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Ventritex, Inc.

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95Patents
0Active
95Granted
40Portfolio score

Filing activity: May 14, 1986 → Aug 20, 1996

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5290299A Double jaw apparatus for attaching implanted materials to body tissue Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 414 Expired
US5282845A Multiple electrode deployable lead Human Necessities 376 Expired
US5131388A Implantable cardiac defibrillator with improved capacitors Human Necessities 351 Expired
US5645586A Conforming implantable defibrillator Human Necessities 253 Expired
US5534022A Lead having an integrated defibrillation/sensing electrode Human Necessities 206 Expired
US4860769A Implantable defibrillation electrode Human Necessities 189 Expired
US5522851A Capacitor for an implantable cardiac defibrillator Human Necessities 181 Expired
US5683447A Lead with septal defibrillation and pacing electrodes Human Necessities 176 Expired
US5534019A Cardiac defibrillator with case that can be electrically active or inactive Human Necessities 176 Expired
US5439483A Method of quantifying cardiac fibrillation using wavelet transform Human Necessities 172 Expired
US4949719A Method for cardiac defibrillation Human Necessities 169 Expired
US5545206A Low profile lead with automatic tine activation Human Necessities 168 Expired
US5483022A Implantable conductor coil formed from cabled composite wire Human Necessities 151 Expired
US5507779A Cardiac insulation for defibrillation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 144 Expired
US5439485A Flexible defibrillation electrode of improved construction Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 143 Expired
US5660737A Process for making a capacitor foil with enhanced surface area Electricity 142 Expired
US5509924A Epicardial stimulation electrode with energy directing capability Human Necessities 140 Expired
US5111816A System configuration for combined defibrillator/pacemaker Human Necessities 137 Expired
US5489293A Method and apparatus for treating cardiac tachyarrhythmia Human Necessities 137 Expired
US5679026A Header adapter for an implantable cardiac stimulation device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 136 Expired
US5601611A Optical blood flow measurement apparatus and method and implantable defibrillator incorporating same Human Necessities 135 Expired
US5620477A Pulse generator with case that can be active or inactive Human Necessities 129 Expired
US5033477A Method and apparatus for providing intrapericardial access and inserting intrapericardial electrodes Human Necessities 126 Expired
US5531765A Method and apparatus for producing configurable biphasic defibrillation waveforms Human Necessities 121 Expired
US5240009A Medical device with morphology discrimination Human Necessities 115 Expired

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