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ENDOSONICS CORP

Overview
  • Total Patents
    82
About

ENDOSONICS CORP has a total of 82 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1987. It filed its patents most often in United States, Canada and EPO (European Patent Office). Its main competitors in its focus markets medical technology, machines and measurement are VISUALSONICS INC, IMACOR INC and INTRAVASCULAR RES LTD.

Patent filings in countries

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Patent filings per year

Chart showing ENDOSONICS CORPs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Eberle Michael J 47
#2 Stephens Douglas N 25
#3 Kiepen Horst F 19
#4 Rizzuti Gary P 15
#5 O'Donnell Matthew 14
#6 Wu Ching-Chen 8
#7 Bleam David 8
#8 Litzza Gerald L 7
#9 Litzza Gerald 5
#10 Ziegenbein Randy 5

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
US6457365B1 Method and apparatus for ultrasonic imaging
US6265792B1 Medical device having precision interconnect
US6224586B1 Positioning device
US6210339B1 Flexible elongate member having one or more electrical contacts
US6036650A Ultrasonic imaging system and method with ringdown reduction
US6290675B1 Device for withdrawing a catheter
US5876344A Modular imaging/treatment catheter assembly and method
US6024690A Radiation source with delivery wire
US5921931A Method and apparatus for creating a color blood flow image based upon ultrasonic echo signals received by an intravascular ultrasound imaging probe
US5857974A High resolution intravascular ultrasound transducer assembly having a flexible substrate
EP0839497A1 A method for measuring volumetric fluid flow and its velocity profile in a lumen or other body cavity
US5453575A Apparatus and method for detecting blood flow in intravascular ultrasonic imaging
US5368037A Ultrasound catheter
US5183048A Method and apparatus for removing artifacts from an ultrasonically generated image of a small cavity
US5167233A Dilating and imaging apparatus
US5135486A Self-venting balloon dilitation catheter
WO9006723A1 Apparatus and method for sensing intravascular pressure
US4917097A Apparatus and method for imaging small cavities