Inventor · Los Gatos, CA, US

Michael R. Forman

44Patents
33h-index
26Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 29, 1991 → Mar 15, 2013

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6120904A Medical device coated with interpenetrating network of hydrogel polymers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 531 Expired
US6080488A Process for preparation of slippery, tenaciously adhering, hydrophilic polyurethane hydrogel coating, coated polymer and metal substrate materials, and coated medical devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 407 Expired
US5569197A Drug delivery guidewire Human Necessities 338 Expired
US5713853A Methods for treating thrombosis Human Necessities 328 Expired
US6280413A Thrombolytic filtration and drug delivery catheter with a self-expanding portion Human Necessities 288 Expired
US5925016A Systems and methods for drug delivery including treating thrombosis by driving a drug or lytic agent through the thrombus by pressure Human Necessities 286 Expired
US5531685A Steerable variable stiffness device Human Necessities 265 Expired
US6503224B1 Perfusion balloon catheter Human Necessities 255 Expired
US5514092A Drug delivery and dilatation-drug delivery catheters in a rapid exchange configuration Human Necessities 193 Expired
US6129704A Perfusion balloon catheter having a magnetically driven impeller Human Necessities 170 Expired
US5576072A Process for producing slippery, tenaciously adhering hydrogel coatings containing a polyurethane-urea polymer hydrogel commingled with at least one other, dissimilar polymer hydrogel Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 164 Expired
US5415636A Dilation-drug delivery catheter Human Necessities 149 Expired
US6017577A Slippery, tenaciously adhering hydrophilic polyurethane hydrogel coatings, coated polymer substrate materials, and coated medical devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 133 Expired
US6692458B2 Intra-pericardial drug delivery device with multiple balloons and method for angiogenesis Human Necessities 124 Expired
US6390967B1 Radiation for inhibiting hyperplasia after intravascular intervention Human Necessities 117 Expired
US5919570A Slippery, tenaciously adhering hydrogel coatings containing a polyurethane-urea polymer hydrogel commingled with a poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) polymer hydrogel, coated polymer and metal substrate materials, and coated medical devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 115 Expired
US6036631A Device and method for intracavitary cancer treatment Human Necessities 113 Expired
US6095966A X-ray device having a dilation structure for delivering localized radiation to an interior of a body Electricity 112 Expired
US7695512B2 Remotely activated mitral annuloplasty system and methods Human Necessities 111 Active
US6265016A Process for the preparation of slippery, tenaciously adhering, hydrophilic polyurethane hydrogel coatings, coated polymer and metal substrate materials, and coated medical devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 100 Expired
US5662960A Process for producing slippery, tenaciously adhering hydrogel coatings containing a polyurethane-urea polymer hydrogel commingled with a poly (n-vinylpyrrolidone) polymer hydrogel Chemistry; Metallurgy 98 Expired
US5501759A Laser bonding of angioplasty balloon catheters Performing Operations; Transporting 87 Expired
US5267959A Laser bonding of angioplasty balloon catheters Performing Operations; Transporting 78 Expired
US5772632A Dilation-drug delivery catheter Human Necessities 78 Expired
US5826588A Laser ablation of angioplasty catheters and balloons Human Necessities 77 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.