Inventor · Minnetonka, MN, US

John D. Ockuly

42Patents
36h-index
19Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 23, 1986 → Sep 22, 2004

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5575766A Process for the nonsurgical mapping and treatment of atrial arrhythmia using catheters guided by shaped guiding introducers Human Necessities 442 Expired
US5497774A Guiding introducer for left atrium Human Necessities 349 Expired
US5427119A Guiding introducer for right atrium Human Necessities 283 Expired
US5690611A Process for the treatment of atrial arrhythima using a catheter guided by shaped giding introducers Human Necessities 280 Expired
US5902289A Precurved guiding introducer system for treatment of atrial arrhythmia Human Necessities 261 Expired
US5640955A Guiding introducers for use in the treatment of accessory pathways around the mitral valve using a retrograde approach Human Necessities 225 Expired
US6758854B1 Splittable occlusion balloon sheath and process of use Human Necessities 203 Expired
US5868733A Guiding introducer system for use in the treatment of accessory pathways around the mitral valve using a retrograde approach Human Necessities 194 Expired
US5395329A Control handle for steerable catheter Human Necessities 181 Expired
US5879296A Guiding introducers for use in the treatment of left ventricular tachycardia Electricity 180 Expired
US5814028A Curved guiding introducers for cardiac access Human Necessities 178 Expired
US5725512A Guilding introducer system for use in the left atrium Human Necessities 172 Expired
US5564440A Method for mopping and/or ablation of anomalous conduction pathways Human Necessities 167 Expired
US6447507B1 Rail catheter ablation and mapping system Chemistry; Metallurgy 162 Expired
US6203531A Guiding introducers for use in the treatment of accessory pathways around the mitral valve using a retrograde approach Human Necessities 161 Expired
US6120500A Rail catheter ablation and mapping system Chemistry; Metallurgy 160 Expired
US5423772A Coronary sinus catheter Human Necessities 159 Expired
US5549581A Coronary sinus catheter Human Necessities 152 Expired
US5833673A Guiding introducer system for use in the treatment of left ventricular tachycardia Electricity 149 Expired
US5722400A Guiding introducers for use in the treatment of left ventricular tachycardia Electricity 146 Expired
US5395328A Steerable catheter tip having an X-shaped lumen Human Necessities 139 Expired
US6780181B2 Even temperature linear lesion ablation catheter Human Necessities 139 Expired
US6287306A Even temperature linear lesion ablation catheter Human Necessities 132 Expired
US5722963A Coronary sinus catheter Human Necessities 118 Expired
US6090084A Shaped guiding introducers for use with a catheter for the treatment of atrial arrhythmia Human Necessities 108 Expired

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