Inventor · Fremont, CA, US

Axel F. Brisken

92Patents
54h-index
36Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 8, 1978 → Jun 30, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5383460A Method and apparatus for ultrasound imaging and atherectomy Human Necessities 1,095 Expired
US6296619A Therapeutic ultrasonic catheter for delivering a uniform energy dose Human Necessities 564 Expired
US5735811A Apparatus and methods for ultrasonically enhanced fluid delivery Human Necessities 427 Expired
US8718773B2 Optimizing energy transmission in a leadless tissue stimulation system Human Necessities 419 Active
US6216027A System for electrode localization using ultrasound Human Necessities 338 Expired
US5931805A Catheters comprising bending transducers and methods for their use Human Necessities 333 Expired
US5725494A Apparatus and methods for ultrasonically enhanced intraluminal therapy Human Necessities 313 Expired
US5846218A Balloon catheters having ultrasonically driven interface surfaces and methods for their use Human Necessities 297 Expired
US7610092B2 Leadless tissue stimulation systems and methods Human Necessities 288 Active
US6228046A Catheters comprising a plurality of oscillators and methods for their use Human Necessities 281 Expired
US7558631B2 Leadless tissue stimulation systems and methods Human Necessities 274 Active
US5728062A Apparatus and methods for vibratory intraluminal therapy employing magnetostrictive transducers Human Necessities 257 Expired
US7894907B2 Systems and methods for implantable leadless nerve stimulation Human Necessities 239 Active
US4211949A Wear plate for piezoelectric ultrasonic transducer arrays Physics 235 Expired
US7606621B2 Implantable transducer devices Human Necessities 218 Active
US6490474B1 System and method for electrode localization using ultrasound Human Necessities 215 Expired
US6221038A Apparatus and methods for vibratory intraluminal therapy employing magnetostrictive transducers Human Necessities 209 Expired
US6210393A Methods and systems for the inhibition of vascular hyperplasia Human Necessities 201 Expired
US7899542B2 Systems and methods for implantable leadless spine stimulation Human Necessities 201 Active
US6277077A Catheter including ultrasound transducer with emissions attenuation Human Necessities 190 Expired
US4211948A Front surface matched piezoelectric ultrasonic transducer array with wide field of view Physics 187 Expired
US6575956B1 Methods and apparatus for uniform transcutaneous therapeutic ultrasound Human Necessities 184 Expired
US7184830B2 Methods and systems for treating arrhythmias using a combination of vibrational and electrical energy Human Necessities 171 Expired
US6287272A Balloon catheters having ultrasonically driven interface surfaces and methods for their use Human Necessities 171 Expired
US7996087B2 Leadless tissue stimulation systems and methods Human Necessities 169 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.