Inventor · Irvine, CA, US

Cary Hata

79Patents
32h-index
36Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 9, 1993 → Apr 18, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6485489B2 Catheter system for repairing a mitral valve annulus Human Necessities 606 Expired
US6217576A Catheter probe for treating focal atrial fibrillation in pulmonary veins Human Necessities 496 Expired
US8187267B2 Ablation catheter with flexible tip and methods of making the same Chemistry; Metallurgy 355 Active
US6246914A High torque catheter and methods thereof Human Necessities 224 Expired
US7285116B2 Non-contact tissue ablation device and methods thereof Human Necessities 220 Expired
US6241727A Ablation catheter system having circular lesion capabilities Human Necessities 218 Expired
US6306133A Ablation catheter system and methods for repairing a valvular annulus Human Necessities 195 Expired
US6290697A Self-guiding catheter system for tissue ablation Human Necessities 177 Expired
US5549666A Natural tissue valve prostheses having variably complaint leaflets Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 163 Expired
US6033403A Long electrode catheter system and methods thereof Human Necessities 155 Expired
US6241692A Ultrasonic ablation device and methods for lead extraction Human Necessities 154 Expired
US6033402A Ablation device for lead extraction and methods thereof Human Necessities 136 Expired
US6611720B2 High torque catheter possessing multi-directional deflectability and methods thereof Human Necessities 129 Expired
US8224416B2 Basket catheter having multiple electrodes Human Necessities 128 Active
US6231570A Electrode catheter system for tissue ablation Human Necessities 114 Expired
US5376110A Method of manufacturing pliable biological grafts materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 111 Expired
US8588885B2 Bendable catheter arms having varied flexibility Human Necessities 105 Active
US6238390A Ablation catheter system having linear lesion capabilities Human Necessities 92 Expired
US5971968A Catheter probe having contrast media delivery means Human Necessities 88 Expired
US5769780A Method of manufacturing natural tissue valves having variably compliant leaflets Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 85 Expired
US8979839B2 Assembly of staggered ablation elements Chemistry; Metallurgy 74 Active
US8517999B2 Irrigated catheter with improved fluid flow Human Necessities 74 Active
US8996091B2 Basket catheter having multiple electrodes Human Necessities 71 Active
US6671533B2 System and method for mapping and ablating body tissue of the interior region of the heart Human Necessities 68 Expired
US8790341B2 Ablation catheter with flexible tip Chemistry; Metallurgy 61 Active

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