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Medtronic CryoCath LP

202Patents
200Active
202Granted
59Portfolio score

Filing activity: Mar 23, 2004 → Apr 18, 2024 · 40 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8206345B2 Fluid control system for a medical device Physics 262 Active
US8225643B2 Fluid control system for a medical device Physics 255 Active
US7727228B2 Method and apparatus for inflating and deflating balloon catheters Human Necessities 175 Expired
US7955298B2 Defined deflection structure Human Necessities 88 Active
USRE43007E1 Cooling system General 87 Active
US8617228B2 Method and system for preventing nerve injury during a medical procedure Human Necessities 87 Active
US9398931B2 Method and system for preventing nerve injury during a medical procedure Human Necessities 73 Active
US8545491B2 Method and apparatus for inflating and deflating balloon catheters Human Necessities 67 Active
US7842031B2 Bioimpedance measurement system and method Human Necessities 65 Expired
US7740627B2 Surgical method and apparatus for treating atrial fibrillation Human Necessities 63 Active
US8382747B2 Method and apparatus for inflating and deflating balloon catheters Human Necessities 57 Active
US9445859B2 Multifunctional ablation device Human Necessities 53 Active
US7648497B2 Endovascular cryotreatment catheter Human Necessities 51 Active
US8696656B2 System and method for monitoring bioimpedance and respiration Human Necessities 50 Active
US7794454B2 Method and device for epicardial ablation Human Necessities 49 Active
US7625369B2 Method and device for epicardial ablation Human Necessities 49 Active
US7951140B2 Catheter with cryogenic and electrical heating ablation Human Necessities 47 Active
US8298217B2 Endovascular cryotreatment catheter Human Necessities 45 Active
US8512324B2 Wide area ablation of myocardial tissue Human Necessities 45 Active
US9622806B2 Heated electrodes for continued visualization of pulmonary vein potentials Human Necessities 45 Active
US9333023B2 Balloon catheter with deformable fluid delivery conduit Human Necessities 42 Active
US7896870B2 Catheter with cryogenic and electrical heating ablation Human Necessities 41 Active
US9468485B2 Real-time lesion formation assessment Human Necessities 41 Active
US8911434B2 Balloon catheter with deformable fluid delivery conduit Human Necessities 40 Active
US8475440B2 Wide area ablation of myocardial tissue Human Necessities 38 Active

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