Inventor · Tigard, OR, US

Mark Plaia

18Patents
15h-index
14Co-inventors
71Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 13, 1987 → Aug 16, 2000

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.