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Richard R. Prather
Also filed as: PRATHER RICHARD · PRATHER RICHARD R · PRATHER RICHARD RUSSELL
25 granted patents·8 pending applications·2,206 citations·filing 1992–2024
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33 records- 0198US5873835AIntravascular pressure and flow sensorSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Feb 23, 1999·711 cites·25 claims
- 0296US7846175B2Guidewire and collapsable filter systemMEDRAD INC·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 7, 2010·174 cites·11 claims
- 0393US9827084B2Intravascular guidewire filter system for pulmonary embolism protection and embolism removal or macerationBONNETTE MICHAEL·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 28, 2017·91 cites·16 claims
- 0489US10806559B2Intravascular guidewire filter system for pulmonary embolism protection and embolism removal or macerationSURMODICS MD LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 20, 2020·12 cites·18 claims
- 0588US9943397B2Intravascular guidewire filter system for pulmonary embolism protection and embolism removal or macerationEMBOLITECH LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 17, 2018·11 cites·15 claims
- 0688US9586023B2Direct stream hydrodynamic catheter systemBOSTON SCIENT LTD·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 7, 2017·23 cites·20 claims
- 0781US11464941B2Direct stream hydrodynamic catheter systemBOSTON SCIENT LTD·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 11, 2022·2 cites·17 claims
- 0881US2024285389A1Intravascular guidewire filter system for pulmonary embolism protection and embolism removal or macerationSURMODICS MD LLC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 0980US12318111B2Infusion lubricated atherectomy catheterBoston Scientific Medical Device Limited·Filed 2022·Granted Jun 3, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1078US12420060B2Direct stream hydrodynamic catheter systemBOSTON SCIENT LTD·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 23, 2025·0 cites·15 claims
- 1178US5792116ACatheter having geometrically shaped surface and method of manufactureSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 11, 1998·172 cites·13 claims
- 1277US5497783AGuidewire having radioscopic tipSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Mar 12, 1996·212 cites·11 claims
- 1377US5404887AGuide wire having an unsmooth exterior surfaceSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1993·Granted Apr 11, 1995·166 cites·7 claims
- 1475US8157766B2Torqueable kink-resistant guidewireBONNETTE MICHAEL J·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 17, 2012·12 cites·33 claims
- 1575US7615031B2Gas inflation/evacuation system incorporating a multiple element valved guidewire assembly having an occlusive deviceMEDRAD INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 10, 2009·14 cites·24 claims
- 1674US9005163B2Balloon catheter with external delivery tubeBONNETTE MICHAEL J·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 14, 2015·7 cites·6 claims
- 1772US5273537APower-assisted inflation apparatusSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1992·Granted Dec 28, 1993·151 cites·23 claims
- 1871US10321932B2Direct stream hydrodynamic catheter systemBOSTON SCIENT LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 18, 2019·1 cites·17 claims
- 1970US11497522B2Infusion lubricated atherectomy catheterBOSTON SCIENT LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 15, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 2070US5666969AGuidewire having multiple radioscopic coilsSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 16, 1997·138 cites·23 claims
- 2169US9855070B2Infusion lubricated atherectomy catheterBOSTON SCIENT LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 2, 2018·1 cites·19 claims
- 2269US2021137667A1Intravascular guidewire filter system for pulmonary embolism protection and embolism removal or macerationSURMODICS MD LLC·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 2368US5647846ACatheter having geometrically shaped surface and method of manufactureSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 15, 1997·118 cites·16 claims
- 2468US5498250ACatheter guide wire with multiple radiopacitySCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Mar 12, 1996·117 cites·15 claims
- 2560US10595893B2Infusion lubricated atherectomy catheterBOSTON SCIENT LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 24, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 2659US7220243B2Gas inflation/evacuation system and sealing system incorporating a compression sealing mechanism for guidewire assembly having occlusive devicePOSSIS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 22, 2007·18 cites·15 claims
- 2752US5247942AGuide wire with swivelSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1992·Granted Sep 28, 1993·55 cites·19 claims
- 2849US2008287986A1Closure devicePOSSIS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 2948US2007060878A1Occlusive guidewire system having an ergonomic handheld control mechanism and torqueable kink-resistant guidewirePOSSIS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 3045US2006064071A1Gas inflation/evacuation system incorporating a reservoir and removably attached sealing system for a guidewire assembly having an occlusive devicePOSSIS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 3143US2014214060A1Catheter with a deployable scrubbing assemblyMEDRAD INC·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 3243US2005182437A1Guidewire assembly including a repeatably inflatable occlusive balloon on a guidewire ensheathed with a spiral coilFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 3342US2008097294A1Occlusive guidewire system having an ergonomic handheld control mechanism prepackaged in a pressurized gaseous environment and a compatible prepackaged torqueable kink-resistant guidewire with distal occlusive balloonPOSSIS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
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