William E. Webler
91Patents
32h-index
104Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 13, 1984 → May 18, 2016
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7404824B1 | Valve aptation assist device | Human Necessities | 835 | Expired |
| US7927370B2 | Valve aptation assist device | Human Necessities | 503 | Active |
| US7942928B2 | Valve aptation assist device | Human Necessities | 362 | Active |
| US8303505B2 | Methods and apparatuses for image guided medical procedures | Physics | 237 | Active |
| US8187324B2 | Telescoping apparatus for delivering and adjusting a medical device in a vessel | Human Necessities | 208 | Active |
| US7485143B2 | Apparatuses and methods for heart valve repair | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 202 | Expired |
| US5816923A | Flexible composite drive shaft for transmitting torque | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 200 | Expired |
| US6947787B2 | System and methods for imaging within a body lumen | Human Necessities | 147 | Expired |
| US6955657B1 | Intra-ventricular substance delivery catheter system | Human Necessities | 141 | Expired |
| US7736301B1 | Rotatable ferrules and interfaces for use with an optical guidewire | Physics | 130 | Expired |
| US6855124B1 | Flexible polymer needle catheter | Human Necessities | 125 | Expired |
| US5759153A | Automated longitudinal position translator for ultrasonic imaging probes, and methods of using same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 114 | Expired |
| US4819655A | Injectateless thermal cardiac output determination method and apparatus | Human Necessities | 113 | Expired |
| US6450964B1 | Imaging apparatus and method | Physics | 108 | Expired |
| US4595012A | Lumen mounted electrodes for pacing and intra-cardiac ECG sensing | Human Necessities | 98 | Expired |
| US7364657B2 | Integrated system for on-site cell acquisition, processing, and delivery | Human Necessities | 92 | Expired |
| US5361768A | Automated longitudinal position translator for ultrasonic imaging probes, and methods of using same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 86 | Expired |
| US7267650B2 | Ultrasound directed guiding catheter system and method | Human Necessities | 77 | Expired |
| US4796640A | Apparatus with fast response thermistor | Human Necessities | 75 | Expired |
| US7850644B2 | Flexible polymer needle catheter | Human Necessities | 74 | Active |
| US7981152B1 | Vascular delivery system for accessing and delivering devices into coronary sinus and other vascular sites | Human Necessities | 68 | Active |
| US5485846A | Automated longitudinal position translator for ultrasonic imaging probes, and methods of using same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 56 | Expired |
| US7594903B2 | Controlling shaft bending moment and whipping in a tendon deflection or other tendon system | Human Necessities | 52 | Expired |
| US6682553B1 | System and method for stent retention | Human Necessities | 51 | Expired |
| US8579967B2 | Valve aptation assist device | Human Necessities | 51 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.