Inventor · Elk River, MN, US

Timothy J. Mickley

44Patents
21h-index
44Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 14, 1997 → Mar 2, 2012

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6174327A Stent deployment apparatus and method Human Necessities 544 Expired
US5961536A Catheter having a variable length balloon and method of using the same Human Necessities 254 Expired
US7565208B2 Catheter with sensor tips, tool and device and methods of use of same Human Necessities 187 Active
US7699829B2 Catheter with sensor tip and method of use of same Human Necessities 180 Expired
US6045565A Percutaneous myocardial revascularization growth factor mediums and method Human Necessities 166 Expired
US6056719A Convertible catheter incorporating a collapsible lumen Human Necessities 158 Expired
US6113579A Catheter tip designs and methods for improved stent crossing Human Necessities 126 Expired
US6238406A Percutaneous myocardial revascularization growth factor mediums and method Human Necessities 104 Expired
US6582400B1 Variable tip catheter Human Necessities 75 Expired
US6616626B2 Infusion devices and method Human Necessities 74 Expired
US6764461B2 Catheter system for the delivery of a low volume bolus Human Necessities 67 Expired
US6595958B1 Tortuous path injection device and method Human Necessities 51 Expired
US6264630A Balloon catheter having an oscillating tip configuration Human Necessities 51 Expired
US7678077B2 Variable depth injection device and method Human Necessities 50 Active
US6767338B2 Variable tip catheter Human Necessities 47 Expired
US7686788B2 Catheter having a distal drug delivery unit and method of using same Human Necessities 46 Expired
US6530914B1 Deflectable tip guide in guide system Human Necessities 41 Expired
US6613017B1 Controlled depth injection device and method Human Necessities 40 Expired
US8038709B2 Local delivery of therapeutic agent to heart valves Human Necessities 33 Active
US7470252B2 Expandable multi-port therapeutic delivery system Human Necessities 31 Expired
US6802824B2 Catheter device and method for delivering a dose internally during minimally-invasive surgery Human Necessities 22 Expired
US8439961B2 Stent retaining mechanisms Human Necessities 20 Active
US8808364B2 Local delivery of therapeutic agent to heart valves Human Necessities 19 Active
US6939322B2 Infusion devices and method Human Necessities 19 Expired
US7044934B2 Tortuous path injection device Human Necessities 19 Expired

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