Inventor · San Mateo, CA, US

Nicholas J. Spinelli

18Patents
12h-index
37Co-inventors
74Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 1, 2010 → Jun 20, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9125562B2 Catheter-based off-axis optical coherence tomography imaging system Human Necessities 79 Active
US9498600B2 Atherectomy catheter with laterally-displaceable tip Human Necessities 59 Active
US9854979B2 Chronic total occlusion crossing devices with imaging Human Necessities 39 Active
US10052125B2 Atherectomy catheter with laterally-displaceable tip Human Necessities 35 Active
US10363062B2 Atherectomy catheters and non-contact actuation mechanism for catheters Human Necessities 33 Active
US10729326B2 Catheter-based off-axis optical coherence tomography imaging system Human Necessities 27 Active
US10548478B2 Balloon atherectomy catheters with imaging Human Necessities 25 Active
US10722121B2 Chronic total occlusion crossing devices with imaging Human Necessities 25 Active
US11284916B2 Atherectomy catheters and occlusion crossing devices Human Necessities 19 Active
US11471282B2 Prosthetic cardiac valve devices, systems, and methods Human Necessities 17 Active
US11096717B2 Tissue collection device for catheter Human Necessities 16 Active
US11382653B2 Atherectomy catheter Human Necessities 16 Active
US11717314B2 Atherectomy catheter with laterally-displaceable tip Human Necessities 3 Active
US11890076B2 Chronic total occlusion crossing devices with imaging Human Necessities 2 Active
US12089868B2 Methods of using atherectomy catheter with deflectable distal tip Human Necessities 0 Active
US12053260B2 Catheter-based off-axis optical coherence tomography imaging system Human Necessities 0 Active
US11596439B2 Methods and apparatus for prevention of surgical site infection Human Necessities 0 Active
US11980386B2 Tissue collection device for catheter Human Necessities 0 Active

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