Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Alan Schaer

84Patents
34h-index
41Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 18, 1991 → Feb 9, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.