Inventor · Ashland, MA, US

Robert F. Rioux

136Patents
27h-index
99Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 22, 1999 → Oct 21, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7371231B2 System and method for performing ablation using a balloon Human Necessities 280 Expired
US7087051B2 Articulating radio frequency probe handle Human Necessities 269 Expired
US8906017B2 Apparatus system and method for coagulating and cutting tissue Human Necessities 258 Active
US6450952B1 Medical body access device Human Necessities 228 Expired
US7780660B2 Articulating radio frequency probe handle Human Necessities 138 Active
US7753907B2 Medical device systems and methods Human Necessities 131 Active
US7655006B2 Percutaneous pringle occlusion method and device Human Necessities 128 Active
US6974455B2 Auto advancing radio frequency array Human Necessities 120 Expired
US6926713B2 Angle indexer for medical devices Human Necessities 115 Expired
US7601149B2 Apparatus for switching nominal and attenuated power between ablation probes Human Necessities 114 Active
US6958064B2 Systems and methods for performing simultaneous ablation Human Necessities 102 Expired
US7101387B2 Radio frequency ablation cooling shield Human Necessities 95 Expired
US7935128B2 Remotely-reloadable suturing device Human Necessities 91 Active
US6964661B2 Endovenous ablation mechanism with feedback control Human Necessities 81 Expired
US7527633B2 Methods and devices for the treatment of urinary incontinence Human Necessities 80 Expired
US7354436B2 Systems and methods for performing simultaneous ablation Human Necessities 67 Expired
US6960208B2 Apparatus and methods for delivering energy to a target site within bone Human Necessities 53 Expired
US7927342B2 Methods and devices for the treatment of urinary incontinence Human Necessities 52 Active
US7993335B2 Ablation probe for delivering fluid through porous structure Chemistry; Metallurgy 46 Active
US7947021B2 Antimicrobially-charged entry port cuff Human Necessities 43 Active
US7174217B2 Apparatus and methods for assisting ablation of tissue using magnetic beads Human Necessities 43 Expired
US7282051B2 Ablation probe for delivering fluid through porous structure Chemistry; Metallurgy 37 Expired
US8814796B2 System and method for tissue ablation in a body cavity Human Necessities 36 Active
US6702741B2 Medical body access device Human Necessities 32 Expired
US6929663B2 Longitudinally expanding medical device Human Necessities 31 Expired

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