Inventor · Newark, CA, US

Wouter E. Roorda

106Patents
23h-index
92Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 21, 1994 → Jan 25, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6071305A Directional drug delivery stent and method of use Human Necessities 667 Expired
US6283949A Refillable implantable drug delivery pump Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 340 Expired
US6544543B1 Periodic constriction of vessels to treat ischemic tissue Human Necessities 241 Expired
US6663880B1 Permeabilizing reagents to increase drug delivery and a method of local delivery Human Necessities 237 Expired
US6652579B1 Radiopaque stent Human Necessities 180 Expired
US5972369A Diffusional implantable delivery system Human Necessities 169 Expired
US5540912A Viscous suspensions of controlled-release drug particles Human Necessities 164 Expired
US7247313B2 Polyacrylates coatings for implantable medical devices Human Necessities 118 Expired
US5620700A Injectable drug delivery system and method Human Necessities 100 Expired
US5543156A Bioerodible devices and compositions for diffusional release of agents Human Necessities 80 Expired
US8398676B2 Closure device Human Necessities 77 Active
US7175873B1 Rate limiting barriers for implantable devices and methods for fabrication thereof Human Necessities 62 Expired
US5783205A Injectable drug delivery system and method Human Necessities 57 Expired
US5571525A Erosion rate modifier for use in bioerodible drug delivery devices and method of use Chemistry; Metallurgy 56 Expired
US7504125B1 System and method for coating implantable devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 56 Expired
US6818247B1 Ethylene vinyl alcohol-dimethyl acetamide composition and a method of coating a stent Human Necessities 43 Expired
US7014861B2 Permeabilizing reagents to increase drug delivery and a method of local delivery Human Necessities 34 Expired
US8226681B2 Methods, devices, and apparatus for managing access through tissue Human Necessities 33 Active
US8657852B2 Closure device Human Necessities 29 Active
US8815278B2 Drug delivery device and method Human Necessities 27 Active
US6833153B1 Hemocompatible coatings on hydrophobic porous polymers Human Necessities 26 Expired
US8603116B2 Closure device with long tines Human Necessities 26 Active
US7713541B1 Zwitterionic terpolymers, method of making and use on medical devices Chemistry; Metallurgy 23 Active
US9414824B2 Closure devices, systems, and methods Human Necessities 22 Active
US7491233B1 Purified polymers for coatings of implantable medical devices Human Necessities 20 Expired

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