Inventor · Laguna Niguel, CA, US

Mark Ashby

114Patents
39h-index
70Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 22, 1987 → Mar 2, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.