Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Le Trong Le

19Patents
19h-index
14Co-inventors
71Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 11, 1996 → Oct 31, 2007

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6068629A System and methods for tissue mapping and ablation Human Necessities 785 Expired
US5916213A Systems and methods for tissue mapping and ablation Human Necessities 449 Expired
US5980504A Method for manipulating tissue of an intervertebral disc Human Necessities 449 Expired
US6122549A Apparatus for treating intervertebral discs with resistive energy Human Necessities 437 Expired
US6099514A Method and apparatus for delivering or removing material from the interior of an intervertebral disc Human Necessities 406 Expired
US5957961A Multiple sensor, temperature controlled R-F ablation system Human Necessities 363 Expired
US5755760A Deflectable catheter Human Necessities 349 Expired
US6290715A Method for delivering energy adjacent the inner wall of an intervertebral disc Human Necessities 297 Expired
US6997941B2 Method and apparatus for treating annular fissures in intervertebral discs Human Necessities 251 Expired
US6356790B1 Apparatus for R-F ablation Human Necessities 198 Expired
US7282061B2 Method of treating intervertebral disc Human Necessities 188 Expired
US7267683B2 Method for treating intervertebral discs Human Necessities 178 Expired
US7400930B2 Method for treating intervertebral discs Human Necessities 152 Expired
US6547810B1 Method for treating intervertebral discs Human Necessities 137 Expired
US6726685B2 Intervertebral disc device employing looped probe Human Necessities 136 Expired
US7647123B2 Method for treating intervertebral discs Human Necessities 114 Active
US8226697B2 Method for treating intervertebral disc Human Necessities 25 Active
US8187312B2 Method for treating intervertebral disc Human Necessities 24 Active
US8128619B2 Method for treating intervertebral discs Human Necessities 24 Active

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