Inventor · Brooklyn, NY, US

Sidney Wolvek

17Patents
16h-index
10Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 14, 1974 → Dec 24, 1998

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.