Randy Westlund
99Patents
41h-index
72Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 24, 1997 → Dec 12, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5935160A | Left ventricular access lead for heart failure pacing | Human Necessities | 290 | Expired |
| US6706018B2 | Adjustable length catheter assembly | Human Necessities | 213 | Expired |
| US7526342B2 | Apparatus for endoscopic cardiac mapping and lead placement | Human Necessities | 211 | Expired |
| US6584362B1 | Leads for pacing and/or sensing the heart from within the coronary veins | Human Necessities | 199 | Expired |
| US5755766A | Open-ended intravenous cardiac lead | Human Necessities | 177 | Expired |
| US6122552A | Insertion apparatus for left ventricular access lead | Human Necessities | 162 | Expired |
| US8369943B2 | Method and apparatus for neural stimulation via the lymphatic system | Human Necessities | 148 | Active |
| US5935154A | Implantable tissue stimulator incorporating deposited multilayer capacitor | Human Necessities | 136 | Expired |
| US7515969B2 | Sensor guided epicardial lead | Human Necessities | 133 | Expired |
| US6939327B2 | Peel-away sheath | Human Necessities | 129 | Expired |
| US6356791B1 | Modified guidewire for left ventricular access lead | Human Necessities | 126 | Expired |
| US6136021A | Expandable electrode for coronary venous leads | Human Necessities | 122 | Expired |
| US7801603B2 | Method and apparatus for optimizing vagal nerve stimulation using laryngeal activity | Human Necessities | 120 | Active |
| US8406877B2 | Selective nerve stimulation with optionally closed-loop capabilities | Human Necessities | 113 | Active |
| US5925073A | Intravenous cardiac lead with wave shaped fixation segment | Human Necessities | 107 | Expired |
| US7875018B2 | Method for manipulating an adjustable shape guide catheter | Human Necessities | 104 | Expired |
| US8433412B1 | Muscle and nerve stimulation | Human Necessities | 103 | Active |
| US7089065B2 | Modified guidewire for left ventricular access lead | Human Necessities | 102 | Expired |
| US7819883B2 | Method and apparatus for endoscopic access to the vagus nerve | Human Necessities | 97 | Active |
| US6178356A | Coronary venous lead having fixation mechanism | Human Necessities | 96 | Expired |
| US6304786A | Implantable lead with dissolvable coating for improved fixation and extraction | Human Necessities | 95 | Expired |
| US6129750A | Fixation mechanism for a coronary venous pacing lead | Human Necessities | 89 | Expired |
| US5755765A | Pacing lead having detachable positioning member | Human Necessities | 88 | Expired |
| US7840266B2 | Integrated lead for applying cardiac resynchronization therapy and neural stimulation therapy | Human Necessities | 84 | Active |
| US5803928A | "Side access ""over the wire"" pacing lead" | Human Necessities | 83 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.