Inventor · Mountain View, CA, US

Dean F. Carson

27Patents
19h-index
30Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 11, 1988 → Apr 14, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5545206A Low profile lead with automatic tine activation Human Necessities 168 Expired
US6297943A Capacitor with thermosealed polymeric case for implantable medical device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 164 Expired
US7025773B2 Methods and devices for placing a conduit in fluid communication with a target vessel Human Necessities 161 Expired
US6719768B1 Magnetic components for use in forming anastomoses, creating ports in vessels and closing openings in tissue Electricity 127 Expired
US6078839A Abrasion resistant implantable lead insulation protector Human Necessities 115 Expired
US8518062B2 Devices and methods for forming magnetic anastomoses between vessels Electricity 112 Active
US5902329A Explantable lead Human Necessities 98 Expired
US6802847B1 Devices and methods for forming magnetic anastomoses and ports in vessels Human Necessities 95 Expired
US7431727B2 Magnetic components for use in forming anastomoses, creating ports in vessels and closing openings in tissue Electricity 90 Expired
US5931862A Medical lead and method of making and using with sodium sulfosuccinic ester Human Necessities 83 Expired
US5837007A Intracardiac lead having a compliant fixation device Human Necessities 81 Expired
US6635214B2 Manufacturing conduits for use in placing a target vessel in fluid communication with a source of blood Performing Operations; Transporting 74 Expired
US6377856B1 Device and method for implanting medical leads Human Necessities 66 Expired
US5669790A Lead lumen sealing device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 57 Expired
US5658327A Intracardiac lead having a compliant fixation device Human Necessities 56 Expired
US7578828B2 Methods and devices for placing a conduit in fluid communication with a target vessel Human Necessities 54 Expired
US5683433A Implantable medical apparatus with magnifying header Human Necessities 35 Expired
US5720631A Lead lumen sealing device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Expired
US9339275B2 Systems, devices, and methods for delivering a lumen occlusion device using distal and/or proximal control Human Necessities 23 Active
US4849256A Process for plasticizing polyvinyl alcohol resin Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US5626626A Implantable medical apparatus with magnifying header Human Necessities 10 Expired
US7285235B2 Manufacturing conduits for use in placing a target vessel in fluid communication with a source of blood Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US6468317B1 Method for improved impregnation of electrolytic capacitors with a polymer based electrolyte Electricity 5 Expired
US10206685B2 Systems, devices, and methods for delivering a lumen occlusion device using distal and/or proximal control Human Necessities 3 Active
US6979356B1 Capacitor with thermosealed polymeric case for implantable medical device Electricity 1 Expired

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