Inventor · San Francisco, CA, US

Jonathan L. Podmore

64Patents
23h-index
60Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: May 30, 1997 → Aug 17, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7037334B1 Method and apparatus for catheter-based annuloplasty using local plications Human Necessities 504 Expired
US6718985B2 Method and apparatus for catheter-based annuloplasty using local plications Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 464 Expired
US6645202B1 Apparatus and method for ablating tissue Human Necessities 407 Expired
US8444637B2 Steerable ablation device Human Necessities 341 Active
US6805129B1 Apparatus and method for ablating tissue Human Necessities 327 Expired
US6805128B1 Apparatus and method for ablating tissue Human Necessities 298 Expired
US6689128B2 Methods and devices for ablation Human Necessities 259 Expired
US6701931B2 Methods and devices for ablation Human Necessities 246 Expired
US6719755B2 Methods and devices for ablation Human Necessities 237 Expired
US8202315B2 Catheter-based annuloplasty using ventricularly positioned catheter Human Necessities 170 Active
US6840936B2 Methods and devices for ablation Human Necessities 167 Expired
US6971394B2 Methods and devices for ablation Human Necessities 143 Expired
US6858026B2 Methods and devices for ablation Human Necessities 142 Expired
US8057465B2 Methods and devices for ablation Human Necessities 118 Active
US7052493B2 Methods and devices for ablation Human Necessities 107 Expired
US9055959B2 Methods and devices for ablation Human Necessities 90 Active
US7674257B2 Apparatus and method for ablating tissue Human Necessities 77 Expired
US7497865B2 Method and apparatus for performing anastomosis with eversion of tissue edges and joining of exposed intima of the everted tissue Human Necessities 49 Expired
US7824403B2 Methods and devices for ablation Human Necessities 45 Active
US7338486B2 Methods and devices for ablation Human Necessities 45 Expired
US5921919A Perivascular self-retaining retractor and method Human Necessities 30 Expired
US6811555B1 Method and apparatus for performing anastomosis with eversion of tissue edges and joining of exposed intima of the everted tissue Human Necessities 25 Expired
US8122889B2 Methods and systems for improving airway patency Human Necessities 25 Active
US8764746B2 Steerable ablation device Human Necessities 23 Active
US8211096B2 Apparatus and method for ablating tissue Human Necessities 23 Active

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