Gerald Melsky
41Patents
18h-index
45Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 21, 1988 → Jun 10, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4955861A | Dual access infusion and monitoring system | Human Necessities | 390 | Expired |
| US6506208B2 | Surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 387 | Expired |
| US5575770A | Implantable drug infusion system with safe bolus capability | Human Necessities | 307 | Expired |
| US6358268B1 | Surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 276 | Expired |
| US5704915A | Hemodialysis access device | Human Necessities | 246 | Expired |
| US5045060A | Implantable infusion device | Human Necessities | 211 | Expired |
| US4978338A | Implantable infusion apparatus | Human Necessities | 208 | Expired |
| US4973319A | Slit valve medical catheter | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 142 | Expired |
| US5147483A | Implantable infusion device and method of manufacture thereof | Human Necessities | 120 | Expired |
| US7935108B2 | Deflectable sheath catheters | Human Necessities | 113 | Active |
| US8267932B2 | Deflectable sheath catheters | Human Necessities | 94 | Active |
| US8231613B2 | Deflectable sheath catheters | Human Necessities | 72 | Active |
| US6949080B2 | Left ventricular conduits to coronary arteries and methods for coronary bypass | Human Necessities | 68 | Expired |
| US6638237B1 | Left ventricular conduits and methods for delivery | Human Necessities | 60 | Expired |
| US6964652B2 | Left ventricular conduits and methods for delivery | Human Necessities | 49 | Expired |
| US8540704B2 | Guided cardiac ablation catheters | Human Necessities | 33 | Active |
| US8900219B2 | System and method for visualizing tissue during ablation procedures | Human Necessities | 27 | Active |
| US6755318B2 | Limited flow cups | Physics | 23 | Expired |
| US8702688B2 | Cardiac ablation image analysis system and process | Human Necessities | 12 | Active |
| USD851245S1 | Compliant balloon | General | 10 | Active |
| US8696653B2 | Cardiac ablation system with pulsed aiming light | Human Necessities | 9 | Active |
| US9033961B2 | Cardiac ablation catheters for forming overlapping lesions | Human Necessities | 9 | Active |
| USD934268S1 | Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface | General | 7 | Active |
| US8187217B2 | TMR shunt | Human Necessities | 6 | Active |
| US9421066B2 | System and method for visualizing tissue during ablation procedures | Human Necessities | 6 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.