Inventor · Palo Alto, CA, US

Robert S. Behl

38Patents
27h-index
14Co-inventors
82Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 12, 1981 → May 31, 2013

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5078736A Method and apparatus for maintaining patency in the body passages Human Necessities 657 Expired
US5709224A Method and device for permanent vessel occlusion Human Necessities 636 Expired
US5433708A Method and device for thermal ablation having improved heat transfer Human Necessities 537 Expired
US5542928A Method and device for thermal ablation having improved heat transfer Human Necessities 506 Expired
US5954717A Method and system for heating solid tissue Human Necessities 481 Expired
US5100388A Method and device for thermal ablation of hollow body organs Human Necessities 352 Expired
US6685700B2 Method and system for heating solid tissue Human Necessities 310 Expired
US7001379B2 Method and system for heating solid tissue Human Necessities 287 Expired
US5045056A Method and device for thermal ablation of hollow body organs Human Necessities 281 Expired
US6212433A Method for treating tumors near the surface of an organ Human Necessities 227 Expired
US5817092A Apparatus, system and method for delivering radio frequency energy to a treatment site Human Necessities 224 Expired
US4473884A Electronic medication dispensing system Human Necessities 219 Expired
US6889089B2 Apparatus and method for treating tumors near the surface of an organ Human Necessities 214 Expired
US6358246B1 Method and system for heating solid tissue Human Necessities 202 Expired
US5312360A Tension guide and dilator Human Necessities 178 Expired
US5275611A Tension guide and dilator Human Necessities 170 Expired
US6337998B1 Apparatus and method for treating tumors near the surface of an organ Human Necessities 165 Expired
US5222938A Method for thermal ablation of hollow body organs Human Necessities 94 Expired
US6470218B1 Apparatus and method for treating tumors near the surface of an organ Human Necessities 93 Expired
US7387628B1 Methods and systems for focused bipolar tissue ablation Human Necessities 89 Expired
US8216231B2 Methods and systems for focused bipolar tissue ablation Human Necessities 64 Active
US7972292B2 Methods and apparatus for deploying ureteral stents Human Necessities 54 Active
US7195629B2 Methods and systems for focused bipolar tissue ablation Human Necessities 54 Expired
US6077261A Device for permanent vessel occlusion Human Necessities 49 Expired
US6802839B2 Apparatus and method for shielding tissue during tumor ablation Human Necessities 46 Expired

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