Tim A. Fischell
150Patents
63h-index
31Co-inventors
90Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 8, 1985 → Jan 6, 2025
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4768507A | Intravascular stent and percutaneous insertion catheter system for the dilation of an arterial stenosis and the prevention of arterial restenosis | Human Necessities | 899 | Expired |
| US5639274A | Integrated catheter system for balloon angioplasty and stent delivery | Human Necessities | 749 | Expired |
| US6017328A | Device for subcutaneous medication delivery | Human Necessities | 703 | Expired |
| US5697971A | Multi-cell stent with cells having differing characteristics | Human Necessities | 620 | Expired |
| US5059166A | Intra-arterial stent with the capability to inhibit intimal hyperplasia | Human Necessities | 484 | Expired |
| US6609023B1 | System for the detection of cardiac events | Human Necessities | 471 | Expired |
| US5100425A | Expandable transluminal atherectomy catheter system and method for the treatment of arterial stenoses | Human Necessities | 439 | Expired |
| US4898575A | Guide wire following tunneling catheter system and method for transluminal arterial atherectomy | Human Necessities | 406 | Expired |
| US6272379A | Implantable electronic system with acute myocardial infarction detection and patient warning capabilities | Human Necessities | 355 | Expired |
| US5643312A | Stent having a multiplicity of closed circular structures | Human Necessities | 337 | Expired |
| US5749825A | Means method for treatment of stenosed arterial bifurcations | Human Necessities | 316 | Expired |
| US6112116A | Implantable responsive system for sensing and treating acute myocardial infarction | Human Necessities | 312 | Expired |
| US5334187A | Balloon catheter system with slit opening handle | Human Necessities | 292 | Expired |
| US4886061A | Expandable pullback atherectomy catheter system | Human Necessities | 291 | Expired |
| US5409454A | Apparatus for atherectomy | Human Necessities | 283 | Expired |
| US5879370A | Stent having a multiplicity of undulating longitudinals | Human Necessities | 279 | Expired |
| US5722984A | Antithrombogenic radioactive coating for an intravascular stent | Human Necessities | 277 | Expired |
| US5634928A | Integrated dual-function catheter system and method for balloon angioplasty and stent delivery | Human Necessities | 272 | Expired |
| US5695516A | Longitudinally elongating balloon expandable stent | Human Necessities | 268 | Expired |
| US5730698A | Balloon expandable temporary radioisotope stent system | Human Necessities | 263 | Expired |
| US6013019A | Temporary radioisotope stent | Human Necessities | 250 | Expired |
| US5176617A | Use of a stent with the capability to inhibit malignant growth in a vessel such as a biliary duct | Human Necessities | 249 | Expired |
| US5735859A | Distally attachable and releasable sheath for a stent delivery system | Human Necessities | 239 | Expired |
| US5792144A | Stent delivery catheter system | Human Necessities | 225 | Expired |
| US5605530A | System for safe implantation of radioisotope stents | Human Necessities | 208 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.