Inventor · Lexington, MA, US

Gerald Melsky

41Patents
18h-index
45Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 21, 1988 → Jun 10, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.