Michael R. Forman
44Patents
33h-index
26Co-inventors
85Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 29, 1991 → Mar 15, 2013
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.