Patent assignee · IL · COMPANY

GALIL MEDICAL INC.

28Patents
17Active
28Granted
53Portfolio score

Filing activity: Dec 2, 1997 → Jun 25, 2021 · 11 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6142991A High resolution cryosurgical method and apparatus Human Necessities 258 Expired
US8348855B2 Multiple sensor device for measuring tissue temperature during thermal treatment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 244 Active
US6706037B2 Multiple cryoprobe apparatus and method Human Necessities 231 Expired
US6875209B2 Cryoplasty apparatus and method Human Necessities 177 Expired
US6179831A Method of cryoablating benign prostate hyperplasia Human Necessities 150 Expired
US6905492B2 Planning and facilitation systems and methods for cryosurgery Human Necessities 103 Expired
US5978697A System and method for MRI-guided cryosurgery Physics 83 Expired
US7625368B2 Endometrial ablation device and method Human Necessities 64 Active
US7407501B2 Apparatus and method for compressing a gas, and cryosurgery system and method utilizing same Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 56 Active
US5885276A Method and device for transmyocardial cryo revascularization Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 53 Expired
US7479139B2 Apparatus and method for protecting tissues during cryoablation Human Necessities 49 Expired
US7354434B2 Method of controlling the temperature of gasses passing through a Joule-Thomson orifice Human Necessities 48 Active
US5993444A Method and device for trans myocardial cryo revascularization Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 45 Expired
US7604605B2 Device, system, and method for detecting and localizing obstruction within a blood vessel Human Necessities 34 Expired
US7846154B2 Gas-heated gas-cooled cryoprobe utilizing electrical heating and a single gas source Human Necessities 21 Active
US7150743B2 Multiple cryoprobe apparatus and method Human Necessities 21 Expired
USD923797S1 Medical device console General 20 Active
US8066697B2 Multiple cryoprobe delivery apparatus Human Necessities 12 Active
US7402161B2 Cryosurgery facilitation system Human Necessities 6 Active
USD923798S1 Medical device console General 6 Active
US9078733B2 Closed-loop system for cryosurgery Human Necessities 6 Active
US7850682B2 Systems for MRI-guided cryosurgery Human Necessities 5 Active
US7942870B2 Apparatus and method for accurately delimited cryoablation Human Necessities 5 Active
USD942018S1 Medical device console General 4 Active
US10390871B2 Cryoneedle Human Necessities 4 Active

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