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John B. Simpson
Also filed as: SIMPSON JOHN · SIMPSON JOHN A · SIMPSON JOHN B
83 granted patents·30 pending applications·11,635 citations·filing 1980–2024
99Inventor score
Files withAVINGER INC43FOX HOLLOW TECHNOLOGIES INC14DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION10SIMPSON JOHN B10ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM6
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113 records- 0198US4781186AAtherectomy device having a flexible housingDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1987·Granted Nov 1, 1988·1.6k cites·14 claims
- 0297US8696695B2Guidewire positioning catheterPATEL HIMANSHU N·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 15, 2014·88 cites·14 claims
- 0397US4926858AAtherectomy device for severe occlusionsDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1989·Granted May 22, 1990·1k cites·51 claims
- 0496US9642646B2Guidewire positioning catheterAVINGER INC·Filed 2013·Granted May 9, 2017·56 cites·13 claims
- 0596US9592075B2Atherectomy catheters devices having multi-channel bushingsAVINGER INC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 14, 2017·50 cites·20 claims
- 0696US8361097B2Catheter system and method for boring through blocked vascular passagesAVINGER INC·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 29, 2013·167 cites·17 claims
- 0796US5462529AAdjustable treatment chamber catheterTECHNOLOGY DEV CENTER·Filed 1993·Granted Oct 31, 1995·591 cites·21 claims
- 0895US11839493B2Optical coherence tomography for biological imagingAVINGER INC·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 12, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
- 0995US11076773B2Guidewire positioning catheterAVINGER INC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 3, 2021·16 cites·18 claims
- 1095US10869685B2Catheter system and method for boring through blocked vascular passagesAVINGER INC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 22, 2020·26 cites·12 claims
- 1195US10568655B2Atherectomy catheters devices having multi-channel bushingsSIMPSON JOHN B·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 25, 2020·31 cites·15 claims
- 1295US10470795B2Atherectomy catheters and occlusion crossing devicesAVINGER INC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 12, 2019·27 cites·23 claims
- 1395US10357277B2High speed chronic total occlusion crossing devicesAVINGER INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 23, 2019·33 cites·31 claims
- 1495US10349974B2Atherectomy catheters with longitudinally displaceable drive shaftsAVINGER INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 16, 2019·35 cites·15 claims
- 1595US10342491B2Optical coherence tomography for biological imagingAVINGER INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 9, 2019·30 cites·18 claims
- 1695US10052125B2Atherectomy catheter with laterally-displaceable tipAVINGER INC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 21, 2018·36 cites·26 claims
- 1795US9498247B2Atherectomy catheters and occlusion crossing devicesAVINGER INC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 22, 2016·56 cites·28 claims
- 1895US8062316B2Catheter system and method for boring through blocked vascular passagesPATEL HIMANSHU N·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 22, 2011·161 cites·26 claims
- 1995US5047040AAtherectomy device and methodDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1989·Granted Sep 10, 1991·537 cites·19 claims
- 2095US4669469ASingle lumen atherectomy catheter deviceDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1986·Granted Jun 2, 1987·515 cites·7 claims
- 2194US11903677B2Occlusion-crossing devices, imaging, and atherectomy devicesAVINGER INC·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 20, 2024·2 cites·18 claims
- 2294US11284916B2Atherectomy catheters and occlusion crossing devicesAVINGER INC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 29, 2022·26 cites·16 claims
- 2394US9572492B2Occlusion-crossing devices, imaging, and atherectomy devicesAVINGER INC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 21, 2017·76 cites·10 claims
- 2494US7771444B2Methods and devices for removing material from a body lumenFOX HOLLOW TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 10, 2010·358 cites·7 claims
- 2594US4323071AVascular guiding catheter assembly and vascular dilating catheter assembly and a combination thereof and methods of making the sameADVANCED CATHETER SYST·Filed 1980·Granted Apr 6, 1982·822 cites·21 claims
- 2693US11147583B2High speed chronic total occlusion crossing devicesAVINGER INC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 19, 2021·16 cites·19 claims
- 2793US11134849B2Occlusion-crossing devices, imaging, and atherectomy devicesAVINGER INC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 5, 2021·16 cites·13 claims
- 2893US11135019B2Occlusion-crossing devices, atherectomy devices, and imagingAVINGER INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 5, 2021·16 cites·11 claims
- 2993US9345510B2Atherectomy catheters with longitudinally displaceable drive shaftsPATEL HIMANSHU N·Filed 2011·Granted May 24, 2016·85 cites·11 claims
- 3093US8911459B2Debulking catheters and methodsSIMPSON JOHN B·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 16, 2014·69 cites·11 claims
- 3193US8644913B2Occlusion-crossing devices, imaging, and atherectomy devicesSIMPSON JOHN B·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 4, 2014·69 cites·28 claims
- 3293US7927784B2Vascular lumen debulking catheters and methodsEV3·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 19, 2011·190 cites·50 claims
- 3393US4616652ADilatation catheter positioning apparatusADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 1983·Granted Oct 14, 1986·290 cites·12 claims
- 3492US11382653B2Atherectomy catheterAVINGER INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 12, 2022·22 cites·10 claims
- 3592US11284839B2Optical coherence tomography for biological imagingAVINGER INC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 29, 2022·10 cites·20 claims
- 3692US10130386B2Identification of elastic lamina to guide interventional therapyAVINGER INC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 20, 2018·47 cites·13 claims
- 3792US9918734B2Catheter system and method for boring through blocked vascular passagesAVINGER INC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 20, 2018·39 cites·8 claims
- 3892US9345406B2Occlusion-crossing devices, atherectomy devices, and imagingAVINGER INC·Filed 2012·Granted May 24, 2016·52 cites·9 claims
- 3992US5053044ACatheter and method for making intravascular incisionsDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1988·Granted Oct 1, 1991·379 cites·10 claims
- 4092US4979951AAtherectomy device and methodSIMPSON JOHN B·Filed 1989·Granted Dec 25, 1990·365 cites·60 claims
- 4191US10806484B2Identification of elastic lamina to guide interventional therapyAVINGER INC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 20, 2020·11 cites·11 claims
- 4291US9788790B2Optical coherence tomography for biological imagingBLACK JOHN F·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 17, 2017·61 cites·25 claims
- 4391US9498600B2Atherectomy catheter with laterally-displaceable tipROSENTHAL MICHAEL H·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 22, 2016·63 cites·5 claims
- 4490US9532799B2Method and devices for cutting tissueCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 3, 2017·12 cites·28 claims
- 4590US9125562B2Catheter-based off-axis optical coherence tomography imaging systemSPENCER MAEGAN K·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 8, 2015·87 cites·31 claims
- 4690US8548571B2Devices and methods for predicting and preventing restenosisHE XUANMIN·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 1, 2013·64 cites·29 claims
- 4790US4771774AMotor drive unitDEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION·Filed 1987·Granted Sep 20, 1988·437 cites·9 claims
- 4888US11931061B2High speed chronic total occlusion crossing devicesAVINGER INC·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 19, 2024·1 cites·18 claims
- 4988US10729326B2Catheter-based off-axis optical coherence tomography imaging systemAVINGER INC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 4, 2020·31 cites·12 claims
- 5087US5776018ABasketball collection, passing and shot analysis systemSOLOPRACTICE INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 7, 1998·148 cites·44 claims
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