Inventor · Wellesley, MA, US

Michael G. Curley

39Patents
18h-index
25Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 24, 1989 → Sep 2, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5560362A Active thermal control of ultrasound transducers Physics 497 Expired
US6443894B1 Medical diagnostic ultrasound system and method for mapping surface data for three dimensional imaging Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 275 Expired
US5788636A Method and system for forming an ultrasound image of a tissue while simultaneously ablating the tissue Human Necessities 228 Expired
US6612992B1 Medical diagnostic ultrasound catheter and method for position determination Physics 200 Expired
US5978693A Apparatus and method for reduction of motion artifact Human Necessities 167 Expired
US6328735A Thermal ablation system Human Necessities 129 Expired
US5846205A Catheter-mounted, phased-array ultrasound transducer with improved imaging Human Necessities 101 Expired
US5797848A Ultrasonic transducer assembly with improved electrical interface Electricity 69 Expired
US6149599A Method for manufacturing an end portion surrounding a catheter-mounted phased-array ultrasound transducer Human Necessities 53 Expired
US8702697B2 Devices and methods for shaping therapy in fluid enhanced ablation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Active
US9610396B2 Systems and methods for visualizing fluid enhanced ablation therapy Physics 35 Active
US9138288B2 Methods and devices for use of degassed fluids with fluid enhanced ablation devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Active
US8945121B2 Methods and devices for use of degassed fluids with fluid enhanced ablation devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Active
US9743984B1 Devices and methods for delivering fluid to tissue during ablation therapy Human Necessities 32 Active
US9138287B2 Methods and devices for heating fluid in fluid enhanced ablation therapy Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Active
US5298687A High-density multilayer interconnection system on a ceramic substrate for high current applications and method of manufacture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US9033972B2 Methods and devices for fluid enhanced microwave ablation therapy Human Necessities 22 Active
US9445861B2 Methods and devices for controlling ablation therapy Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Active
US9730748B2 Devices and methods for shaping therapy in fluid enhanced ablation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Active
US5954659A Method and apparatus for invasively measuring cardiac output by detecting temperature differences of blood heated by radiation Human Necessities 12 Expired
US9877768B2 Methods and devices for heating fluid in fluid enhanced ablation therapy Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US10548654B2 Devices and methods for remote temperature monitoring in fluid enhanced ablation therapy Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US10022176B2 Low profile fluid enhanced ablation therapy devices and methods Human Necessities 11 Active
US9937000B2 Methods and devices for controlling ablation therapy Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US10307201B2 Methods and devices for use of degassed fluids with fluid enhanced ablation devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active

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