Inventor · San Diego, CA, US

Gunter A. Hofmann

77Patents
46h-index
63Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 24, 1975 → Feb 28, 2013

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5944710A Electroporation-mediated intravascular delivery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 411 Expired
US5439440A Electroporation system with voltage control feedback for clinical applications Human Necessities 321 Expired
US6347247B1 Electrically induced vessel vasodilation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 313 Expired
US6865416B2 Electrically induced vessel vasodilation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 308 Expired
US5702359A Needle electrodes for mediated delivery of drugs and genes Human Necessities 297 Expired
US5273525A Injection and electroporation apparatus for drug and gene delivery Human Necessities 282 Expired
US5304120A Electroporation method and apparatus for insertion of drugs and genes into endothelial cells Human Necessities 278 Expired
US6654636B1 Skin and muscle-targeted gene therapy by pulsed electrical field Human Necessities 252 Expired
US5993434A Method of treatment using electroporation mediated delivery of drugs and genes Chemistry; Metallurgy 245 Expired
US5704908A Electroporation and iontophoresis catheter with porous balloon Human Necessities 242 Expired
US5507724A Electroporation and iontophoresis apparatus and method for insertion of drugs and genes into cells Chemistry; Metallurgy 240 Expired
US7054685B2 Method and apparatus for reducing electroporation-mediated muscle reaction and pain response Human Necessities 236 Expired
US6068650A Method of Selectively applying needle array configurations Human Necessities 228 Expired
US6216034A Method of programming an array of needle electrodes for electroporation therapy of tissue Human Necessities 228 Expired
US6150148A Electroporation apparatus for control of temperature during the process Chemistry; Metallurgy 225 Expired
US5810762A Electroporation system with voltage control feedback for clinical applications Human Necessities 224 Expired
US6208893A Electroporation apparatus with connective electrode template Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 209 Expired
US6055453A Apparatus for addressing needle array electrodes for electroporation therapy Human Necessities 206 Expired
US6009347A Electroporation apparatus with connective electrode template Chemistry; Metallurgy 187 Expired
US6697669B2 Skin and muscle-targeted gene therapy by pulsed electrical field Human Necessities 182 Expired
US6132419A Electroporetic gene and drug therapy Human Necessities 160 Expired
US5869326A Electroporation employing user-configured pulsing scheme Chemistry; Metallurgy 159 Expired
US6241701A Apparatus for electroporation mediated delivery of drugs and genes Chemistry; Metallurgy 153 Expired
US6516223B2 Apparatus for electroporation mediated delivery for drugs and genes Chemistry; Metallurgy 131 Expired
US5501662A Implantable electroporation method and apparatus for drug and gene delivery Human Necessities 124 Expired

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