Inventor · Portola Valley, CA, US

Drew A. Hoffmann

14Patents
11h-index
35Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 18, 1993 → Feb 6, 2009

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5534022A Lead having an integrated defibrillation/sensing electrode Human Necessities 206 Expired
US5683447A Lead with septal defibrillation and pacing electrodes Human Necessities 176 Expired
US5496360A Implantable cardiac electrode with rate controlled drug delivery Human Necessities 108 Expired
US5456706A Cardiac defibrillation lead having defibrillation and atrial sensing electrodes Human Necessities 100 Expired
US5902329A Explantable lead Human Necessities 98 Expired
US9055959B2 Methods and devices for ablation Human Necessities 90 Active
US8140164B2 Therapeutic diaphragm stimulation device and method Human Necessities 78 Active
US5845396A Co-radial, multi-polar coiled cable lead and method for making the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 55 Expired
US8652123B2 Methods and devices for improving the appearance of tissue Human Necessities 42 Active
US5385578A Electrical connection for medical electrical stimulation electrodes Human Necessities 38 Expired
US6431173B1 Method of using electrical energy to produce temporary conduction block for defibrillation and cardioversion Human Necessities 12 Expired
US6070590A Method of using electrical energy to produce temporary conduction block for defibrillation and cardioversion Human Necessities 7 Expired
US7069069B2 Implantable cardiac device for and method of monitoring progression or regression of heart disease by quantifying morphological features Human Necessities 7 Expired
US8563037B2 Compositions and methods for joining non-conjoined lumens Human Necessities 3 Active

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