Inventor · Windom, MN, US

Richard H. Comben

17Patents
15h-index
17Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 25, 1974 → Nov 30, 2007

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6488680B1 Variable length electrodes for delivery of irrigated ablation Human Necessities 318 Expired
US6315777A Method and apparatus for creating a virtual electrode used for the ablation of tissue Human Necessities 264 Expired
US6537248B2 Helical needle apparatus for creating a virtual electrode used for the ablation of tissue Human Necessities 258 Expired
US6911019B2 Helical needle apparatus for creating a virtual electrode used for the ablation of tissue Human Necessities 199 Expired
US6916318B2 Variable length electrodes for delivery of irrigated ablation Human Necessities 167 Expired
US6497705B2 Method and apparatus for creating a virtual electrode used for the ablation of tissue Human Necessities 141 Expired
US5354326A Screening cable connector for interface to implanted lead Electricity 137 Expired
US7309325B2 Helical needle apparatus for creating a virtual electrode used for the ablation of tissue Human Necessities 137 Active
US7435250B2 Method and apparatus for tissue ablation Human Necessities 109 Expired
US5725017A In-line pressure check valve for drug-delivery systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 74 Expired
US4874371A Control handle Human Necessities 44 Expired
US5433734A Tool-less threaded connector assembly Human Necessities 43 Expired
US4310001A Connector assembly for body implantable medical systems Human Necessities 42 Expired
US5324312A Tool-less threaded connector assembly Human Necessities 42 Expired
US4057068A Enclosure for and method of enclosing a body implantable pulse generator Electricity 20 Expired
US7699805B2 Helical coil apparatus for ablation of tissue Human Necessities 15 Active
US3957056A Power-source canister Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired

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