Wilfred J. Samson
54Patents
41h-index
38Co-inventors
88Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 29, 1974 → Oct 23, 2016
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6361545B1 | Perfusion filter catheter | Human Necessities | 920 | Expired |
| US6726651B1 | Method and apparatus for differentially perfusing a patient during cardiopulmonary bypass | Human Necessities | 778 | Expired |
| US4516972A | Guiding catheter and method of manufacture | Human Necessities | 429 | Expired |
| US4554929A | Catheter guide wire with short spring tip and method of using the same | Human Necessities | 410 | Expired |
| US4748986A | Floppy guide wire with opaque tip | Human Necessities | 405 | Expired |
| US4424833A | Self sealing gasket assembly | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 402 | Expired |
| US4538622A | Guide wire for catheters | Human Necessities | 395 | Expired |
| US6508777B1 | Circulatory support system and method of use for isolated segmental perfusion | Human Necessities | 323 | Expired |
| US4998923A | Steerable dilatation catheter | Human Necessities | 310 | Expired |
| US4571240A | Catheter having encapsulated tip marker | Human Necessities | 301 | Expired |
| US8597193B2 | Apparatus and method for endovascular device guiding and positioning using physiological parameters | Human Necessities | 280 | Active |
| US6695864B2 | Method and apparatus for cerebral embolic protection | Human Necessities | 276 | Expired |
| US4582181A | Steerable dilatation catheter | Human Necessities | 252 | Expired |
| US6099506A | Introducer and perfusion cannula | Human Necessities | 237 | Expired |
| US6592612B1 | Method and apparatus for providing heat exchange within a catheter body | Human Necessities | 236 | Expired |
| US6395014B1 | Cerebral embolic protection assembly and associated methods | Human Necessities | 235 | Expired |
| US6669674B1 | Introducer and perfusion cannula | Human Necessities | 230 | Expired |
| US5549551A | Adjustable length balloon catheter | Human Necessities | 210 | Expired |
| US4573470A | Low-profile steerable intraoperative balloon dilitation catheter | Human Necessities | 200 | Expired |
| US4641654A | Steerable balloon dilatation catheter assembly having dye injection and pressure measurement capabilities | Human Necessities | 199 | Expired |
| US6673040B1 | System and methods for catheter procedures with circulatory support in high risk patients | Human Necessities | 196 | Expired |
| US6117105A | Aortic catheter and methods for inducing cardioplegic arrest and for selective aortic perfusion | Human Necessities | 176 | Expired |
| US6139517A | Perfusion shunt apparatus and method | Human Necessities | 172 | Expired |
| US6254563A | Perfusion shunt apparatus and method | Human Necessities | 158 | Expired |
| US4821722A | Self-venting balloon dilatation catheter and method | Human Necessities | 150 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.