Inventor · Dublin, CA, US

Patrick H. Ruane

30Patents
9h-index
50Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 12, 2002 → Mar 28, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7919108B2 Taxane coatings for implantable medical devices Human Necessities 54 Active
US8092864B2 Mandrel and method for coating open-cell implantable endovascular structures Performing Operations; Transporting 41 Active
US7875284B2 Methods of manufacturing and modifying taxane coatings for implantable medical devices Human Necessities 34 Active
US7122529B2 Compounds that release nitric oxide at controlled rates upon photolysis Chemistry; Metallurgy 33 Expired
US7828840B2 Medical devices and methods for local delivery of angiotensin II type 2 receptor antagonists Human Necessities 31 Active
US10232156B2 Drug delivery methods and systems Human Necessities 26 Active
US8313521B2 Method of delivering an implantable medical device with a bioabsorbable coating Human Necessities 13 Active
US8147540B2 Taxane coatings for implantable medical devices Human Necessities 12 Active
US10213586B2 Drug delivery methods and systems Human Necessities 10 Active
US11202754B2 Implantable depots for the controlled release of therapeutic agents Human Necessities 7 Active
US11224570B2 Implantable depots for the controlled release of therapeutic agents Human Necessities 6 Active
US8980297B2 Thermo-mechanically controlled implants and methods of use Human Necessities 5 Active
US9956385B2 Post-processing of a medical device to control morphology and mechanical properties Human Necessities 4 Active
US11969500B2 Implantable depots for the controlled release of therapeutic agents Human Necessities 4 Active
US8523937B2 Controlled drug delivery using a zein layer modified with levulinic acid Human Necessities 3 Active
US9474833B2 Stent graft with releasable therapeutic agent and soluble coating Human Necessities 2 Active
US9457133B2 Thermo-mechanically controlled implants and methods of use Human Necessities 2 Active
US11400266B2 Drug delivery methods and systems Human Necessities 2 Active
US10525171B2 Coatings for medical devices Human Necessities 1 Active
US10894147B2 Adjustable-length drug delivery balloon Human Necessities 1 Active
US11577055B2 Adjustable-length drug delivery balloon Human Necessities 1 Active
US9370642B2 Adjustable-length drug delivery balloon Human Necessities 0 Active
US10112034B2 Adjustable-length drug delivery balloon Human Necessities 0 Active
US12011560B2 Drug delivery methods and systems Human Necessities 0 Active
US12397141B2 Thermally regulated transdermal drug delivery system Human Necessities 0 Active

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