David E. Acker
20Patents
15h-index
12Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: May 22, 1998 → Dec 28, 2017
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6635054B2 | Thermal treatment methods and apparatus with focused energy application | Human Necessities | 562 | Expired |
| US6605084B2 | Apparatus and methods for intrabody thermal treatment | Human Necessities | 494 | Expired |
| US6461314B1 | Intrabody hifu applicator | Human Necessities | 371 | Expired |
| US6508774B1 | Hifu applications with feedback control | Human Necessities | 368 | Expired |
| US6599256B1 | Occlusion of tubular anatomical structures by energy application | Human Necessities | 349 | Expired |
| US6669655B1 | Sonic element and catheter incorporating same | Human Necessities | 336 | Expired |
| US7083614B2 | Thermal treatment methods and apparatus with focused energy application | Human Necessities | 302 | Expired |
| US6128522A | MRI-guided therapeutic unit and methods | Human Necessities | 260 | Expired |
| US6516211B1 | MRI-guided therapeutic unit and methods | Human Necessities | 178 | Expired |
| US6672312B2 | Pulmonary vein ablation with myocardial tissue locating | Human Necessities | 150 | Expired |
| US7326201B2 | Thermal treatment methods and apparatus with focused energy application | Human Necessities | 123 | Expired |
| US6492762B1 | Ultrasonic transducer, transducer array, and fabrication method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 79 | Expired |
| US6773408B1 | MRI-guided therapeutic unit and methods | Human Necessities | 62 | Expired |
| US6374132B1 | MRI-guided therapeutic unit and methods | Human Necessities | 59 | Expired |
| US7540846B2 | Energy application with inflatable annular lens | Human Necessities | 36 | Active |
| US9883970B2 | Real time acoustic dosimetry for corneal collagen crosslinking | Human Necessities | 12 | Active |
| US9907698B2 | Apparatus for phototherapy of the eye | Physics | 6 | Active |
| US6392713B1 | Digital processing amplifier | Electricity | 2 | Expired |
| US10925771B2 | Device for irradiation of the eye | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| US10548772B2 | Real time acoustic dosimetry for corneal collagen crosslinking | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.