Tracy D. Maahs
72Patents
43h-index
52Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: May 2, 1995 → Dec 3, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.