Thomas Fogarty, 91, Who Helped Revolutionize Vascular Surgery, Dies

Drawing on his love of fly-fishing, he developed a balloon catheter that removes blood clots from patients’ limbs in a minimally invasive way. It has saved millions of lives.Dr. Thomas J. Fogarty in 2000 on receiving the Lemelson-M.I.T. Prize for his work in developing medical technologies. He “single-handedly changed the face of cardiovascular surgery,” a colleague said.