425449B2 | Ocular implants and methods for delivering ocular implants into the eye | Human Necessities | 125 | Active |
| US7678081B2 | Methods and devices for transseptal access | Human Necessities | 99 | Expired |
| US5415653A | Optical catheter with stranded fibers | Human Necessities | 96 | Expired |
| US8996137B2 | Nasal stimulation devices and methods | Human Necessities | 95 | Active |
| US6478775B1 | Device for delivering non-biodegradable bulking composition to a urological site | Human Necessities | 95 | Expired |
| US7890186B2 | Retrieval devices for anchored cardiovascular sensors | Human Necessities | 94 | Active |
| US8029470B2 | Transmembrane access systems and methods | Human Necessities | 84 | Active |
| US8657776B2 | Ocular implants for delivery into the eye | Human Necessities | 78 | Active |
| US7967790B2 | Hemostasis valve with iris seal | Human Necessities | 74 | Active |
| US8808222B2 | Methods and apparatus for delivering ocular implants into the eye | Human Necessities | 69 | Active |
| US8128641B2 | Surgical coils and methods of deploying | Human Necessities | 68 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.