Alan Schaer
84Patents
34h-index
41Co-inventors
88Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 18, 1991 → Feb 9, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6514249B1 | Positioning system and method for orienting an ablation element within a pulmonary vein ostium | Human Necessities | 881 | Expired |
| US6547788B1 | Medical device with sensor cooperating with expandable member | Human Necessities | 538 | Expired |
| US6869431B2 | Medical device with sensor cooperating with expandable member | Human Necessities | 518 | Expired |
| US6599288B2 | Apparatus and method incorporating an ultrasound transducer onto a delivery member | Human Necessities | 506 | Expired |
| US5863291A | Linear ablation assembly | Human Necessities | 315 | Expired |
| US5882333A | Catheter with deflectable distal section | Human Necessities | 296 | Expired |
| US6522930B1 | Irrigated ablation device assembly | Human Necessities | 280 | Expired |
| US6595989B1 | Balloon anchor wire | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 252 | Expired |
| US7276061B2 | Irrigated ablation device assembly | Human Necessities | 228 | Expired |
| US5782760A | Over-the-wire EP catheter | Human Necessities | 196 | Expired |
| US6811544B2 | Catheter positioning system | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 186 | Expired |
| US5895355A | Over-the-wire EP catheter | Human Necessities | 175 | Expired |
| US8157760B2 | Methods and systems for establishing retrograde carotid arterial blood flow | Human Necessities | 174 | Active |
| US6302880A | Linear ablation assembly | Human Necessities | 169 | Expired |
| US9259215B2 | Systems and methods for treating a carotid artery | Human Necessities | 148 | Active |
| US6251107A | Ep catheter | Human Necessities | 144 | Expired |
| US6063077A | Linear ablation device and assembly | Human Necessities | 121 | Expired |
| US5324259A | Intravascular catheter with means to seal guidewire port | Human Necessities | 120 | Expired |
| US9789242B2 | Methods and systems for establishing retrograde carotid arterial blood flow | Human Necessities | 93 | Active |
| US7881807B2 | Balloon anchor wire | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 86 | Expired |
| US6953460B2 | Medical device with sensor cooperating with expandable member | Human Necessities | 84 | Expired |
| US9655755B2 | Systems and methods for treating a carotid artery | Human Necessities | 83 | Active |
| US9623228B2 | Systems and methods for treating a carotid artery | Human Necessities | 81 | Active |
| US8545432B2 | System and methods for controlling retrograde carotid arterial blood flow | Human Necessities | 81 | Active |
| US7331960B2 | Linear ablation assembly | Human Necessities | 80 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.