Russell B. Thompson
111Patents
69h-index
47Co-inventors
90Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 8, 1991 → Jul 20, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5195968A | Catheter steering mechanism | Human Necessities | 1,870 | Expired |
| US6033378A | Catheter steering mechanism | Human Necessities | 1,709 | Expired |
| US6071281A | Surgical method and apparatus for positioning a diagnostic or therapeutic element within the body and remote power control unit for use with same | Human Necessities | 712 | Expired |
| US6142994A | Surgical method and apparatus for positioning a diagnostic a therapeutic element within the body | Human Necessities | 697 | Expired |
| US6511478B1 | Medical probe with reduced number of temperature sensor wires | Human Necessities | 626 | Expired |
| US6071279A | Branched structures for supporting multiple electrode elements | Human Necessities | 586 | Expired |
| US6529756B1 | Apparatus for mapping and coagulating soft tissue in or around body orifices | Human Necessities | 580 | Expired |
| US5891136A | Expandable-collapsible mesh electrode structures | Human Necessities | 542 | Expired |
| US6542781B1 | Loop structures for supporting diagnostic and therapeutic elements in contact with body tissue | Human Necessities | 498 | Expired |
| US5797903A | Tissue heating and ablation systems and methods using porous electrode structures with electrically conductive surfaces | Human Necessities | 495 | Expired |
| US5871483A | Folding electrode structures | Human Necessities | 444 | Expired |
| US5363861A | Electrode tip assembly with variable resistance to bending | Human Necessities | 442 | Expired |
| US6152920A | Surgical method and apparatus for positioning a diagnostic or therapeutic element within the body | Human Necessities | 417 | Expired |
| US5846238A | Expandable-collapsible electrode structures with distal end steering or manipulation | Human Necessities | 414 | Expired |
| US6120496A | Surgical method and apparatus for positioning a diagnostic or therapeutic element within the body and coupling device for use with same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 405 | Expired |
| US6786905B2 | Surgical method and apparatus for positioning a diagnostic or therapeutic element within the body | Human Necessities | 402 | Expired |
| US6917834B2 | Devices and methods for creating lesions in endocardial and surrounding tissue to isolate focal arrhythmia substrates | Human Necessities | 374 | Expired |
| US5254088A | Catheter steering mechanism | Human Necessities | 334 | Expired |
| US6048329A | Catheter distal assembly with pull wires | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 331 | Expired |
| US5830213A | Systems for heating and ablating tissue using multifunctional electrode structures | Human Necessities | 324 | Expired |
| US5275162A | Valve mapping catheter | Human Necessities | 307 | Expired |
| US5891135A | Stem elements for securing tubing and electrical wires to expandable-collapsible electrode structures | Human Necessities | 300 | Expired |
| US6454758B1 | Loop structures for supporting multiple electrode elements | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 297 | Expired |
| US6645199B1 | Loop structures for supporting diagnostic and therapeutic elements contact with body tissue and expandable push devices for use with same | Human Necessities | 295 | Expired |
| US6076012A | Structures for supporting porous electrode elements | Human Necessities | 292 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.