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CardioFocus, Inc.

52Patents
31Active
52Granted
49Portfolio score

Filing activity: Aug 15, 1990 → Jun 10, 2022 · 9 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6942657B2 Intralumenal contact sensor Human Necessities 354 Expired
US6270492A Phototherapeutic apparatus with diffusive tip assembly Human Necessities 279 Expired
US6579285B2 Photoablation with infrared radiation Human Necessities 251 Expired
US6423055B1 Phototherapeutic wave guide apparatus Human Necessities 204 Expired
US6572609B1 Phototherapeutic waveguide apparatus Human Necessities 183 Expired
US6159203A Infrared laser catheter system Human Necessities 180 Expired
US8025661B2 Coaxial catheter instruments for ablation with radiant energy Human Necessities 159 Expired
US6375654B1 Catheter system with working portion radially expandable upon rotation Human Necessities 159 Expired
US6547780B1 Infrared laser catheter system Physics 157 Expired
US6102905A Phototherapy device including housing for an optical element and method of making Human Necessities 150 Expired
US6558375B1 Cardiac ablation instrument Human Necessities 148 Expired
US5997571A Non-occluding phototherapy probe stabilizers Human Necessities 144 Expired
US6953457B2 Phototherapeutic wave guide apparatus Human Necessities 137 Expired
US7207984B2 Methods for projection of energy Human Necessities 135 Expired
US6932809B2 Safety shut-off device for laser surgical instruments employing blackbody emitters Physics 135 Expired
US6626900B1 Intralumenal contact sensor Human Necessities 127 Expired
US6071302A Phototherapeutic apparatus for wide-angle diffusion Human Necessities 123 Expired
US6676656B2 Surgical ablation with radiant energy Human Necessities 116 Expired
US6605055B1 Balloon catheter with irrigation sheath Human Necessities 113 Expired
US7935108B2 Deflectable sheath catheters Human Necessities 113 Active
US8267932B2 Deflectable sheath catheters Human Necessities 94 Active
US6168591A Guide for penetrating phototherapy Human Necessities 88 Expired
US8241272B2 Methods for ablation with radiant energy Human Necessities 74 Active
US8231613B2 Deflectable sheath catheters Human Necessities 72 Active
US7357796B2 Phototherapeutic wave guide apparatus Human Necessities 66 Expired

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