Inventor · Portola Valley, CA, US

Bruno Strul

54Patents
42h-index
40Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 3, 1981 → Jan 28, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6773409B2 Surgical system for applying ultrasonic energy to tissue Human Necessities 2,178 Expired
US6929644B2 Electrosurgical jaw structure for controlled energy delivery Human Necessities 2,170 Expired
US6682527B2 Method and system for heating tissue with a bipolar instrument Human Necessities 1,832 Expired
US6139546A Linear power control with digital phase lock Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,556 Expired
US5540681A Method and system for radiofrequency ablation of tissue Human Necessities 1,089 Expired
US5599345A RF treatment apparatus Human Necessities 794 Expired
US7189233B2 Electrosurgical instrument Human Necessities 769 Expired
US7381209B2 Electrosurgical instrument Human Necessities 744 Active
US5542916A Dual-channel RF power delivery system Human Necessities 724 Expired
US7186253B2 Electrosurgical jaw structure for controlled energy delivery Human Necessities 721 Expired
US5573533A Method and system for radiofrequency ablation of cardiac tissue Human Necessities 712 Expired
US5484400A Dual channel RF delivery system Human Necessities 641 Expired
US5558672A Thin layer ablation apparatus Human Necessities 641 Expired
US5385544A BPH ablation method and apparatus Human Necessities 604 Expired
US6508815B1 Radio-frequency generator for powering an ablation device Human Necessities 541 Expired
US5599346A RF treatment system Human Necessities 474 Expired
US5575788A Thin layer ablation apparatus Human Necessities 379 Expired
US6485436B1 Pressure-assisted biopsy needle apparatus and technique Human Necessities 364 Expired
US7981113B2 Electrosurgical instrument Human Necessities 364 Active
US4807620A Apparatus for thermal angioplasty Human Necessities 318 Expired
US5540655A PBH ablation method and apparatus Human Necessities 289 Expired
US6293941A Method and apparatus for impedance measurement in a multi-channel electro-surgical generator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 235 Expired
US7074217B2 Radio-frequency generator for powering an ablation device Human Necessities 227 Expired
US5498261A Thermal angioplasty system Human Necessities 221 Expired
US6379350B1 Surgical instrument for ablation and aspiration Human Necessities 218 Expired

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