Inventor · Milpitas, CA, US

Gary H. Miller

40Patents
25h-index
31Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 6, 1987 → Aug 24, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6149660A Method and apparatus for delivery of an appliance in a vessel Human Necessities 1,754 Expired
US4917102A Guidewire assembly with steerable adjustable tip Human Necessities 613 Expired
US6086584A Cellular sublimation probe and methods Human Necessities 403 Expired
US6152899A Expandable catheter having improved electrode design, and method for applying energy Human Necessities 276 Expired
US6475139B1 Visually-directed surgical instrument and method for treating female urinary incontinence Human Necessities 268 Expired
US6840936B2 Methods and devices for ablation Human Necessities 167 Expired
US4821722A Self-venting balloon dilatation catheter and method Human Necessities 150 Expired
US6638273B1 Expandable catheter having improved electrode design, and method for applying energy Human Necessities 148 Expired
US6971394B2 Methods and devices for ablation Human Necessities 143 Expired
US5300033A Introducer assembly and valve construction for use therein Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 126 Expired
US7052493B2 Methods and devices for ablation Human Necessities 107 Expired
US5263931A Balloon catheter for dilating a prostatic urethra Human Necessities 76 Expired
US8771297B2 Devices, systems, and methods for closing the left atrial appendage Human Necessities 68 Active
US5730136A Venous pump efficiency test system and method Human Necessities 60 Expired
US9017323B2 Devices and methods for forming a fistula Human Necessities 55 Active
US8469983B2 Devices and methods for remote suture management Human Necessities 54 Active
US9039702B2 Devices and methods for forming a fistula Human Necessities 53 Active
US6699175B2 Apparatus and method for the measurement of the resistance of the urethral sphincter Human Necessities 46 Expired
US7338486B2 Methods and devices for ablation Human Necessities 45 Expired
US7824403B2 Methods and devices for ablation Human Necessities 45 Active
US9198664B2 Tissue ligation devices and controls therefor Human Necessities 35 Active
US8986325B2 Devices, systems, and methods for closing the left atrial appendage Human Necessities 31 Active
US5256143A Self-venting balloon dilatation catheter Human Necessities 31 Expired
US4729828A Modular rotating biological contactor system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US9498223B2 Devices for closing the left atrial appendage Human Necessities 25 Active

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