Inventor · Fallbrook, CA, US

Robert C. Esselstein

13Patents
11h-index
38Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 16, 1999 → Feb 25, 2010

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6673025B1 Polymer coated guidewire Human Necessities 252 Expired
US6494891B1 Ultrasonic angioplasty transmission member Human Necessities 241 Expired
US6638266B2 Guidewire with an intermediate variable stiffness section Human Necessities 97 Expired
US7494474B2 Polymer coated guidewire Human Necessities 76 Active
US6524301B1 Guidewire with an intermediate variable stiffness section Human Necessities 71 Expired
US7455646B2 Polymer coated guide wire Human Necessities 65 Active
US6461383B1 Ultrasonic catheter vascular stent system and method Human Necessities 39 Expired
US9023010B2 Infusion treatment agents, catheters, filter devices, and occlusion devices, and use thereof Human Necessities 37 Active
US7879065B2 Locking component for an embolic filter assembly Human Necessities 17 Active
US7678129B1 Locking component for an embolic filter assembly Human Necessities 16 Active
US7887661B2 Infusion treatment agents, catheters, filter devices, and occlusion devices, and use thereof Human Necessities 16 Active
US6638267B1 Guidewire with hypotube and internal insert Human Necessities 11 Expired
US8308753B2 Locking component for an embolic filter assembly Human Necessities 1 Active

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