Inventor · Stillwater, MN, US

Richard E. Stehr

63Patents
28h-index
50Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 10, 1976 → Feb 24, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7691095B2 Bi-directional steerable catheter control handle Human Necessities 368 Active
US5938660A Process and device for the treatment of atrial arrhythmia Human Necessities 322 Expired
US6080151A Ablation catheter Human Necessities 228 Expired
US6264654A Ablation catheter Human Necessities 177 Expired
US6605087B2 Ablation catheter Human Necessities 170 Expired
US6503247B2 Process and device for the treatment of atrial arrhythmia Human Necessities 168 Expired
US7328071B1 Lead placement device Human Necessities 134 Expired
US8734699B2 Steerable catheter using flat pull wires and having torque transfer layer made of braided flat wires Human Necessities 117 Active
US6551283B1 Hemostasis valve Human Necessities 97 Expired
US6235025A Process and device for the treatment of atrial arrhythmia Human Necessities 94 Expired
US6632200B2 Hemostasis valve Human Necessities 85 Expired
US8206385B2 Catheter assembly with front-loaded tip and multi-contact connector Human Necessities 85 Active
US7081106B1 Hemostasis valve Human Necessities 66 Expired
US8323239B2 Fixed dimensional and bi-directional steerable catheter control handle Human Necessities 60 Active
US10099036B2 Steerable catheter using flat pull wires and having torque transfer layer made of braided flat wires Human Necessities 52 Active
US7914515B2 Catheter and introducer catheter having torque transfer layer and method of manufacture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 51 Active
US7985232B2 Detachable hemostasis valve and splittable sheath assembly Human Necessities 48 Active
US9339331B2 Non-contact electrode basket catheters with irrigation Chemistry; Metallurgy 45 Active
US8603066B2 Catheter and introducer catheter having torque transfer layer and method of manufacture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 43 Active
US7153301B2 Process and device for the treatment of atrial arrhythmia Human Necessities 42 Expired
US9259813B2 Catheter and introducer catheter having torque transfer layer and method of manufacture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Active
US8777929B2 Auto lock for catheter handle Human Necessities 40 Active
US7985215B2 Deflectable catheter with distal deflectable segment Human Necessities 39 Active
US10130791B2 Catheter and introducer catheter having torque transfer layer and method of manufacture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Active
US9694159B2 Auto lock for catheter handle Human Necessities 30 Active

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