Lloyd K. Willard
27Patents
24h-index
10Co-inventors
82Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 13, 1987 → Nov 28, 2006
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5222971A | Temporary stent and methods for use and manufacture | Human Necessities | 521 | Expired |
| US5344395A | Apparatus for intravascular cavitation or delivery of low frequency mechanical energy | Human Necessities | 389 | Expired |
| US5419774A | Thrombus extraction device | Human Necessities | 362 | Expired |
| US5085662A | Atherectomy catheter and related components | Human Necessities | 336 | Expired |
| US6309379A | Sheath for selective delivery of multiple intravascular devices and methods of use thereof | Human Necessities | 285 | Expired |
| US4846174A | Angioplasty dilating guide wire | Human Necessities | 207 | Expired |
| US5219335A | Intravascular device such as introducer sheath or balloon catheter or the like and methods for use thereof | Human Necessities | 202 | Expired |
| US6022319A | Intravascular device such as introducer sheath or balloon catheter or the like and methods for use thereof | Human Necessities | 164 | Expired |
| US5964732A | Urethral apparatus with position indicator and methods of use thereof | Human Necessities | 152 | Expired |
| US6719709B2 | Diagnostic urethral assembly and method | Human Necessities | 152 | Expired |
| US6527702B2 | Urinary flow control device and method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 136 | Expired |
| US5971967A | Urethral device with anchoring system | Human Necessities | 134 | Expired |
| US6221060A | Urethral device with anchoring system | Human Necessities | 113 | Expired |
| US6551304B1 | Magnetic retrieval device and method of use | Human Necessities | 110 | Expired |
| US5423838A | Atherectomy catheter and related components | Human Necessities | 109 | Expired |
| US7001327B2 | Urinary flow control device and method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 103 | Expired |
| US6066100A | Intravascular device such as introducer sheath or balloon catheter or the like and methods for use thereof | Human Necessities | 99 | Expired |
| US7048698B2 | Urethral profiling device and methodology | Human Necessities | 92 | Expired |
| US7108655B2 | Endourethral device and method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 80 | Expired |
| US5129887A | Adjustable manifold for dilatation catheter | Human Necessities | 79 | Expired |
| US6991596B2 | Endourethral device and method | Human Necessities | 75 | Expired |
| US7390324B2 | Magnetic retrieval device and method of use | Human Necessities | 50 | Expired |
| US6258060A | Urethral apparatus with position indicator and methods of use thereof | Human Necessities | 39 | Expired |
| US7803106B2 | Urinary flow control device and method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 33 | Active |
| US8016742B2 | Endourethral device and method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.