David E. Francischelli
74Patents
45h-index
81Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 17, 1995 → Oct 9, 2018
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7963963B2 | Electrosurgical hemostat | Human Necessities | 1,742 | Active |
| US7083620B2 | Electrosurgical hemostat | Human Necessities | 1,693 | Expired |
| US8333764B2 | Device and method for determining tissue thickness and creating cardiac ablation lesions | Human Necessities | 1,525 | Active |
| US8162933B2 | Vibration sensitive ablation device and method | Human Necessities | 1,169 | Active |
| US8663245B2 | Device for occlusion of a left atrial appendage | Human Necessities | 1,047 | Active |
| US8221402B2 | Method for guiding a medical device | Human Necessities | 907 | Active |
| US6325797A | Ablation catheter and method for isolating a pulmonary vein | Human Necessities | 778 | Expired |
| US6584360B2 | System and method for assessing transmurality of ablation lesions | Human Necessities | 660 | Expired |
| US6558382B2 | Suction stabilized epicardial ablation devices | Human Necessities | 577 | Expired |
| US6648883B2 | Ablation system and method of use | Human Necessities | 475 | Expired |
| US6989010B2 | Ablation system and method of use | Human Necessities | 472 | Expired |
| US6663627B2 | Ablation system and method of use | Human Necessities | 432 | Expired |
| US7094235B2 | Method and apparatus for tissue ablation | Human Necessities | 404 | Expired |
| US7959626B2 | Transmural ablation systems and methods | Human Necessities | 399 | Active |
| US6949097B2 | Ablation catheter and method for isolating a pulmonary vein | Human Necessities | 348 | Expired |
| US6656175B2 | Method and system for treatment of atrial tachyarrhythmias | Human Necessities | 333 | Expired |
| US6699240B2 | Method and apparatus for tissue ablation | Human Necessities | 331 | Expired |
| US6572612B2 | Ablation catheter and method for isolating a pulmonary vein | Human Necessities | 319 | Expired |
| US6488680B1 | Variable length electrodes for delivery of irrigated ablation | Human Necessities | 318 | Expired |
| US8221415B2 | Method and apparatus for tissue ablation | Human Necessities | 308 | Active |
| US6887238B2 | Suction stabilized epicardial ablation devices | Human Necessities | 299 | Expired |
| US7367972B2 | Ablation system | Human Necessities | 291 | Expired |
| US6773433B2 | Ablation catheter and method for isolating a pulmonary vein | Human Necessities | 272 | Expired |
| US7250048B2 | Ablation system and method of use | Human Necessities | 266 | Expired |
| US6899711B2 | Ablation catheter and method for isolating a pulmonary vein | Human Necessities | 256 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.