Mark Plaia
18Patents
15h-index
14Co-inventors
71Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 13, 1987 → Aug 16, 2000
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5242460A | Atherectomy catheter having axially-disposed cutting edge | Human Necessities | 597 | Expired |
| US4817613A | Guiding catheter | Performing Operations; Transporting | 501 | Expired |
| US6497711B1 | Therectomy device having a light weight drive shaft and an imaging device | Human Necessities | 306 | Expired |
| US5934284A | Method for increasing blood flow in vessels | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 237 | Expired |
| US5084010A | System and method for catheter construction | Human Necessities | 188 | Expired |
| US5571169A | Anti-stenotic method and product for occluded and partially occluded arteries | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 147 | Expired |
| US5865844A | Anti-stenotic method and product for occluded and partially occluded arteries | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 94 | Expired |
| US5662701A | Anti-stenotic method and product for occluded and partially occluded arteries | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 89 | Expired |
| US6090135A | Anti-stenotic method and product for occluded and partially occluded arteries | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 86 | Expired |
| US5622188A | Method of restoring reduced or absent blood flow capacity in an artery | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 58 | Expired |
| US5782847A | Anti-stenotic method for occluded and partially occluded arteries | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 33 | Expired |
| US5873905A | Anti-stenotic method and product for occluded and partially occluded arteries | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 28 | Expired |
| US5971940A | Surgical instrument with locking feature, split distal housing, and sharpened jaws | Human Necessities | 28 | Expired |
| US5836316A | Method of restoring reduced or absent blood flow capacity | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 19 | Expired |
| US5842479A | Method of restoring reduced or absent blood flow capacity | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Expired |
| US5843165A | Method for increasing blood flow in vessels | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Expired |
| US5904146A | Anti-stenotic method and product for occluded and partially occluded arteries | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Expired |
| US5824057A | Anti-stenotic method and product for occluded and partially occluded arteries | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.