James F. Kelley
36Patents
21h-index
67Co-inventors
88Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 3, 1991 → Jun 6, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7599730B2 | Navigation system for cardiac therapies | Human Necessities | 581 | Expired |
| US5919215A | Attachment apparatus for an implantable medical device employing ultrasonic energy | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 541 | Expired |
| US5871514A | Attachment apparatus for an implantable medical device employing ultrasonic energy | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 449 | Expired |
| US5897578A | Attachment apparatus and method for an implantable medical device employing ultrasonic energy | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 427 | Expired |
| US8060185B2 | Navigation system for cardiac therapies | Human Necessities | 233 | Active |
| US6836687B2 | Method and system for delivery of a medical electrical lead within a venous system | Human Necessities | 162 | Expired |
| US6733500B2 | Method and system for delivering a medical electrical lead within a venous system | Human Necessities | 147 | Expired |
| US8180428B2 | Methods and systems for use in selecting cardiac pacing sites | Human Necessities | 147 | Active |
| US7092765B2 | Non-sheath based medical device delivery system | Human Necessities | 120 | Expired |
| US7497844B2 | System and method for positioning implantable medical devices within coronary veins | Human Necessities | 116 | Expired |
| US6743227B2 | Intraluminal visualization system with deflectable mechanism | Human Necessities | 100 | Expired |
| US6205358A | Method of making ultrasonically welded, staked of swaged components in an implantable medical device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 82 | Expired |
| US7818040B2 | Deflectable medical therapy delivery device having common lumen profile | Human Necessities | 75 | Active |
| US7231253B2 | IMD connector header with grommet retainer | Human Necessities | 67 | Expired |
| US5871515A | Attachment apparatus and method for an implantable medical device employing ultrasonic energy | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 45 | Expired |
| US8467853B2 | Navigation system for cardiac therapies | Human Necessities | 44 | Active |
| US7187974B2 | Ultrasonically welded, staked or swaged components in an implantable medical device | Human Necessities | 40 | Expired |
| US6832478B2 | Shape memory alloy actuators | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 35 | Expired |
| US8509916B2 | Bilumen guide catheters for accessing cardiac sites | Human Necessities | 34 | Expired |
| US7658709B2 | Shape memory alloy actuators | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Expired |
| US8409219B2 | Method and system for placement of electrical lead inside heart | Human Necessities | 21 | Active |
| US6939338B2 | Methods and apparatus for imparting curves in elongated medical catheters | Human Necessities | 19 | Expired |
| US6150473A | Polyetherimide resin/polyester resin blends having improved properties | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 14 | Expired |
| US9656063B2 | Method and system for placement of electrical lead inside heart | Human Necessities | 13 | Active |
| US7065394B2 | Guide catheter | Human Necessities | 12 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.