Roger A. Stern
75Patents
52h-index
51Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 7, 1980 → May 19, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5443463A | Coagulating forceps | Human Necessities | 2,334 | Expired |
| US5383874A | Systems for identifying catheters and monitoring their use | Human Necessities | 2,100 | Expired |
| US5314466A | Articulated unidirectional microwave antenna systems for cardiac ablation | Human Necessities | 1,854 | Expired |
| US5368592A | Articulated systems for cardiac ablation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,715 | Expired |
| US5897552A | Electrode and associated systems using thermally insulated temperature sensing elements | Human Necessities | 1,663 | Expired |
| US5533511A | Apparatus and method for noninvasive blood pressure measurement | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,224 | Expired |
| US5277201A | Endometrial ablation apparatus and method | Human Necessities | 1,201 | Expired |
| US6413255B1 | Apparatus and method for treatment of tissue | Human Necessities | 896 | Expired |
| US5562720A | Bipolar/monopolar endometrial ablation device and method | Human Necessities | 890 | Expired |
| US5651780A | Systems for identifying catheters and monitoring their use | Human Necessities | 862 | Expired |
| US5484400A | Dual channel RF delivery system | Human Necessities | 641 | Expired |
| US5443470A | Method and apparatus for endometrial ablation | Human Necessities | 628 | Expired |
| US5398683A | Combination monophasic action potential/ablation catheter and high-performance filter system | Human Necessities | 553 | Expired |
| US5688266A | Electrode and associated systems using thermally insulated temperature sensing elements | Human Necessities | 535 | Expired |
| US5456682A | Electrode and associated systems using thermally insulated temperature sensing elements | Human Necessities | 514 | Expired |
| US5423808A | Systems and methods for radiofrequency ablation with phase sensitive power detection | Human Necessities | 493 | Expired |
| US5713942A | Body cavity ablation apparatus and model | Human Necessities | 476 | Expired |
| US5281217A | Steerable antenna systems for cardiac ablation that minimize tissue damage and blood coagulation due to conductive heating patterns | Human Necessities | 457 | Expired |
| US7115123B2 | Handpiece with electrode and non-volatile memory | Human Necessities | 450 | Expired |
| US5743903A | Cardiac ablation systems and methods using tissue temperature monitoring and control | Human Necessities | 438 | Expired |
| US5702386A | Non-linear control systems and methods for heating and ablating body tissue | Human Necessities | 429 | Expired |
| US5370678A | Steerable microwave antenna systems for cardiac ablation that minimize tissue damage and blood coagulation due to conductive heating patterns | Human Necessities | 397 | Expired |
| US6041260A | Method and apparatus for endometrial ablation | Human Necessities | 363 | Expired |
| US5755715A | Tissue heating and ablation systems and methods using time-variable set point temperature curves for monitoring and control | Human Necessities | 353 | Expired |
| US6551310B1 | System and method of treating abnormal tissue in the human esophagus | Human Necessities | 350 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.