Inventor · Shakopee, MN, US

Thomas E. Broome

33Patents
21h-index
39Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 27, 1993 → Aug 11, 2011

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6152946A Distal protection device and method Human Necessities 651 Expired
US6171327A Intravascular filter and method Human Necessities 650 Expired
US6001118A Distal protection device and method Human Necessities 648 Expired
US6245089A Distal protection device and method Human Necessities 532 Expired
US7094249B1 Distal protection device and method Human Necessities 290 Expired
US6663652B2 Distal protection device and method Human Necessities 276 Expired
US7780696B2 Distal protection device and method Human Necessities 227 Active
US6391050B1 Self-expanding stent delivery system Human Necessities 184 Expired
US6726703B2 Distal protection device and method Human Necessities 165 Expired
US6544280B1 Intravascular filter and method Human Necessities 155 Expired
US6872216B2 Distal protection device and method Human Necessities 152 Expired
US8070769B2 Inverted embolic protection filter Human Necessities 128 Expired
US6974469B2 Distal protection device and method Human Necessities 114 Expired
US5525275A Method of manufacture of enhanced surface implant Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 69 Expired
US7651514B2 Nose rider improvement for filter exchange and methods of use Human Necessities 60 Expired
US7153320B2 Hydraulic controlled retractable tip filter retrieval catheter Human Necessities 60 Expired
US7029440B2 Distal protection filter and method of manufacture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US5456716A Elastomeric valve assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US7799050B2 Devices and methods for magnetically manipulating intravascular devices Human Necessities 28 Active
US7998163B2 Expandable retrieval device Human Necessities 24 Active
US7637940B2 Stent with bioabsorbable membrane Human Necessities 22 Active
US8468678B2 Expandable retrieval device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US7481823B2 Multiple membrane embolic protection filter Human Necessities 10 Expired
US8007528B2 Bifurcated stent Human Necessities 9 Active
US7632305B2 Biodegradable connectors Human Necessities 4 Active

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