Inventor · Windsor, CA, US

Patrick Macaulay

62Patents
32h-index
82Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 6, 1991 → Jan 13, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6190353A Methods and apparatus for bypassing arterial obstructions and/or performing other transvascular procedures Human Necessities 1,653 Expired
US6685648B2 Systems and methods for delivering drugs to selected locations within the body Human Necessities 885 Expired
US6283951A Systems and methods for delivering drugs to selected locations within the body Human Necessities 839 Expired
US6544230B1 Catheters, systems and methods for percutaneous in situ arterio-venous bypass Human Necessities 713 Expired
US6302875A Catheters and related devices for forming passageways between blood vessels or other anatomical structures Human Necessities 688 Expired
US6616675B1 Methods and apparatus for connecting openings formed in adjacent blood vessels or other anatomical structures Human Necessities 606 Expired
US6638293B1 Methods and apparatus for blocking flow through blood vessels Human Necessities 468 Expired
US5234416A Intravascular catheter with a nontraumatic distal tip Human Necessities 435 Expired
US7134438B2 Methods and apparatus for bypassing arterial obstructions and/or performing other transvascular procedures Human Necessities 391 Expired
US6655386B1 Transluminal method for bypassing arterial obstructions Human Necessities 372 Expired
US8414645B2 Transcatheter valve delivery systems and methods Human Necessities 296 Active
US9180005B1 Adjustable endolumenal mitral valve ring Human Necessities 294 Active
US9572982B2 Techniques for placing medical leads for electrical stimulation of nerve tissue Human Necessities 242 Active
US5662606A Catheter for electrophysiological procedures Human Necessities 193 Expired
US7059330B1 Methods and apparatus for bypassing arterial obstructions and/or performing other transvascular procedures Human Necessities 168 Expired
US7670329B2 Systems and methods for delivering drugs to selected locations within the body Human Necessities 161 Active
US7303571B2 Methods and apparatus for blocking flow through blood vessels Human Necessities 155 Expired
US5364352A Catheter for electrophysiological procedures Human Necessities 152 Expired
US7094230B2 Systems and methods for delivering drugs to selected locations within the body Human Necessities 144 Expired
US5857997A Catheter for electrophysiological procedures Human Necessities 112 Expired
US10548731B2 Implantable device and delivery system for reshaping a heart valve annulus Human Necessities 111 Active
US8021380B2 Obstruction removal system Human Necessities 100 Active
US7955343B2 Methods and apparatus for blocking flow through blood vessel Human Necessities 92 Active
US7966057B2 Methods and apparatus for guided transluminal interventions using vessel wall penetrating catheters and other apparatus Human Necessities 75 Active
US9848983B2 Valve replacement using rotational anchors Human Necessities 75 Active

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