Inventor · Menlo Park, CA, US

Stephen A. Morse

46Patents
14h-index
44Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 31, 1976 → May 17, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6840936B2 Methods and devices for ablation Human Necessities 167 Expired
US6971394B2 Methods and devices for ablation Human Necessities 143 Expired
US5549601A Delivery of intracorporeal probes Human Necessities 128 Expired
US5336237A Removal of tissue from within a body cavity Human Necessities 79 Expired
US5984937A Orbital dissection cannula and method Human Necessities 65 Expired
US6056720A Occlusion cannula and methods of use Human Necessities 65 Expired
US8986292B2 Optical feedback RF ablator and ablator tip Human Necessities 49 Active
US7338486B2 Methods and devices for ablation Human Necessities 45 Expired
US8545409B2 Arrangement and interface for RF ablation system with acoustic feedback Human Necessities 41 Active
US4681761A Major iron-regulated protein of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and its use as vaccine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US9089287B2 Image-guided ablation system and method for monitoring an ablation procedure Human Necessities 27 Active
US8545408B2 Combination catheter for forward and side lesioning with acoustic lesion feedback capability Human Necessities 27 Active
US9848899B2 Pressure sensing of irrigant backpressure for aligning directional medical devices with target tissue Human Necessities 23 Active
US8102734B2 High intensity focused ultrasound transducer with acoustic lens Human Necessities 15 Active
US8777857B2 Single transducer with angular orientation for lesion feedback in ablation catheter Human Necessities 13 Active
US4358962A Score line folding tester Physics 12 Expired
US8628473B2 Acoustic transducer for pulse-echo monitoring and control of thermally ablative lesioning in layered and nonlayered tissues, catheter contact monitoring, tissue thickness measurement and pre-pop warning Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Active
US4142939A Method of producing an R-type bacteriocin and its use in the detection of specific microorganisms Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US8382689B2 Device and method for high intensity focused ultrasound ablation with acoustic lens Human Necessities 9 Active
US11185688B2 Method and apparatus for delivery of therapeutic agents Human Necessities 5 Active
US6599266B2 Occlusion cannula and methods of use Human Necessities 3 Expired
US11439460B2 Catheter system and electrode assembly for intraprocedural evaluation of renal denervation Human Necessities 2 Active
US9108037B2 Apparatus and method for tissue ablation with near-field cooling Human Necessities 2 Active
US6228053A Occlusion cannula and methods of use Human Necessities 1 Expired
US11458249B2 Body fluid management systems for patient care Human Necessities 0 Active

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