Michael E. Leckrone
17Patents
15h-index
10Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: May 27, 1980 → Jun 6, 2012
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5026366A | Angioplasty catheter and method of use thereof | Human Necessities | 971 | Expired |
| US4685458A | Angioplasty catheter and method for use thereof | Human Necessities | 374 | Expired |
| US4747405A | Angioplasty catheter | Human Necessities | 228 | Expired |
| US6613062B1 | Method and apparatus for providing intra-pericardial access | Human Necessities | 192 | Expired |
| US7758521B2 | Methods and systems for accessing the pericardial space | Human Necessities | 163 | Active |
| US7207988B2 | Method and apparatus for providing intra-pericardial access | Human Necessities | 158 | Expired |
| US4627436A | Angioplasty catheter and method for use thereof | Human Necessities | 111 | Expired |
| US8000807B2 | Methods and systems for accessing the pericardial space | Human Necessities | 96 | Active |
| US5026367A | Laser angioplasty catheter and a method for use thereof | Human Necessities | 96 | Expired |
| US4432362A | Atrial-based, atrial-ventricular sequential cardiac pacer | Human Necessities | 74 | Expired |
| US4485818A | Multi-mode microprocessor-based programmable cardiac pacer | Human Necessities | 65 | Expired |
| US4386610A | Ventricular-inhibited cardiac pacer | Human Necessities | 49 | Expired |
| US5437659A | Angioplasty catheter and method of use thereof | Human Necessities | 48 | Expired |
| US5147348A | Optical fiber rotational connector | Human Necessities | 17 | Expired |
| US5713934A | Evoked and spontaneous cardiac activity detection in a dual-chamber electronic pacemaker and method | Human Necessities | 15 | Expired |
| US8475468B2 | Method and apparatus for providing intra-pericardial access | Human Necessities | 14 | Active |
| US9427233B2 | Vascular occlusion devices and methods | Human Necessities | 2 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.