Inventor · Wareham, MA, US

Paul C. Nardella

34Patents
28h-index
19Co-inventors
82Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 16, 1978 → Feb 24, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5531744A Alternative current pathways for bipolar surgical cutting tool Physics 2,912 Expired
US6174309A Seal & cut electrosurgical instrument Human Necessities 2,406 Expired
US5665085A Electrosurgical cutting tool Human Necessities 2,362 Expired
US5713896A Impedance feedback electrosurgical system Human Necessities 2,325 Expired
US6436097B1 Electrosurgical cutting tool Human Necessities 2,019 Expired
US5341807A Ablation catheter positioning system Human Necessities 1,872 Expired
US5817091A Electrosurgical device having a visible indicator Human Necessities 1,655 Expired
US7182763B2 Wound closure device Human Necessities 1,403 Expired
US5334193A Fluid cooled ablation catheter Human Necessities 1,308 Expired
US5383876A Fluid cooled electrosurgical probe for cutting and cauterizing tissue Human Necessities 909 Expired
US5342357A Fluid cooled electrosurgical cauterization system Human Necessities 729 Expired
US4160857A Canister and removable battery pack unit therefor Human Necessities 588 Expired
US5207691A Electrosurgical clip applicator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 581 Expired
US5417687A Bipolar electrosurgical trocar Human Necessities 549 Expired
US5151100A Heating catheters Human Necessities 443 Expired
US5437662A Fluid cooled electrosurgical cauterization system Human Necessities 394 Expired
US5201900A Bipolar surgical clip Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 369 Expired
US5944022A Catheter positioning system Human Necessities 363 Expired
US6193715A Device for converting a mechanical cutting device to an electrosurgical cutting device Human Necessities 283 Expired
US5293868A Cardiac ablation catheter having resistive mapping electrodes Human Necessities 195 Expired
US6050267A Catheter positioning system Human Necessities 160 Expired
US5941876A Electrosurgical rotating cutting device Human Necessities 151 Expired
US5733281A Ultrasound and impedance feedback system for use with electrosurgical instruments Human Necessities 143 Expired
US6071283A Selectively coated electrosurgical instrument Human Necessities 126 Expired
US5357956A Apparatus and method for monitoring endocardial signal during ablation Human Necessities 126 Expired

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