Inventor · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, US

Tracy D. Maahs

72Patents
43h-index
52Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: May 2, 1995 → Dec 3, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7695493B2 System for optimizing anchoring force Human Necessities 1,031 Active
US5911734A Percutaneous catheter and guidewire having filter and medical device deployment capabilities Human Necessities 948 Expired
US6042598A Method of protecting a patient from embolization during cardiac surgery Human Necessities 843 Expired
US5910154A Percutaneous catheter and guidewire having filter and medical device deployment Human Necessities 798 Expired
US6027520A Percutaneous catheter and guidewire having filter and medical device deployment capabilities Human Necessities 661 Expired
US6592546B1 Aortic occluder with associated filter and methods of use during cardiac surgery Human Necessities 544 Expired
US6165200A Percutaneous catheter and guidewire having filter and medical device deployment capabilities Human Necessities 543 Expired
US6235044A Percutaneous catheter and guidewire for filtering during ablation of mycardial or vascular tissue Human Necessities 488 Expired
US6270513A Methods of protecting a patient from embolization during surgery Human Necessities 411 Expired
US5846260A Cannula with a modular filter for filtering embolic material Human Necessities 382 Expired
US6537297B2 Methods of protecting a patient from embolization during surgery Human Necessities 380 Expired
US6235045A Cannula with associated filter and methods of use Human Necessities 350 Expired
US6007557A Adjustable blood filtration system Human Necessities 337 Expired
US6051015A Modular filter with delivery system Human Necessities 336 Expired
US6673090B2 Percutaneous catheter and guidewire for filtering during ablation of myocardial or vascular tissue Human Necessities 299 Expired
US5928192A Arterial aspiration Human Necessities 292 Expired
US6086605A Cannula with associated filter and methods of use during cardiac surgery Human Necessities 258 Expired
US6964673B2 Percutaneous catheter and guidewire having filter and medical device deployment capabilities Human Necessities 248 Expired
US5606974A Catheter having ultrasonic device Human Necessities 231 Expired
US6371969B1 Distal protection device and method Human Necessities 200 Expired
US6423086B1 Cannula with associated filter and methods of use during cardiac surgery Human Necessities 195 Expired
US6224620A Devices and methods for protecting a patient from embolic material during surgery Human Necessities 181 Expired
US7326226B2 Percutaneous catheter and guidewire for filtering during ablation of myocardial or vascular tissue Human Necessities 180 Expired
US6319268A Adjustable blood filtration system Human Necessities 179 Expired
US5741320A Catheter control system having a pulley Human Necessities 179 Expired

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