# Thomas J. Fogarty

> Thomas James Fogarty was an American surgeon and medical device inventor. He is best known for the invention of the embolectomy catheter, which revolutionized the treatment of blood clots (emboli).

*American surgeon (1934-2025)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/thomas-j-fogarty

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1934-02-25
- **Died:** 2025-12-28
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Thomas James Fogarty was an American surgeon and medical device inventor. He is best known for the invention of the embolectomy catheter, which revolutionized the treatment of blood clots (emboli).

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 45.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 5.8 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 5.0 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 31.9 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Timeline
- **2025** - Died
- **2012** - National Medal of Technology and Innovation
- **2001** - National Inventors Hall of Fame
- **2000** - Lemelson-MIT Prize
- **1934** - Born

## Sources
- [Thomas J. Fogarty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_J._Fogarty)
- [Thomas J. Fogarty](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_J._Fogarty)
- [توماس فوغارتي](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3_%D9%81%D9%88%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%8A)
- [Фогарти, Томас Джеймс](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B8%2C_%D0%A2%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%81_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BC%D1%81)
- [Thomas J. Fogarty](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_J._Fogarty)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7791064)

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