Rick D. McVenes
41Patents
17h-index
42Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 22, 1992 → May 20, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7515961B2 | Method and apparatus for dynamically monitoring, detecting and diagnosing lead conditions | Human Necessities | 297 | Expired |
| US5489294A | Steroid eluting stitch-in chronic cardiac lead | Human Necessities | 258 | Expired |
| US5300107A | Universal tined myocardial pacing lead | Human Necessities | 258 | Expired |
| US5443492A | Medical electrical lead and introducer system for implantable pulse generator | Human Necessities | 171 | Expired |
| US6317633A | Implantable lead functional status monitor and method | Human Necessities | 170 | Expired |
| US6721600B2 | Implantable lead functional status monitor and method | Human Necessities | 114 | Expired |
| US5964795A | Medical electrical lead | Human Necessities | 90 | Expired |
| US7313445B2 | Medical lead with flexible distal guidewire extension | Human Necessities | 85 | Expired |
| US9717923B2 | Implantable medical device system having implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) system and substernal leadless pacing device | Human Necessities | 58 | Active |
| US8948883B2 | Electrode assemblies and associated fixation members for implantable medical devices | Human Necessities | 51 | Active |
| US9517336B2 | Electrode assemblies and associated fixation members for implantable medical devices | Human Necessities | 41 | Active |
| US5999858A | Medical electrical lead | Human Necessities | 36 | Expired |
| US10471267B2 | Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) system including substernal lead | Human Necessities | 34 | Active |
| US6144882A | Medical electrical lead | Human Necessities | 26 | Expired |
| US10556117B2 | Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) system including substernal pacing lead | Human Necessities | 23 | Active |
| US10532203B2 | Substernal electrical stimulation system | Human Necessities | 22 | Active |
| US7386351B2 | Method and apparatus for placing a coronary sinus/cardiac vein pacing and defibriliation lead with adjustable electrode spacing | Human Necessities | 19 | Expired |
| US9220913B2 | Multi-mode implantable medical device | Human Necessities | 17 | Active |
| US10668270B2 | Substernal leadless electrical stimulation system | Human Necessities | 17 | Active |
| US8463382B2 | Implantable lead functional status monitor and method | Human Necessities | 13 | Active |
| US6966322B2 | Enhanced chronic lead removal | Human Necessities | 10 | Expired |
| US8827982B2 | Pre-formed delivery catheters | Human Necessities | 6 | Active |
| US10525272B2 | Implantable medical device system having implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) system and substernal leadless pacing device | Human Necessities | 6 | Active |
| US7797047B2 | Implantable lead functional status monitor and method | Human Necessities | 5 | Expired |
| US7801623B2 | Implantable medical device having a conformal coating | Human Necessities | 3 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.