Inventor · Palo Alto, CA, US

Matthias Vaska

61Patents
30h-index
34Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 25, 1996 → Apr 17, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6613069B2 Tunneling instrument for port access multivessel coronary artery bypass surgery Human Necessities 1,368 Expired
US6161543A Methods of epicardial ablation for creating a lesion around the pulmonary veins Human Necessities 926 Expired
US6237605A Methods of epicardial ablation Human Necessities 714 Expired
US6314963A Method of ablating tissue from an epicardial location Human Necessities 591 Expired
US6314962A Method of ablating tissue around the pulmonary veins Human Necessities 495 Expired
US6311692A Apparatus and method for diagnosis and therapy of electrophysiological disease Human Necessities 452 Expired
US6645202B1 Apparatus and method for ablating tissue Human Necessities 407 Expired
US6474340B1 Apparatus and method for diagnosis and therapy of electrophysiological disease Human Necessities 379 Expired
US6484727B1 Apparatus and method for diagnosis and therapy of electrophysiological disease Human Necessities 346 Expired
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
US5830214A Fluid-evacuating electrosurgical device Human Necessities 225 Expired
US6840936B2 Methods and devices for ablation Human Necessities 167 Expired
US7387126B2 Surgical system and procedure for treatment of medically refractory atrial fibrillation Human Necessities 164 Expired
US6949095B2 Apparatus and method for diagnosis and therapy of electrophysiological disease Human Necessities 159 Expired
US6971394B2 Methods and devices for ablation Human Necessities 143 Expired
US6858026B2 Methods and devices for ablation Human Necessities 142 Expired
US6478029B1 Devices and methods for port-access multivessel coronary artery bypass surgery Human Necessities 132 Expired
US6494211B1 Device and methods for port-access multivessel coronary artery bypass surgery Human Necessities 129 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

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