Inventor · Roseville, MN, US

Ronald W. Heil, Jr.

76Patents
39h-index
95Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 26, 1987 → Dec 21, 2012

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5935160A Left ventricular access lead for heart failure pacing Human Necessities 290 Expired
US4819662A Cardiac electrode with drug delivery capabilities Human Necessities 288 Expired
US6689117B2 Drug delivery system for implantable medical device Human Necessities 283 Expired
US5397342A Resilient structurally coupled and electrically independent electrodes Human Necessities 233 Expired
US5041107A Electrically controllable, non-occluding, body implantable drug delivery system Human Necessities 216 Expired
US5016808A Implantable tapered spiral endocardial lead for use in internal defibrillation Human Necessities 213 Expired
US6584362B1 Leads for pacing and/or sensing the heart from within the coronary veins Human Necessities 199 Expired
US6256541A Endocardial lead having defibrillation and sensing electrodes with septal anchoring Human Necessities 195 Expired
US6628985B2 Data logging system for implantable medical device Human Necessities 180 Expired
US4819661A Positive fixation cardiac electrode with drug elution capabilities Human Necessities 157 Expired
US5063932A Controlled discharge defibrillation electrode Human Necessities 134 Expired
US6212434A Single pass lead system Human Necessities 134 Expired
US6361522B1 Drug delivery system for implantable cardiac device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 129 Expired
US7392090B2 Data logging system for implantable medical device Human Necessities 124 Expired
US5020544A Low energy defibrillation electrode Human Necessities 123 Expired
US5191901A Controlled discharge defibrillation electrode Human Necessities 107 Expired
US7496410B2 Spring fixation mechanism for epicardial leads Human Necessities 106 Active
US7643875B2 Baroreflex stimulation system to reduce hypertension Human Necessities 105 Expired
US6304786A Implantable lead with dissolvable coating for improved fixation and extraction Human Necessities 95 Expired
US5755765A Pacing lead having detachable positioning member Human Necessities 88 Expired
US5052407A Cardiac defibrillation/cardioversion spiral patch electrode Human Necessities 88 Expired
US5133365A Implantable tapered spiral endocardial lead for use in internal defibrillation Human Necessities 87 Expired
US4969463A Defibrillation electrode and method for employing gatling discharge defibrillation Human Necessities 83 Expired
US6240321A Expandable seal for use with medical device and system Human Necessities 80 Expired
US6505082B1 Single pass lead system Human Necessities 77 Expired

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