Inventor · Campbell, CA, US

Mina Chow

35Patents
21h-index
61Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 14, 1994 → Apr 7, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8303505B2 Methods and apparatuses for image guided medical procedures Physics 237 Active
US6692466B1 Drug delivery catheter with retractable needle Human Necessities 232 Expired
US7273469B1 Modified needle catheter for directional orientation delivery Human Necessities 208 Expired
US6193686A Catheter with enhanced flexibility Human Necessities 191 Expired
US6944490B1 Apparatus and method for positioning and delivering a therapeutic tool to the inside of a heart Human Necessities 112 Expired
US8152758B2 Needle catheter Human Necessities 104 Active
US6554801B1 Directional needle injection drug delivery device and method of use Human Necessities 92 Expired
US6579484B1 Co-extruded taper shaft Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 84 Expired
US7267650B2 Ultrasound directed guiding catheter system and method Human Necessities 77 Expired
US7037295B2 Co-extruded taper shaft Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 62 Expired
US9554817B2 Medical device and method for treatment of a sinus opening Human Necessities 55 Active
US6344029B1 Catheter with enhanced flexibility Human Necessities 52 Expired
US7998112B2 Deflectable catheter assembly and method of making same Human Necessities 42 Active
US6695812B2 Catheter with enhanced flexibility Human Necessities 40 Expired
US6117106A Perfusion catheter with coil supported inner tubular member Human Necessities 39 Expired
US9023010B2 Infusion treatment agents, catheters, filter devices, and occlusion devices, and use thereof Human Necessities 37 Active
US8118803B1 Deflectable catheter assembly Human Necessities 37 Active
US7179249B2 Directional needle injection drug delivery device and method of use Human Necessities 31 Expired
US9095646B2 Devices and methods for transnasal dilation and irrigation of the sinuses Human Necessities 28 Active
US5558101A Method and system for holding the position of a guiding member Human Necessities 23 Expired
US9579448B2 Balloon dilation catheter system for treatment and irrigation of the sinuses Human Necessities 22 Active
US7867169B2 Echogenic needle catheter configured to produce an improved ultrasound image Human Necessities 19 Expired
US7887661B2 Infusion treatment agents, catheters, filter devices, and occlusion devices, and use thereof Human Necessities 16 Active
US5749370A Method and system for holding the position of a guiding member Human Necessities 15 Expired
US8303509B2 Echogenic needle catheter configured to produce an improved ultrasound image Human Necessities 14 Active

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