William A. Berthiaume
39Patents
26h-index
54Co-inventors
88Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 17, 1989 → Aug 29, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5591194A | Telescoping balloon catheter and method of use | Human Necessities | 349 | Expired |
| US5169386A | Method and catheter for dilatation of the lacrimal system | Human Necessities | 322 | Expired |
| US5846259A | Telescoping catheter and method of use | Human Necessities | 280 | Expired |
| US5021043A | Method and catheter for dilatation of the lacrimal system | Human Necessities | 237 | Expired |
| US9717421B2 | Implantable medical device delivery catheter with tether | Human Necessities | 230 | Active |
| US5161534A | Tool for manipulating a medical guidewire | Human Necessities | 218 | Expired |
| US4957110A | Steerable guidewire having electrodes for measuring vessel cross-section and blood flow | Human Necessities | 189 | Expired |
| US8504156B2 | Holding members for implantable cardiac stimulation devices | Human Necessities | 177 | Active |
| US9283382B2 | Interventional medical systems, tools, and associated methods | Human Necessities | 120 | Active |
| US9216293B2 | Delivery system assemblies for implantable medical devices | Human Necessities | 119 | Active |
| US5658309A | Guidewire/inflation tube locking apparatus and method of use | Human Necessities | 106 | Expired |
| US5184621A | Steerable guidewire having electrodes for measuring vessel cross-section and blood flow | Human Necessities | 101 | Expired |
| US6200305A | Catheter having a variable length shaft segment and method of use | Human Necessities | 95 | Expired |
| US6786918B1 | Stent delivery system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 93 | Expired |
| US8926588B2 | Steerable delivery catheter | Human Necessities | 72 | Active |
| US9339197B2 | Intravascular implantable medical device introduction | Human Necessities | 64 | Active |
| US8721587B2 | Delivery system assemblies and associated methods for implantable medical devices | Human Necessities | 63 | Active |
| US9861815B2 | Interventional medical systems, tools, and subassemblies | Human Necessities | 61 | Active |
| US6053313A | Catheter packaging system | Human Necessities | 59 | Expired |
| US6110146A | Protector for catheter balloon with guidewire backloading system | Human Necessities | 51 | Expired |
| US8945145B2 | Delivery system assemblies for implantable medical devices | Human Necessities | 40 | Active |
| US5377690A | Guidewire with round forming wire | Human Necessities | 37 | Expired |
| US8002763B2 | Catheter flushing mandrel | Human Necessities | 35 | Active |
| US8945146B2 | Delivery system assemblies and associated methods for implantable medical devices | Human Necessities | 35 | Active |
| US5409470A | Dilatation catheter and guidewire with threaded tip connection | Human Necessities | 32 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.