Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Keif M. Fitzgerald

57Patents
22h-index
56Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 29, 2001 → Jan 25, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6602272B2 Devices configured from heat shaped, strain hardened nickel-titanium Human Necessities 197 Expired
US7758625B2 Delivery system for medical devices Human Necessities 173 Active
US7674282B2 Delivery system for medical devices Human Necessities 171 Active
US6673101B1 Apparatus and method for deploying self-expanding stents Human Necessities 158 Expired
US8485961B2 Impeller housing for percutaneous heart pump Human Necessities 138 Active
USD746975S1 Catheter pump console General 111 Active
US9358329B2 Catheter pump Human Necessities 96 Active
US10029037B2 Sensors for catheter pumps Human Necessities 91 Active
US7993384B2 Delivery system for medical devices Human Necessities 86 Active
US9446179B2 Distal bearing support Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 76 Active
US9381288B2 Fluid handling system Human Necessities 56 Active
US9827356B2 Catheter pump with access ports Human Necessities 51 Active
US7776080B2 Stent delivery catheter system and method of implanting a self-expanding stent with embolic protection Human Necessities 45 Active
US9872947B2 Sheath system for catheter pump Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Active
US10117980B2 Distal bearing support Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 42 Active
US10086121B2 Catheter pump Human Necessities 42 Active
US10363349B2 Heart pump providing adjustable outflow Human Necessities 34 Active
US11058865B2 Catheter pump Human Necessities 30 Active
US8216296B2 Delivery system for medical devices Human Necessities 26 Active
US7867271B2 Rapid-exchange delivery systems for self-expanding stents Human Necessities 25 Active
US10632241B2 Fluid handling system Human Necessities 23 Active
US11045638B2 Sheath system for catheter pump Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Active
US8974514B2 Intravascular stent with integrated link and ring strut Human Necessities 21 Active
US10864308B2 Sensors for catheter pumps Human Necessities 18 Active
USD696769S1 Catheter pump console interface General 18 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.