Inventor · Moultonborough, NH, US

Gary S. Falwell

33Patents
23h-index
28Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 23, 1995 → Dec 30, 2013

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6837886B2 Apparatus and methods for mapping and ablation in electrophysiology procedures Human Necessities 502 Expired
US5944690A Slidable control mechanism for steerable catheter Human Necessities 306 Expired
US6315778A Apparatus for creating a continuous annular lesion Human Necessities 278 Expired
US5931811A Steerable catheter with fixed curve Chemistry; Metallurgy 271 Expired
US6264653A System and method for gauging the amount of electrode-tissue contact using pulsed radio frequency energy Human Necessities 248 Expired
US5904667A Rotatable control mechanism for steerable catheter Human Necessities 234 Expired
US5779669A Steerable catheter with fixed curve Chemistry; Metallurgy 222 Expired
US5935102A Steerable electrode catheter Human Necessities 209 Expired
US5611777A Steerable electrode catheter Human Necessities 191 Expired
US6319250A Tricuspid annular grasp catheter Human Necessities 187 Expired
US5685878A Snap fit distal assembly for an ablation catheter Human Necessities 180 Expired
US7255695B2 Systems and methods for three-dimensional mapping of electrical activity Human Necessities 146 Expired
US6638278B2 Intracardiac grasp catheter Human Necessities 108 Expired
US7300438B2 Electrophysiology catheter for mapping and/or ablation Human Necessities 78 Expired
US8206384B2 Electrophysiology catheter for mapping and/or ablation Human Necessities 75 Active
US8157796B2 Apparatus and methods for mapping and ablation in electrophysiology procedures Human Necessities 54 Active
US7306594B2 Apparatus and methods for mapping and ablation in electrophysiology procedures Human Necessities 40 Expired
US6572611B1 Intracardiac grasp catheter Human Necessities 40 Expired
US8894642B2 Irrigated catheter Human Necessities 29 Active
US7331958B2 Handle design for a medical catheter Human Necessities 28 Expired
US8527027B2 Method and apparatus for mapping and/or ablation of cardiac tissue Human Necessities 28 Active
US7604611B2 Handle thumb wheel mechanism which maintains holding forces when sterilized and when engaged Human Necessities 26 Expired
US6464698B1 Medical device having an incrementally displaceable electrode Human Necessities 23 Expired
US8007462B2 Articulated catheter Human Necessities 23 Expired
US8249685B2 Method and apparatus for mapping and/or ablation of cardiac tissue Human Necessities 22 Active

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