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Biosense Webster, Inc.

351Patents
232Active
351Granted
55Portfolio score

Filing activity: Mar 22, 1999 → Dec 12, 2022 · 129 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7397364B2 Digital wireless position sensor Human Necessities 1,610 Expired
US6995729B2 Transponder with overlapping coil antennas on a common core Human Necessities 1,514 Expired
US8214019B2 Robotically guided catheter Human Necessities 1,425 Active
US7842025B2 Dual-function catheter handle Human Necessities 1,373 Active
US8287532B2 Epicardial mapping and ablation catheter Chemistry; Metallurgy 480 Active
US7536218B2 Hybrid magnetic-based and impedance-based position sensing Human Necessities 414 Expired
US6602242B1 Irrigated tip catheter Human Necessities 391 Expired
US8374670B2 Catheter having a force sensing distal tip Human Necessities 322 Active
US8747351B2 Catheter with multi-functional control handle having linear mechanism Human Necessities 296 Active
US6780183B2 Ablation catheter having shape-changing balloon Human Necessities 293 Expired
US6837867B2 Steerable catheter with reinforced tip Human Necessities 289 Expired
US6500167B1 Omni-directional steerable catheter Human Necessities 278 Expired
US6371955B1 Atrial branding iron catheter and a method for treating atrial fibrillation Human Necessities 265 Expired
US6477396B1 Mapping and ablation catheter Human Necessities 251 Expired
US6267746A Multi-directional steerable catheters and control handles Human Necessities 248 Expired
US6669692B1 Ablation catheter with cooled linear electrode Human Necessities 241 Expired
US7410486B2 Ablation catheter having stabilizing array Human Necessities 211 Expired
US7207989B2 Method for ablating with needle electrode Human Necessities 197 Expired
US6748255B2 Basket catheter with multiple location sensors Human Necessities 188 Expired
US6986769B2 Ablation catheter with cooled linear electrode Human Necessities 188 Expired
US7756576B2 Position sensing and detection of skin impedance Human Necessities 187 Expired
US8456182B2 Current localization tracker Human Necessities 186 Active
US7869865B2 Current-based position sensing Human Necessities 180 Active
US6866662B2 Ablation catheter having stabilizing array Human Necessities 179 Expired
US7321228B2 Detection of metal disturbance in a magnetic tracking system Human Necessities 171 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.