Paul Kurth
20Patents
11h-index
10Co-inventors
72Inventor score
Filing activity: May 27, 1987 → Aug 25, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7993351B2 | Telescopic introducer with a compound curvature for inducing alignment and method of using the same | Human Necessities | 154 | Active |
| US8500697B2 | Transseptal guidewire | Human Necessities | 105 | Active |
| US6887229B1 | Method and apparatus for insertion of elongate instruments within a body cavity | Human Necessities | 90 | Expired |
| US4829994A | Femoral compression device for post-catheterization hemostasis | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 75 | Expired |
| US5792118A | Permanent catheter with an exterior balloon valve and method of using the same | Human Necessities | 74 | Expired |
| US4957105A | Femoral compression device for post-catheterization hemostasis | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 66 | Expired |
| US7462184B2 | Introducer for accessing the coronary sinus of a heart | Human Necessities | 57 | Expired |
| US6966896B2 | Introducer and hemostatic valve combination and method of using the same | Human Necessities | 46 | Expired |
| US6219408A | Apparatus and method for simultaneously transmitting biomedical data and human voice over conventional telephone lines | Electricity | 26 | Expired |
| US7963947B2 | Apparatus, system, and method of shielding the sharp tip of a transseptal guidewire | Human Necessities | 17 | Active |
| US9585692B2 | Transseptal guidewire | Human Necessities | 11 | Active |
| US7384422B2 | Telescopic, separable introducer and method of using the same | Human Necessities | 8 | Expired |
| US10716920B2 | Transseptal puncture apparatus and method for using the same | Human Necessities | 8 | Active |
| US5069229A | Method and apparatus for the reduction of soft tissue injury in a femorally catheterized patient | Human Necessities | 5 | Expired |
| US8048061B2 | Tapered fitting for an introducer coupled to a hemostatic valve | Human Necessities | 5 | Expired |
| US9821145B2 | Transseptal puncture apparatus and method for using the same | Human Necessities | 4 | Active |
| US6004343A | Universal pressure pad for femoral clamps | Human Necessities | 2 | Expired |
| US12121227B2 | Cardiac transseptal instruments, assemblies, and method of use of the same | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
| US11457903B2 | Cardiac transseptal instruments, assemblies, and method of use of the same | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
| US11844913B2 | Transseptal puncture apparatus and method for using the same | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.