Inventor · Atherton, CA, US

Benjamin D. Pless

169Patents
53h-index
81Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 16, 1984 → Jan 24, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6480743B1 System and method for adaptive brain stimulation Human Necessities 594 Expired
US6314962A Method of ablating tissue around the pulmonary veins Human Necessities 495 Expired
US6597954B1 System and method for controlling epileptic seizures with spatially separated detection and stimulation electrodes Human Necessities 453 Expired
US6311692A Apparatus and method for diagnosis and therapy of electrophysiological disease Human Necessities 452 Expired
US6473639B1 Neurological event detection procedure using processed display channel based algorithms and devices incorporating these procedures Human Necessities 427 Expired
US6645202B1 Apparatus and method for ablating tissue Human Necessities 407 Expired
US7089059B1 Predicting susceptibility to neurological dysfunction based on measured neural electrophysiology Human Necessities 384 Expired
US6474340B1 Apparatus and method for diagnosis and therapy of electrophysiological disease Human Necessities 379 Expired
US6427086B1 Means and method for the intracranial placement of a neurostimulator Human Necessities 357 Expired
US5131388A Implantable cardiac defibrillator with improved capacitors Human Necessities 351 Expired
US6690974B2 Stimulation signal generator for an implantable device Human Necessities 350 Expired
US4880005A Pacemaker for detecting and terminating a tachycardia Human Necessities 331 Expired
US6805129B1 Apparatus and method for ablating tissue Human Necessities 327 Expired
US6466822B1 Multimodal neurostimulator and process of using it Human Necessities 321 Expired
US6944501B1 Neurostimulator involving stimulation strategies and process for using it Human Necessities 305 Expired
US6805128B1 Apparatus and method for ablating tissue Human Necessities 298 Expired
US7894905B2 Implantable system enabling responsive therapy for pain Human Necessities 268 Active
US6810285B2 Seizure sensing and detection using an implantable device Human Necessities 260 Expired
US8140160B2 Systems and methods for interacting with an implantable medical device Physics 230 Active
US7110820B2 Responsive electrical stimulation for movement disorders Human Necessities 217 Expired
US4662382A Pacemaker lead with enhanced sensitivity Human Necessities 188 Expired
US6618623B1 Ferrule for cranial implant Human Necessities 176 Expired
US5683447A Lead with septal defibrillation and pacing electrodes Human Necessities 176 Expired
US4949719A Method for cardiac defibrillation Human Necessities 169 Expired
US6949095B2 Apparatus and method for diagnosis and therapy of electrophysiological disease Human Necessities 159 Expired

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