Philip C. Evard
54Patents
39h-index
40Co-inventors
88Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 6, 1988 → Feb 22, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6190353A | Methods and apparatus for bypassing arterial obstructions and/or performing other transvascular procedures | Human Necessities | 1,653 | Expired |
| US5584803A | System for cardiac procedures | Human Necessities | 923 | 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 |
| US5536251A | Thoracoscopic devices and methods for arresting the heart | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 681 | Expired |
| US6616675B1 | Methods and apparatus for connecting openings formed in adjacent blood vessels or other anatomical structures | Human Necessities | 606 | Expired |
| US6375615B1 | Tissue penetrating catheters having integral imaging transducers and their methods of use | Human Necessities | 600 | Expired |
| US5916193A | Endovascular cardiac venting catheter and method | Human Necessities | 497 | Expired |
| US6638293B1 | Methods and apparatus for blocking flow through blood vessels | Human Necessities | 468 | Expired |
| US5558644A | Retrograde delivery catheter and method for inducing cardioplegic arrest | Human Necessities | 432 | Expired |
| US7134438B2 | Methods and apparatus for bypassing arterial obstructions and/or performing other transvascular procedures | Human Necessities | 391 | Expired |
| US6660024B1 | Tissue penetrating catheters having integral imaging transducers and their methods of use | Human Necessities | 374 | Expired |
| US6655386B1 | Transluminal method for bypassing arterial obstructions | Human Necessities | 372 | Expired |
| US5425705A | Thoracoscopic devices and methods for arresting the heart | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 329 | Expired |
| US5913842A | Retrograde delivery catheter and method for inducing cardioplegic arrest | Human Necessities | 270 | Expired |
| US5176661A | Composite vascular catheter | Human Necessities | 265 | Expired |
| US5885238A | System for cardiac procedures | Human Necessities | 233 | Expired |
| US4981478A | Composite vascular catheter | Human Necessities | 231 | Expired |
| US5792094A | Method of delivering cardioplegic fluid to a patient's heart | Human Necessities | 215 | Expired |
| US5695457A | Cardioplegia catheter system | Human Necessities | 169 | 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 |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.