Thomas J. Fogarty
Dr. Thomas J. "Tom" Fogarty (born February 25, 1934, in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American surgeon and medical device inventor. He is best known for the invention of the embolectomy catheter (or balloon catheter), which revolutionized the treatment of blood clots (embolus).In 2008, Fogarty was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for invention of the balloon catheter and devices that have revolutionized vascular surgery, and for creating companies to commercialize these inventions. Provided by Wikipedia
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4by Pierre C. Qian, Jose R. Azpiri, Jose Assad, Eric Noel Gonzales Aceves, Carlos Erick Cardona Ibarra, Cuauhtemoc de laPena, Miguel Hinojosa, Doug Wong, Thomas Fogarty, Patrick Maguire, Alice Jack, Edward A. Gardner, Paul C. ZeiGet full text
Published 2020-02-01
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