Inventor · Santa Monica, CA, US

Brian M. Mann

76Patents
43h-index
37Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 3, 1978 → Jun 23, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5749907A System and method for identifying and displaying medical data which violate programmable alarm conditions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 754 Expired
US6970742B2 Method for detecting, diagnosing, and treating cardiovascular disease Physics 410 Expired
US5309919A Method and system for recording, reporting, and displaying the distribution of pacing events over time and for using same to optimize programming Human Necessities 401 Expired
US4940052A Microprocessor controlled rate-responsive pacemaker having automatic rate response threshold adjustment Human Necessities 388 Expired
US5431691A Method and system for recording and displaying a sequential series of pacing events Human Necessities 382 Expired
US4788980A Pacemaker having PVC response and PMT terminating features Human Necessities 331 Expired
US5891178A Programmer system and associated methods for rapidly evaluating and programming an implanted cardiac device Physics 298 Expired
US5350410A Autocapture system for implantable pulse generator Human Necessities 268 Expired
US5040534A Microprocessor controlled rate-responsive pacemaker having automatic rate response threshold adjustment Human Necessities 240 Expired
US5507786A System and method for measuring and storing parametric data pertaining to operating characteristics of an implantable medical device Human Necessities 216 Expired
US5833623A System and method for facilitating rapid retrieval and evaluation of diagnostic data stored by an implantable medical device Physics 198 Expired
US7509169B2 Implantable pressure transducer system optimized for anchoring and positioning Human Necessities 193 Expired
US7616991B2 Method for digital cardiac rhythm management Human Necessities 192 Expired
US4989602A Programmable automatic implantable cardioverter/defibrillator and pacemaker system Human Necessities 185 Expired
US7483743B2 System for detecting, diagnosing, and treating cardiovascular disease Physics 170 Expired
US5487755A Methods for displaying a sequential series of pacing events Human Necessities 170 Expired
US6311089A Implantable stimulation device and method for determining ventricular and atrial sensitivity thresholds Human Necessities 151 Expired
US8235916B2 System and method for manipulating insertion pathways for accessing target sites Human Necessities 139 Active
US4791936A Apparatus for interpreting and displaying cardiac events of a heart connected to a cardiac pacing means Human Necessities 138 Expired
US8303511B2 Implantable pressure transducer system optimized for reduced thrombosis effect Human Necessities 128 Active
US4596255A Apparatus for interpreting and displaying cardiac events of a heart connected to a cardiac pacing means Human Necessities 110 Expired
US5776167A System and method for alleviating the effects of pacemaker crosstalk Human Necessities 109 Expired
US8160702B2 Method for digital cardiac rhythm management Human Necessities 104 Active
US6327501A System and method for determining safety alert conditions for implantable medical devices Physics 104 Expired
US4856523A Rate-responsive pacemaker with automatic mode switching and/or variable hysteresis rate Human Necessities 102 Expired

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