Inventor · Golden Valley, MN, US

Mark A. Rydell

84Patents
62h-index
49Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 8, 1983 → Apr 9, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6190386A Electrosurgical forceps with needle electrodes Human Necessities 2,119 Expired
US4976711A Ablation catheter with selectively deployable electrodes Human Necessities 1,149 Expired
US5445638A Bipolar coagulation and cutting forceps Human Necessities 1,084 Expired
US4986830A Valvuloplasty catheter with balloon which remains stable during inflation Human Necessities 953 Expired
US5125928A Ablation catheter with selectively deployable electrodes Human Necessities 861 Expired
US5258006A Bipolar electrosurgical forceps Human Necessities 846 Expired
US5007908A Electrosurgical instrument having needle cutting electrode and spot-coag electrode Human Necessities 845 Expired
US5078717A Ablation catheter with selectively deployable electrodes Human Necessities 724 Expired
US5085659A Biopsy device with bipolar coagulation capability Human Necessities 708 Expired
US6443988B1 Mold apparatus and kit for in situ tissue repair Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 706 Expired
US5342359A Bipolar coagulation device Human Necessities 693 Expired
US5352222A Surgical scissors with bipolar coagulation feature Human Necessities 600 Expired
US5282799A Bipolar electrosurgical scalpel with paired loop electrodes Human Necessities 593 Expired
US5035696A Electrosurgical instrument for conducting endoscopic retrograde sphincterotomy Human Necessities 556 Expired
US5098431A RF ablation catheter Human Necessities 522 Expired
US5356408A Bipolar electrosurgical scissors having nonlinear blades Human Necessities 517 Expired
US6306177A Biomaterial system for in situ tissue repair Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 503 Expired
US4531943A Catheter with soft deformable tip Human Necessities 495 Expired
US5462546A Bipolar electrosurgical forceps Human Necessities 437 Expired
US5514134A Bipolar electrosurgical scissors Human Necessities 408 Expired
US6110171A Electrosurgical cutting and coagulating instrument for open surgery Human Necessities 402 Expired
US6140452A Biomaterial for in situ tissue repair Performing Operations; Transporting 389 Expired
US5057107A Ablation catheter with selectively deployable electrodes Human Necessities 386 Expired
US5891141A Bipolar electrosurgical instrument for cutting and sealing tubular tissue structures Human Necessities 382 Expired
US5250047A Bipolar laparoscopic instrument with replaceable electrode tip assembly Human Necessities 374 Expired

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