Mark Ashby
114Patents
39h-index
70Co-inventors
93Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 22, 1987 → Mar 2, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6626922B1 | Surgical instruments with improved traction | Human Necessities | 192 | Expired |
| US6610026B2 | Method of hydrating a sponge material for delivery to a body | Human Necessities | 184 | Expired |
| US6162192A | System and method for facilitating hemostasis of blood vessel punctures with absorbable sponge | Human Necessities | 181 | Expired |
| US6071301A | Device and method for facilitating hemostasis of a biopsy tract | Human Necessities | 177 | Expired |
| US5522834A | Internal mammary artery catheter and method | Human Necessities | 173 | Expired |
| US7192436B2 | Pledget-handling system and method for delivering hemostasis promoting material to a blood vessel puncture site by fluid pressure | Human Necessities | 164 | Expired |
| US9161766B2 | Methods and apparatus for flow restoration | Human Necessities | 161 | Active |
| US6210370A | Access device with expandable containment member | Human Necessities | 161 | Expired |
| US5984934A | Low-profile surgical clip | Human Necessities | 150 | Expired |
| US6183497A | Absorbable sponge with contrasting agent | Human Necessities | 144 | Expired |
| US5622184A | Guidewire and method of manufacture | Human Necessities | 137 | Expired |
| US8679142B2 | Methods and apparatus for flow restoration | Human Necessities | 126 | Active |
| US5522824A | Valvulotome and method for making and using same | Human Necessities | 116 | Expired |
| US6183492A | Perfusion-isolation catheter apparatus and method | Human Necessities | 114 | Expired |
| US6846320B2 | Device and method for facilitating hemostasis of a biopsy tract | Human Necessities | 101 | Expired |
| US5749882A | Apparatus for disrupting vein valves | Human Necessities | 95 | Expired |
| US7201725B1 | Device and method for determining a depth of an incision | Human Necessities | 89 | Expired |
| US6315753A | System and method for facilitating hemostasis of blood vessel punctures with absorbable sponge | Human Necessities | 88 | Expired |
| US6984219B2 | Depth and puncture control for blood vessel hemostasis system | Human Necessities | 85 | Expired |
| US7611479B2 | System and method for facilitating hemostasis of blood vessel punctures with absorbable sponge | Human Necessities | 82 | Expired |
| US6447534B2 | Device and method for facilitating hemostasis of a biopsy tract | Human Necessities | 82 | Expired |
| US7621936B2 | Sheath-mounted arterial plug delivery device | Human Necessities | 76 | Expired |
| US7008440B2 | System and method for delivering hemostasis promoting material to a blood vessel puncture site by fluid pressure | Human Necessities | 75 | Expired |
| US6200328A | Device and method for facilitating hemostasis of a biopsy tract | Human Necessities | 75 | Expired |
| US6540735B1 | System and method for facilitating hemostasis of blood vessel punctures with absorbable sponge | Human Necessities | 73 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.