Richard L. Mueller
87Patents
62h-index
66Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 1, 1984 → Oct 31, 2006
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5618307A | Clamp assembly and method of use | Human Necessities | 2,092 | Expired |
| US5810721A | Soft tissue retractor and method for providing surgical access | Human Necessities | 1,783 | Expired |
| US5226909A | Atherectomy device having helical blade and blade guide | Human Necessities | 648 | Expired |
| US5312425A | Atherectomy device having helical blade and blade guide | Human Necessities | 642 | Expired |
| US6551302B1 | Steerable catheter with tip alignment and surface contact detector | Human Necessities | 514 | Expired |
| US4771777A | Perfusion type balloon dilatation catheter, apparatus and method | Human Necessities | 496 | Expired |
| US5041089A | Vascular dilation catheter construction | Human Necessities | 474 | Expired |
| US5403334A | Atherectomy device having helical blade and blade guide | Human Necessities | 431 | Expired |
| US5047040A | Atherectomy device and method | Human Necessities | 410 | Expired |
| US6048309A | Soft tissue retractor and delivery device therefor | Human Necessities | 408 | Expired |
| US5766164A | Contiguous, branched transmyocardial revascularization (TMR) channel, method and device | Human Necessities | 395 | Expired |
| US5795325A | Methods and apparatus for anchoring an occluding member | Human Necessities | 388 | Expired |
| US6251093A | Methods and apparatus for anchoring an occluding member | Human Necessities | 345 | Expired |
| US6179809A | Drug delivery catheter with tip alignment | Human Necessities | 322 | Expired |
| US5053044A | Catheter and method for making intravascular incisions | Human Necessities | 315 | Expired |
| US6554794B1 | Non-deforming deflectable multi-lumen catheter | Human Necessities | 303 | Expired |
| US6899685B2 | Biopsy device | Human Necessities | 284 | Expired |
| US4775371A | Stiffened dilatation catheter and method of manufacture | Human Necessities | 255 | Expired |
| US5849005A | Method and apparatus for minimizing the risk of air embolism when performing a procedure in a patient's thoracic cavity | Human Necessities | 252 | Expired |
| US6036685A | Lateral- and posterior-aspect method for laser-assisted transmyocardial revascularization and other surgical applications | Human Necessities | 250 | Expired |
| US5725523A | Lateral-and posterior-aspect method and apparatus for laser-assisted transmyocardial revascularization and other surgical applications | Human Necessities | 246 | Expired |
| US6156029A | Selective treatment of endocardial/myocardial boundary | Human Necessities | 244 | Expired |
| US6309382A | Method and apparatus for minimizing the risk of air embolism when performing a procedure in a patient's thoracic cavity | Human Necessities | 230 | Expired |
| US5071425A | Atherectomy catheter and method of forming the same | Human Necessities | 221 | Expired |
| US6814700B1 | Soft tissue retractor and method for providing surgical access | Human Necessities | 215 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.