Mina Chow
35Patents
21h-index
61Co-inventors
88Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 14, 1994 → Apr 7, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.