Inventor · Maple Grove, MN, US

Patrick Cahalan

50Patents
33h-index
47Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 31, 1976 → Aug 17, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5866113A Medical device with biomolecule-coated surface graft matrix Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 283 Expired
US6117979A Process for making a bioprosthetic device and implants produced therefrom Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 251 Expired
US5741319A Biocompatible medical lead Human Necessities 236 Expired
US6270788A Implantable medical device Human Necessities 218 Expired
US6143354A One-step method for attachment of biomolecules to substrate surfaces Human Necessities 215 Expired
US6258371A Method for making biocompatible medical article Human Necessities 201 Expired
US5811151A Method of modifying the surface of a medical device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 195 Expired
US5229172A Modification of polymeric surface by graft polymerization Human Necessities 194 Expired
US5782908A Biocompatible medical article and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 180 Expired
US4593053A Hydrophilic pressure sensitive biomedical adhesive composition Chemistry; Metallurgy 175 Expired
US5246451A Vascular prosthesis and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 171 Expired
US4486290A Combination ion selective sensing electrode Physics 159 Expired
US4565666A Method of producing combination ion selective sensing electrode Physics 148 Expired
US5308641A Biocompatibility of solid surfaces Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 148 Expired
US7033372B1 Corkscrew reinforced left ventricle to coronary artery channel Human Necessities 143 Expired
US5607475A Biocompatible medical article and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 138 Expired
US4519973A Ion selective membranes for use in ion sensing electrodes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 124 Expired
US5350800A Method for improving the biocompatibility of solid surfaces Human Necessities 116 Expired
US6024918A Method for attachment of biomolecules to surfaces of medical devices Human Necessities 115 Expired
US6166184A Process for making a bioprosthetic device Chemistry; Metallurgy 112 Expired
US5176956A Biomedical apparatus having fatty acid dimer derived skin compatible adhesive composition thereon Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 107 Expired
US4391278A Tape electrode Chemistry; Metallurgy 95 Expired
US5415938A Biocompatability of solid surfaces Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 86 Expired
US4768523A Hydrogel adhesive Chemistry; Metallurgy 69 Expired
US5672638A Biocompatability for solid surfaces Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 68 Expired

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