Michael Hoey
156Patents
70h-index
63Co-inventors
93Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 9, 1992 → Sep 12, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6736810B2 | Apparatus and method for creating, maintaining, and controlling a virtual electrode used for the ablation of tissue | Human Necessities | 1,076 | Expired |
| US6409722B1 | Apparatus and method for creating, maintaining, and controlling a virtual electrode used for the ablation of tissue | Human Necessities | 950 | Expired |
| US6849073B2 | Apparatus and method for creating, maintaining, and controlling a virtual electrode used for the ablation of tissue | Human Necessities | 914 | Expired |
| US5807395A | Method and apparatus for RF ablation and hyperthermia | Human Necessities | 896 | Expired |
| US5431649A | Method and apparatus for R-F ablation | Human Necessities | 859 | Expired |
| US6760616B2 | Tissue discrimination and applications in medical procedures | Human Necessities | 747 | Expired |
| US5609151A | Method for R-F ablation | Human Necessities | 700 | Expired |
| US7169144B2 | Apparatus and method for creating, maintaining, and controlling a virtual electrode used for the ablation of tissue | Human Necessities | 635 | Expired |
| US6096037A | Tissue sealing electrosurgery device and methods of sealing tissue | Human Necessities | 618 | Expired |
| US5897553A | Ball point fluid-assisted electrocautery device | Human Necessities | 603 | Expired |
| US6443952B1 | Tissue sealing electrosurgery device and methods of sealing tissue | Human Necessities | 490 | Expired |
| US6063081A | Fluid-assisted electrocautery device | Human Necessities | 485 | Expired |
| US6610060B2 | Tissue sealing electrosurgery device and methods of sealing tissue | Human Necessities | 481 | Expired |
| US5405376A | Method and apparatus for ablation | Human Necessities | 472 | Expired |
| US8920414B2 | Tuned RF energy and electrical tissue characterization for selective treatment of target tissues | Human Necessities | 463 | Active |
| US6238393A | Method and apparatus for creating a bi-polar virtual electrode used for the ablation of tissue | Human Necessities | 463 | Expired |
| US7050848B2 | Tissue discrimination and applications in medical procedures | Human Necessities | 457 | Expired |
| US6776780B2 | Tissue sealing electrosurgery device and methods of sealing tissue | Human Necessities | 444 | Expired |
| US6493589B1 | Methods and apparatus for treatment of pulmonary conditions | Human Necessities | 432 | Expired |
| US7742795B2 | Tuned RF energy for selective treatment of atheroma and other target tissues and/or structures | Human Necessities | 409 | Expired |
| US7247155B2 | Apparatus and method for creating, maintaining, and controlling a virtual electrode used for the ablation of tissue | Human Necessities | 391 | Expired |
| US5725524A | Apparatus for R-F ablation | Human Necessities | 365 | Expired |
| US6764487B2 | Fluid-assisted electrosurgical device | Human Necessities | 339 | Expired |
| US6488680B1 | Variable length electrodes for delivery of irrigated ablation | Human Necessities | 318 | Expired |
| US6327505A | Method and apparatus for rf intraluminal reduction and occlusion | Human Necessities | 312 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.