Sidney Wolvek
17Patents
16h-index
10Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 14, 1974 → Dec 24, 1998
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4276874A | Elongatable balloon catheter | Human Necessities | 350 | Expired |
| US5634475A | Guidewire delivery assist device and system | Human Necessities | 209 | Expired |
| US4540404A | Balloon catheter with intrinsic introducer for percutaneous insertion into a blood vessel over a guide wire, and method of use | Human Necessities | 185 | Expired |
| US4327709A | Apparatus and method for the percutaneous introduction of intra-aortic balloons into the human body | Human Necessities | 185 | Expired |
| US4111209A | Topical hypothermia apparatus and method for treating the human body and the like | Human Necessities | 129 | Expired |
| US4261339A | Balloon catheter with rotatable support | Human Necessities | 100 | Expired |
| US5873854A | Method for percutaneous insertion of catheters | Human Necessities | 99 | Expired |
| US4080958A | Apparatus for aiding and improving the blood flow in patients | Human Necessities | 92 | Expired |
| US5911707A | Needle guide | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 90 | Expired |
| US4346698A | Balloon catheter with rotatable support | Human Necessities | 63 | Expired |
| US4631059A | Sheath remover | Human Necessities | 58 | Expired |
| US4531512A | Wrapping system for intra-aortic balloon utilizing a wrapping envelope | Human Necessities | 56 | Expired |
| US4402307A | Balloon catheter with rotatable energy storing support member | Human Necessities | 53 | Expired |
| US4444186A | Envelope wrapping system for intra-aortic balloon | Human Necessities | 50 | Expired |
| US6146372A | Apparatus and method for the percutaneous insertion of a pediatric intra-aortic balloon catheter | Human Necessities | 29 | Expired |
| US5716373A | Support member for reduced diameter balloon catheter, and intra-aortic balloon catheter using the same | Human Necessities | 28 | Expired |
| US3934592A | Suture bridge | Human Necessities | 10 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.