Bruce A. Tockman
97Patents
35h-index
95Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 17, 1989 → Jun 9, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5540727A | Method and apparatus to automatically optimize the pacing mode and pacing cycle parameters of a dual chamber pacemaker | Human Necessities | 475 | Expired |
| US5836987A | Apparatus and method for optimizing cardiac performance by determining the optimal timing interval from an accelerometer signal | Human Necessities | 460 | Expired |
| US5334222A | Cardiac stimulating apparatus and method for heart failure therapy | Human Necessities | 397 | Expired |
| US5935160A | Left ventricular access lead for heart failure pacing | Human Necessities | 290 | Expired |
| US5584868A | Cardiac stimulating apparatus and method for heart failure therapy | Human Necessities | 267 | Expired |
| US5417717A | Implantable cardiac function monitor and stimulator for diagnosis and therapy delivery | Human Necessities | 265 | Expired |
| US6706018B2 | Adjustable length catheter assembly | Human Necessities | 213 | Expired |
| US6584362B1 | Leads for pacing and/or sensing the heart from within the coronary veins | Human Necessities | 199 | Expired |
| US5755766A | Open-ended intravenous cardiac lead | Human Necessities | 177 | Expired |
| US5487752A | Automated programmable stimulating device to optimize pacing parameters and method | Human Necessities | 163 | Expired |
| US6122552A | Insertion apparatus for left ventricular access lead | Human Necessities | 162 | Expired |
| US7515969B2 | Sensor guided epicardial lead | Human Necessities | 133 | Expired |
| US6939327B2 | Peel-away sheath | Human Necessities | 129 | Expired |
| US6356791B1 | Modified guidewire for left ventricular access lead | Human Necessities | 126 | Expired |
| US6136021A | Expandable electrode for coronary venous leads | Human Necessities | 122 | Expired |
| US5925073A | Intravenous cardiac lead with wave shaped fixation segment | Human Necessities | 107 | Expired |
| US7875018B2 | Method for manipulating an adjustable shape guide catheter | Human Necessities | 104 | Expired |
| US7089065B2 | Modified guidewire for left ventricular access lead | Human Necessities | 102 | Expired |
| US6178356A | Coronary venous lead having fixation mechanism | Human Necessities | 96 | Expired |
| US6129750A | Fixation mechanism for a coronary venous pacing lead | Human Necessities | 89 | Expired |
| US5755765A | Pacing lead having detachable positioning member | Human Necessities | 88 | Expired |
| US5803928A | "Side access ""over the wire"" pacing lead" | Human Necessities | 83 | Expired |
| US6240321A | Expandable seal for use with medical device and system | Human Necessities | 80 | Expired |
| US8265736B2 | Method and apparatus to perform electrode combination selection | Human Necessities | 77 | Active |
| US5951597A | Coronary sinus lead having expandable matrix anchor | Human Necessities | 56 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.