Inventor · Palo Alto, CA, US

Christopher S. Jones

59Patents
27h-index
61Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 30, 1993 → Nov 4, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5743456A Hand actuable surgical handpiece Human Necessities 2,350 Expired
US5849011A Medical device with trigger actuation assembly Human Necessities 1,796 Expired
US6607529B1 Electrosurgical device Human Necessities 322 Expired
US6179832A Expandable catheter having two sets of electrodes Human Necessities 293 Expired
US5667488A Transurethral needle ablation device and method for the treatment of the prostate Human Necessities 287 Expired
US6165172A Expandable vein ligator catheter and method of use Human Necessities 246 Expired
US6398780B1 Expandable vein ligator catheter and method of use Human Necessities 225 Expired
US5873877A Medical probe device with transparent distal extremity Human Necessities 218 Expired
US6682526B1 Expandable catheter having two sets of electrodes, and method of use Human Necessities 199 Expired
US7041098B2 Expandable vein ligator catheter and method of use Human Necessities 183 Expired
US6401719B1 Method of ligating hollow anatomical structures Human Necessities 169 Expired
US5484402A Surgical suction irrigator Human Necessities 169 Expired
US5964756A Transurethral needle ablation device with replaceable stylet cartridge Human Necessities 132 Expired
US6769433B2 Expandable vein ligator catheter having multiple electrode leads, and method Human Necessities 126 Expired
US7406970B2 Method of using expandable vein ligator catheter having multiple electrode leads Human Necessities 126 Expired
US6193714A Medical probe device with transparent distal extremity Human Necessities 114 Expired
US5807309A Transurethral needle ablation device and method for the treatment of the prostate Human Necessities 113 Expired
US7901402B2 Expandable catheter having two sets of electrodes Human Necessities 103 Active
US7789876B2 Method and apparatus for positioning a catheter relative to an anatomical junction Chemistry; Metallurgy 98 Expired
US6200312A Expandable vein ligator catheter having multiple electrode leads Human Necessities 98 Expired
US8632498B2 Tissue transfer systems Human Necessities 63 Active
US6237606A Method of applying energy to tissue with expandable ligator catheter having multiple electrode leads Human Necessities 48 Expired
US6514247B1 Transurethral needle ablation device with aligned handle Human Necessities 46 Expired
US6689126B1 Expandable vein ligator catheter and method of use Human Necessities 40 Expired
US8066780B2 Methods for gastric volume control Human Necessities 34 Active

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