Inventor · Long Beach, CA, US

Robert A. Mest

18Patents
12h-index
23Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 24, 1998 → Nov 26, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6564096B2 Method and system for treatment of tachycardia and fibrillation Human Necessities 445 Expired
US6477396B1 Mapping and ablation catheter Human Necessities 251 Expired
US7207989B2 Method for ablating with needle electrode Human Necessities 197 Expired
US6454997B1 Apparatus for the preparation and delivery of gas-enriched fluids Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 188 Expired
US6180059A Method for the preparation and delivery of gas-enriched fluids Human Necessities 186 Expired
US6405067B1 Catheter with tip electrode having a recessed ring electrode mounted thereon Human Necessities 111 Expired
US6676900B1 Method for the preparation and delivery of gas-enriched fluids Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 101 Expired
US7387630B2 Catheter with ablation needle and mapping assembly Human Necessities 95 Expired
US8333762B2 Irrigated catheter with improved irrigation flow Human Necessities 54 Active
US8287531B2 Catheter with ablation needle and mapping assembly Human Necessities 34 Active
US7179256B2 Catheter with ablation needle and mapping assembly Human Necessities 32 Expired
US7412273B2 Soft linear mapping catheter with stabilizing tip Human Necessities 32 Expired
US9326813B2 Method for ablating with needle electrode Human Necessities 8 Active
US9211094B2 System and method for detection of metal disturbance based on contact force measurement Human Necessities 2 Active
US10485604B2 Vapor treatment of lung nodules and tumors Human Necessities 1 Active
US10791950B2 In-vivo calibration of contact force-sensing catheters using auto zero zones Human Necessities 1 Active
US10531906B2 Medical vapor generator Human Necessities 0 Active
US12096976B2 Ablation energy controlling Human Necessities 0 Active

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