Robert S. Behl
38Patents
27h-index
14Co-inventors
82Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 12, 1981 → May 31, 2013
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.